Portrait Drawing Course Term 1, Lesson 4: Constellations

This video is Lesson 4 of the 'Learning to see' term - in this lesson I'll show you  how points and relational lines can be used to improve the proportion of your drawings. We'll explore those points in a continuous line drawing and look at the measured paintings of Euan Uglow. As always, to get full benefit from the course, watch one video per month, practicing for at least 2 hours per week over the course of that month, before moving on to the next lesson.

You will need:

• Some thing linear to draw with

• Something to draw on

Your assignments are:

• Make 1 continuous line drawing (10 mins+)

• Make 1 contour drawing (45 mins +)

• Optional: Make a personal drawing (1 hour)

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Sharing your work

If you post any work from the course on social media please do tag me (@jakespicerart) and Draw (@draw_brighton) so that I can see what you've made! You can also share your drawings to the Draw Brighton Community Notice Board on Facebook.

Practice

• Practice from one of our photosets HERE.

• You'll find all the reference images from todays video below.

• Come to Portrait Club or a live online or in-person session via our programme HERE!

Links

• Watch a documentary about Euan Uglow HERE

• Find my books HERE

• Visit the course overview on Patreon HERE

• Visit the course page of the Draw Navigator HERE

• (Thank you to Martyn Burdon & Adele Wagstaff for allowing their work to be used in this video)

<< Visit the previous lesson Term 1, Lesson 3: Cutouts HERE

>> Visit the next lesson Term 1, Lesson 5: Boundaries HERE 

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Practice from Adrian's photoset HERE

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Practice from Arthur's photoset HERE

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Practice from Carole's photoset HERE

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Practice from Sam's photoset HERE

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Guidelines for using the photographs

Please do:

• Use the pictures to draw, paint, print and sculpt from, being as realistic or creative as you like

• Share the artwork you’ve made with us and the world - in books, in exhibitions, on social media, or on your fridge

• Tag us in work you make (@drawbrighton / #drawbrighton) – you don’t have to, but we love to see what you’ve made!

• Edit the screenshots as reference for your own drawings - you can change the contrasts, colours and backgrounds to provide more tailored reference for yourself.

Please don't:

• Share these pictures with anybody else – they are between you and us

• Share the pictures themselves online – thanks for respecting our models’ privacy

• Edit the pictures themselves for artwork – we want to see original work you’ve made

Thanks!

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Having trouble viewing the video? You can watch it directly HERE