Online class | Drawing with the Masters #6
You asked, we listened, “Drawing with the Masters 6” will start on July 13.
Drawing with the Masters has become a gym where we can exercise our mind and technical skills but also socialize with fellow artists. Copying from Old (and Young) masters, is a great way to practice and learn a variety of drawing techniques and stimulate creativity.
Following the input of recent students, (thank you Francie) I am also introducing a new feature: “drawing in the style of…”, where the students will practice creating a couple of original drawings in the style of one or more of the Masters’ art we will work from, during the 5 weeks of duration of the course.
Drawing with the Masters has become a gym where we can exercise our mind and technical skills but also socialize with fellow artists. Copying from Old (and Young) masters, is a great way to practice and learn a variety of drawing techniques and stimulate creativity.
Following the input of recent students, (thank you Francie) I am also introducing a new feature: “drawing in the style of…”, where the students will practice creating a couple of original drawings in the style of one or more of the Masters’ art we will work from, during the 5 weeks of duration of the course.
Materials
Drawing paper: a pad of Strathmore Drawing, series 400, 12” by 18” or 11” by 14” or Strathmore Bristol vellum surface series 300, 11” by 14”; Strathmore charcoal paper toned, 12” by 18”.
You can also use or experiment with any other brand and type of paper you like or have: Canson, Fabriano, etc. or buy paper by the sheet.
Compressed Charcoal in sticks and pencils. General's is a good and cheap brand.
White chalk in pencils or sticks, General's again makes a very good and cheap chalk pencil.
Vine charcoal in square sticks, preferably Nitram in soft and medium gradation (B and HB).
Graphite pencils in HB-2B-4B gradations will suffice.
Pen and Ink (black or walnut color) and one watercolor brush n°6 or 8
Blending stump, erasers (mars plastic, kneaded eraser, Chamois, General’s Factis mechanical eraser or Tombows Mono Zero mechanical eraser.
Red, black and white Conte crayon pastel or colored pencils. The red should be an earth red such as Venetian red or Indian red.
And finally, sharpening tools and sand paper.
