Portrait Drawing Course Term 1, Lesson 3: Cutouts

This video is Lesson 3 of the 'Learning to see' term - in this lesson I'll explain negative space and how it can be used in creating a strong underdrawing and problem solving later in a drawing. We'll practice seeing negatives spaces with some silhouette drawing exercises and I'll introduce the work of the contemporary British artist Barbara Walker. 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:

• Paper

• Charcoal or any erasable medium

• An eraser

• Optional: scissors, coloured paper, a glue stick

Your assignments are:

• Make 2 silhouette drawings (10mins each)

• Make 1 contour drawing (45 mins +)

• Optional: A cut-out drawing

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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 Sophie's portrait recording HERE or Timothy's portrait recording HERE , or from any of our recorded online portrait drawing sessions 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

• Read more about Barber Walker HERE and watch a video of her speaking about her work HERE

• Find my books HERE

• Visit the course overview on Patreon HERE

• Visit the course page of the Draw Navigator HERE

<< Visit the previous lesson Term 1, Lesson 2: Horizons of the face HERE

>> Watch the next lesson Term 1, Lesson 3: Constellations HERE 

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Practice from Trib's photoset HERE

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Practice from Lilith & Arthur's photoset HERE

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Practice from the full Drawing Circus 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