Portrait Drawing
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Learn to draw realistic portraits with a dynamic sense of light, volume, and structure from live art models. You will study anatomy, proportion, and form and uncover solutions to common drawing challenges such as portrait construction, facial expression, and capturing a model’s likeness with accuracy. Lectures, demonstrations, and individual critiques will be provided during weekly lessons.
Required Student Materials List:
• Drawing Board (18” x 24”)
• Newsprint / Strathmore Drawing Paper (18” x 24”)
• Canson Mi-Teintes Pastel Paper(Flannel Grey, 2 sheets 19 x 25 in.)
• Vine Charcoal Sticks (soft)
• Nitram Vine Charcoal (H & HB)
• General’s Charcoal & White Chalk Pencils
• Rubber Kneaded Eraser
• Sketchbook (9” x 12” or approximate)
• Ballpoint Pen or Pencil (for notetaking & sketching)
Optional Materials List:
• Graphite Pencils (2B, 4B, 6B, 8B, or 9B)
• Charkole (compressed charcoal stick)
• Conté Paris Pastel Pencil (Black or Sanguine)