Lifetime Access
Full Workspace
Value Generator, Stencil Maker, Editing Page, Overlay Checker, all to simplify your references, check proportions and spot mistakes before they become problems.
6-Month Mentorship with daily personalised video feedback
Draw Portraits with Accurate Proportions and Real Likeness Using Simple Tonal Shapes — No Grid
Learn from a professional portrait artist with 25 years' experience in charcoal and pencil, so you are never stuck and always know exactly what to fix next.
Learn the skills that prove years away doesn't mean it’s too late.
Turning a lifelong passion into real skill and confidence.
“If you want an experienced, systematic, polite, patient man who REALLY cares and sees you, then Adam is the person to work with! No doubt — 10 out of 10!”
“It’s official, I’m opening my first exhibition! That truly is a big win.”
STINE
“I was going to quit drawing as I had been stuck for so long. This program changed that.”
“I’ve decided to turn pet and owner portraits into my own small business. I wouldn’t have done this without the program.”
SATOSHI
“The personalised video feedback is invaluable. Adam is an exceptional teacher, patient, approachable, and always willing to share his knowledge. The program has transformed my artistic journey and mindset. I’m so glad I found him and I wholeheartedly recommend working with Adam.”
SABINE
Everything you’ll learn about proportions, likeness, and knowing what to fix comes from a lifetime of portrait drawing and creating art.
25+
Years Drawing
1,000s
of Portraits Created
18
Years Working Professionally
The Early Days
From selling small drawings at school for pocket money at 12 to opening my own tattoo studio at 19, art went from something I loved doing to the career I’d always wanted.
I spent the next 18 years specialising in portraits, alongside drawing commissions for weddings, memorials and family memories. By my 20s, I’d created my dream job around making art.
From Hyperrealism to My Own Style
For 20 years, I created hyperrealistic portraits using the grid method. But eventually, I felt trapped and completely reliant on it. Despite my experience, I felt like I was cheating — like a fraud.
So I focused on what the grid had never taught me — the fundamentals. Learning a structural approach lit a fire under me that I’d never felt with the grid. And, to my surprise, it also gave me the skills to develop my own style.
Passing It On
After building a life around my art, I turned my attention to artists who’d put drawing on hold for years because of life, work and family — helping them become the artists they’d always wanted to be.
I’m sharing what I’ve learned from 25+ years of creating portraits, helping you avoid years of trial and error, recognise what needs fixing sooner, and be truly proud of what you create.
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Everything You Need to Draw Portraits You Didn't Think Were Possible, Without Getting Stuck or Spending Years Figuring It Out
The training, tools and personal support included in your 6-month portrait mentorship.
Lifetime Access
Complete Step-by-Step Portrait Training
Follow the complete portrait drawing process with clear lessons and real-time draw-along demonstrations in charcoal and pencil.
6 Months of Personal Feedback
Personalised Video Reviews
Send me your drawings and receive personal video feedback, with corrections drawn directly over your work everyday.
6 Months of Live Support
Weekly Live Drawing & Feedback Calls
Join me live every week to ask questions, get feedback and receive direct guidance, and live drawing exercises. Recordings included.
6 Months of Ongoing Support
Private Members' Community
Share your drawings, ask questions and receive ongoing support in our private community. I'm active there daily.
✓ Lifetime Access to Training & Tools
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✓ 6 Months of Personal Guidance & Support
Real Artists. Real Progress.
Real messages, milestones and wins from artists inside the mentorship.
“Two of my friends saw this and the last portrait, reached out to me and said, ‘What happened to you? Your drawing got so much better all of a sudden.’ You have taken your charcoal drawing to the next level! Gosh, I just got what I was missing, that is all, but that is huge!”
“I’m very excited about this work. It makes me feel like a real artist and not just a copy machine.”
“My win is that I reflected on what I did for the last month and found a huge progress I made from the baseline drawing through to the last portrait. It was beyond my expectations for only one month study.”
“My take away is how good Adam’s teaching is and I especially like the videos where Adam shows me the corrections I need to progress.”
“The Light of Truth took a Blue Ribbon going to State Show, with Louis Armstrong taking a 3rd Place Ribbon.”
“Just had someone purchase my Viking drawing I posted here the other day.”
