20 Portrait Bust Images – wonderful to draw!
There’s a long-standing tradition of art students honing their observational skills by drawing portrait busts—and for good reason! Busts offer strong tonal contrast, dramatic lighting, and timeless facial features that are perfect for developing drawing accuracy.
This download includes 20 high-quality portrait bust images, ready for your students to draw with confidence. Whether you’re teaching proportion, tone, or simply looking for a quiet, focused drawing task, these are a brilliant addition to your classroom toolkit.
It’s a way to include life drawing using a very still model!
What’s included?
- 20 Portrait Busts
There are many more image banks and artefacts/artifacts on The Arty Teacher website.