Learning to See - Drawing The Natural Way

I put great emphasis on learning good drawing skills before doing anything else in art. Whether you want to pursue realism or abstract painting, do sculpture or design, drawing is the language you will need in order to express yourself visually. Learning to draw from a still life will provide you with all the challenges of basic shape, form, light/shade and textures. It will also help you with your hand-eye connection and the sensitivity of muscular control. I will design the lessons to your level and needs. If you are a beginner I will make sure we start with smaller exercises before going more in depth. Drawing is fun!

Topics covered:
Beginners: Warming up, drawing from memory, blind drawing, fast sketches. Observation and measuring methods, outline and negative space.

Intermediate and Advanced: Warming up, observation and measuring methods, outline and negative space. Drafting methods, cross hatching, markings, quality of lines, controlling value steps, tonal studies, focal points, planes of the 3-dimensional object, projected and reflected light.

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