“The greatest thing I learned about foundations, likeness, and value is that there is a methodology that puts certainty into the process. I also found that I have a tendency to stay very light and not fully commit to the depth of the values. I also learned I am not confined to the errors of the foundation and can improve likeness later in the process if necessary.”
“I got a commission from one of my friends for his dog’s portraits after posting this, which was meant to be a trial for me.”
“Your stepwise approach is really going to help me focus on one step at a time rather than anxiously tweaking bits of a portrait trying to find likeness. I learned more in this video than I did in a recent three-day workshop with a famous artist!”
Hear From Some Of Our Artists
Their experiences inside the mentorship.
“Before joining Adam's mentorship, I was missing personal feedback and a community where I felt safe. Since joining, my proportions have improved so much, my portraits look more realistic, I've even had an exhibition and commissions!”
“After 35 years working in music, I returned to drawing as retirement approached. I struggled with likeness and didn't know how to improve. Since joining Adam's mentorship, my approach has completely changed. I didn't think I could draw so well.”
“Before joining, I struggled with proportions and couldn't figure out how to correct my mistakes. Adam's personal feedback feels like sitting side by side, getting direct advice on every drawing. I just can't believe I did these myself, I never imagined that would happen!”
THE NEXT STEP
Let's Talk About Your Portrait Drawing.
Interested in the 6-Month Portrait Mentorship? Book a personal call with me to see if it's right for you.
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Look at your recent portraits together.
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Discuss what's holding you back.
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Talk about your drawing goals.
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Explore how the mentorship can help you improve.
Free Personal Portrait Review
Whether you join or not, you can submit a portrait and I'll send you a personal video showing the three biggest improvements you can make.
No pressure. No hard sell. Just an honest conversation about your drawing.
Have Any Questions?
This mentorship is for beginner and intermediate
portrait artists using graphite or charcoal.
For people who have returned to drawing after
years away, or who have been practising for a
while but feel they've reached a point where
they're no longer improving and want professional
guidance. If you're serious about getting better
and share your drawings and apply feedback,
this is designed for you.
Not at all. You don't need to be an experienced
portrait artist to join.
We work through the fundamentals of portrait
drawing, starting with simple tonal shapes,
proportions and the foundation of likeness
before moving into more detailed portraits.
Whether you're just starting out or have
been drawing for years, the personal feedback
helps you understand what you need to
improve in your own work.
As you work through the exercises and
portraits, you share photos of your
drawings inside our private community.
I personally review your work and record
video feedback showing you what's working,
where you're going wrong and exactly
what to focus on next.
I can also draw directly over your
submitted image so you can clearly see
the corrections I'm explaining.
I'm active in the community daily,
so you're not left trying to figure
everything out on your own.
You'll get access to my complete
step-by-step portrait drawing process,
including exercises, full portrait
demonstrations and real-time
draw-along lessons.
You'll also receive six months of
personalised video feedback, access
to our private artist community,
and a weekly live group session
where you can ask questions and
get additional guidance.
The mentorship also includes my
drawing software, which helps you
simplify reference photographs into
tonal shapes and check your drawing
against the original reference.
You'll keep lifetime access to
the training and software.
There's no fixed number of hours
you have to complete each week.
You can work through the lessons
and exercises around your own
schedule, whether you're retired,
working or balancing other commitments.
What matters most is consistency.
The more you practise, share your
work and apply the feedback, the
more opportunity you'll have to improve.
The weekly live sessions are also
recorded if you can't attend.
The mentorship focuses on portrait drawing
with graphite and charcoal. I'll show you
the materials I use and how I prepare them,
but you don't need to replace everything
you already own. If you have your preferred
pencils, charcoal, paper and basic drawing
equipment, you can use those while learning
the process.
The six months cover your personal mentorship
period, including my ongoing video feedback,
the private community and weekly live sessions.
After the six months, you'll still have lifetime
access to the step-by-step training, drawing
demonstrations, software and any future updates.
If you'd like to continue receiving personal
feedback and guidance from me, you can renew
for another six months. Many of my students
choose to continue because they can see how
much they're improving and want to keep
building on that progress.
The first step is to apply and
book a call with me.
We'll talk about where you are
with your drawing, what you're
struggling with and what you'd
like to achieve over the next
six months.
I'll explain how the mentorship
works, answer your questions and
help you decide whether it's
the right fit for you.
There's no obligation to join
just because we've had a conversation.
