Portrait Drawing

Portrait Drawing

360 Online Class | This program is completed

All Levels

9/14/2020-12/18/2020

9:30 AM-12:30 PM PDT on Mon

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$490.00

$441.00

$10.00

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Working from portrait models and self-portraits, study the essential techniques and concepts of proportion, line, value, volume, structure and composition. Focus on the basic concepts of drawing applied to the human form and learn to think visually, translating what you see into a compelling portrait using simple techniques.

  • "· *Drawing board 18” x 24""
  • · Strathmore 500 series white charcoal paper 18” x 24""
  • · *Rough Newsprint 18” x 24” (to pad your drawing paper, gestures and thumbnails)
  • · 1 or 2 sheets of Strathmore 500 series assorted tint charcoal paper 18” x 24"" (preferably blue, green or gray) Pads are also available.
  • · 1 or 2 sheets of dark charcoal paper, such as Canson Ingres paper - Stygian black or Dark blue, Canson Mi Teintes paper - Indigo Blue #140, Black #425, Fabriano Tiziano paper - Indigo blue #39, Blue night #42, or Black #31, Daler Rowney Canford paper, Plum, Royal blue, Navy blue or Jet Black." "· *General’s Charcoal pencils (several HB’s & one 2B)
  • · General’s White charcoal pencil
  • · Conte Crayon pencil, white
  • · Conte Crayon stick, white
  • · *Kneaded eraser
  • · *White eraser
  • · *Blending Stumps (not the spiral wound ones)
  • · *Willow Charcoal (Med. Sticks 5-6 mm)
  • · *Chamois
  • · *Small Snap knife from hardware store
  • · *Sandpaper (one piece of 150 sandpaper is all you’ll need)
  • · *2 bull dog clips
  • · *Wooden skewer (for sighting and measuring)
  • · View finder
  • · *Optional Tombow Zero Refillable Round Eraser (VERY useful)
  • *Materials needed for the first class, the rest of the materials will be discussed in the first class.
  • There will be weekly homework for this class. It’s optional, but highly recommended."