Levels 1 & 2: Sketching From Van Gogh and Degas; Learning About Proportions, Realism

The past four weeks has been filled with excitement as students have been learning to Draw the Moment. Everyone continued to advance their observational skills, sketching techniques, and experimentation with materials.

Level 1 students studied 1 and 2-point perspective, composition, and sketching like Van Gogh.

Level 2 students learned to measure proportions of the face and study the contours of organic forms. (Scroll down, below Level 1 student work to view Level 2 drawings.)

Attention everyone: Classes for Level 2 are finished and this Wednesday will be the last class for Level 1. I'm hoping to combine both groups into one 4-week session and start a new group of beginners in the near future. I'll be in touch with everyone regarding scheduling.

Awesome to draw with all of you! --Rob



Above: Skull by Penny; Profile of Young Woman by Michele; Portrait of a Girl (After Degas) by Matt; Flower Study by Michele (Scroll down for more Level 2 drawings.)

"If nature had a fixed model for the proportions of the face, everyone would look alike and it would be impossible to tell them apart; but she has varied the pattern in such a way that although there is an all but universal standard as to size, one clearly distinguishes one face from another." --Leonardo da Vinci

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