Portrait Drawing
In this one session we will do a crash course in portrait sketching and drawing.
You might be surprised to hear that human face is not inherently more complex than other objects.
The real difficulty in drawing and painting it lies in our brain, which contains incredibly powerful "facial recognition software". This class will help you get past the stumbling blocks and get real enjoyment out of portraits.
We will draw studies which concentrate on a certain aspect of a face.
We will look at:
- Proportions
- Basic shapes
- Dark and light (tone and chiarascuro)
- Specific features such as the eye, nose and mouth
We explore the benefits of using different qualities of line from very loose with a lot of circular movement to shorter and straighter lines.
