Drawing Small Portraits on Paper Workshop

Drawing Small Portraits on Paper Workshop with Bing Shi RBSA. Improve your understanding of the values and focal points used in portrait drawing. This workshop will show you how to produce small scale portrait drawings in a time efficient manner, which is great preparation for developing larger scale works. Age group and abilities to be taught 18 years and above Ideal for beginners and experienced artists Course aims and skills/knowledge to be taught To understand the key values and focal points used in portrait drawing To summarise and abstract the key values and choose key focal features of the human face Learn how to select an appropriate reference photo for drawing from Learn how to use a range of different pencils with varying degrees of hardness/softness Course outline for the day Morning activity Introduction including health and safety Lecture form the tutor and demonstration of how small-scale drawings work Lecture and demonstration of values and focal points used and observed in portrait drawing Help with selecting the right photo for drawing from Application of the above with given photos with the guidance/help of the tutor Afternoon activity One-to-one feedback and clinic of the morning’s drawings Application of the morning’s skills on self-chosen photos/portrait images One-to-one feedback and clinic of the afternoon’s drawings What you need to bring with you: Pencils, including HB, 2B, 4B, 6B, and 8B Rubbers Drawing paper, no smaller than A5 Mobile...