Dirk Dzimirsky | 6 weeks | Dec 6 2025 - Jan 17 2026
Join Dirk Dzimirsky for an inspiring 6 weeks (6 x 3 hour) online workshop where you will dive into his sculptural approach to Hyperrealism with graphite pencils. If you join late, you can watch the replays of the online sessions and catch up.
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Class Information
Learn how to draw a portrait with water over the face using Dirk's sculptural approach in this 6 week online workshop.
Join this dynamic online workshop and discover how to create a striking hyperrealistic portrait. Learn Dirk Dzimirsky’s proven techniques for capturing water drops and streams, mastering tonal values for maximum depth, and much more. Each session features live demonstrations, interactive Q&As, and, starting two opportunities to share your work in progress and receive personalized feedback. Elevate your skills with expert guidance every step of the way.
Additionally you get:
| Day | Date | Time |
| Week 1: | Dec 6 2025 | 3 pm - 6 pm CET |
| Week 2: | Dec 13 2025 | 3 pm - 6 pm CET |
| Week 3: | Dec 20 2025 | 3 pm - 6 pm CET |
| Holiday break | ||
| Week 4: | Jan 3 2026 | 3 pm - 6 pm CET |
| Week 5: | Jan 10 2026 | 3 pm - 6 pm CET |
| Week 6: | Jan 17 2026 | 3 pm - 6 pm CET |
The webinar allowed artists from around the globe to participate in a single course. Being a leading artist in this field, Dirk broke down the realism mystery into manageable parts and through demonstration brought those individual tasks into a se...
Read MoreThe webinar allowed artists from around the globe to participate in a single course. Being a leading artist in this field, Dirk broke down the realism mystery into manageable parts and through demonstration brought those individual tasks into a seamless process to achieve beautiful form and tones. Dirk was patient, providing positive constructive criticism and extended our abilities to enable all participants to achieve their best work. We were extended each week to have particular areas completed for critique and feedback, this keep each artist moving forward with the Rain project. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience and eager to applying this new knowledge to my work. I look forward to participating in upcoming courses. Thank you Dirk
Read LessI was looking for a course to teach me hyperrealism (specifically with graphite pencils) to elevate my skills and that offered the ability to ask questions- Dirk’s Rain course checked all the boxes. I am very happy I purchased the course; I learne...
Read MoreI was looking for a course to teach me hyperrealism (specifically with graphite pencils) to elevate my skills and that offered the ability to ask questions- Dirk’s Rain course checked all the boxes. I am very happy I purchased the course; I learned a lot and appreciated Dirk’s helpful critiques of our drawings. He is supportive of all his students and answered all our questions. Thank you to Dirk and the DRAMA team!
Read LessI loved everything about this course. It was very thorough in teaching the steps to the process of hyper realism. I really appreciate the live time with Dirk as the discussion of people’s work was very educational and seeing them all was an added ...
Read MoreI loved everything about this course. It was very thorough in teaching the steps to the process of hyper realism. I really appreciate the live time with Dirk as the discussion of people’s work was very educational and seeing them all was an added bonus. Being able to get questions answered in real time is truly a treat and the input and questions from the other students was so valuable as well. I am looking forward to hopefully having this opportunity again with another class or maybe a routine weekly or monthly event.
Read LessThe course was highly structured and guided me through the drawing process step by step. Each step was clearly demonstrated and explained. The regular feedback provided helped me identify and correct mistakes, enabling me to successfully complete ...
Read MoreThe course was highly structured and guided me through the drawing process step by step. Each step was clearly demonstrated and explained. The regular feedback provided helped me identify and correct mistakes, enabling me to successfully complete the drawing.
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Dirk is an award-winning artist with over 20 years of experience as a working Hyperrealism artist, art instructor, and book author. He loves both teaching and learning. Dirk teaches his sculptural approach in a straightforward and understandable way since 2010 and helped many students to achieve remarkable progress with their realistic drawings. Now let him teach you, too!
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Examples of Dirk's Hyperrealism graphite portraits
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The drawing is done on "Hahnemühle Skizze 190" DIN A3 (42 x 30 cm). The actual drawing size is c. 37 x 28 cm.
Hahnemühle Skizze 190 is a smooth paper that still has some texture. Strathmore Drawing series 300 and Canson 1557 are similar papers.
Tip: The paper should not be ultra smooth (layering and blending graphite is harder to do), nor should it have too much texture (water does not look so convincing on rougher paper).
Feel free to ask and get opinion on your choice of paper.
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This workshop is included in Pro and Maestro memberships.
If you missed a workshop session or you want to watch it again:. the replay will be available in the course shortly after the session. With your registration/purchase comes lifetime access. Pro and Maestro members have access for the duration of their membership.
The online workshop will take place on Zoom and will last for approximately 6 x 3 hours including Q&A sessions (these are approximate timings and may vary slightly).
During the workshop, you'll have the opportunity to submit your questions and chat with fellow attendees using the Q&A and 'chat' buttons at the bottom of your screen. There are also 2 dedicated sessions where you can post your drawing in progress to get feedback on it.
The workshop sessions will be recorded and will be made available to all registered attendees shortly after each live session.
Yes, but a free account is absolutely fine. Some messages on Zoom might give you the impression that you need a paid account but that is not true.
Since this is a live event, refunds are excluded after registration. But please write to us at [email protected] and we will find a solution.
While the workshop covers everything you need to know about hyperrealistic graphite drawing, you can ask any additional question on the session replays pages, or write us an email.
