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TATE SHOTS / series of short videos about different artists

I have included a few of my favourites here but please have a good look at the series and find your own favourites and please recommend 

THE ART STORY FOR EXCELLENT ARTIST AND ART HISTORY REFERENCE
ART AND DESIGN WORDS

A FEW THINGS TO THINK ABOUT WHEN DRAWING PEOPLE
 

GRID METHOD

Remember you can take a photograph and then print out and use the grid method - I think everyone has done this in the studio. I have found this great reference as a reminder of what to do:


 

OBSERVATIONAL DRAWING

  • With any observational drawing it is important not to OVER INVEST (if you are drawing from life or from a photograph) - I say this a lot in class so you may remember what I mean but to clarify - it is important not to create detail in one area of a drawing before you have sketched out in light pencil the whole drawing (also using a rubber). If you over invest you will be less prepared to rub this area out even if other areas don’t quite seem in proportion (see video on the left).

 

  • In order to make sure proportions are as you want them (for example the head isn’t too large in relation to the rest of the body) you can literally measure (using your fingers or pencil) one part of what you are drawing against another. So for example how many times does the height of the head fit into the body.

  • You will also see on my example video that I have drawn extra lines of construction in order to see what lines up with what and what angle they are - across the shoulders for example. I am also doing lots of light drawing, rubbing out and trying to get it right before I draw a heavier line and rub out the sketched lines.

 

  • To work out what angle something is - line up an angle on the person or object you are drawing with your pencil and then bring that angle back to the artwork. It is important to have your paper directly in front of the object you are drawing so you don’t have to twist to get the pencil to your drawing.

  • The painting, as you can see, is now being developed with oil paint - slowly building up the detail and the light and shade.

  • There is also a helpful article on the blog for drawing faces 

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