Week Two: Portrait drawing

Great progress being made in the group already. From beginners to more experienced learners, everyone is showing strong observational "moments" in their drawings even at this early stage which we will discuss in our next session.

Now is good time to "read" your drawing and check some measurements to ensure proportions are okay.  Plus it's a chance to look again at your use of line e.g. on the hair/beard and your use of tone e.g. on the flesh, jacket and background. How did you shade? Was it a precise hatching or a more informal sketchy line?

There is no wrong or right, it is more about you making deliberate decisions about technique you want to use, how much atmosphere or feeling you want to evoke using tone/shading and your contrast values (the levels of tone from dark, middle and up to lightest).

Andy

Caroline

Claire

Dorothy

Graeme

Jeff

Yvonne