How to Draw ... EVERYTHING! Portfolio Development Boot Camp

Nearly everyone can who can hold a pencil can learn to draw well... with lots of practice and good instruction! If you are willing to try something new and learn to "see" in a new way, your drawing abilities will improve.

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This is a beginner to intermediate drawing class for students who are interested in drawing realistically, but have no previous knowledge. In this camp, students can begin to learn about realistic drawing techniques or refine their basic skills. This class is perfect for students who have taken a class or two of How to Draw... Everything! for Beginners (or Teens) and are ready for a week foccused on drawing. This is also a great class for creative students preparing for entrance into a competative art progam who might not know where to start when it comes to the realistic works required for most portfolios.

My goal is to create a fun, friendly learning environment where students can comfortably learn and share their artworks with one another while practicing their art skills and learning new techniques.

Day 1:  One-Point Perspective
I will demonstrate how to use a ruler to create the illusion of an interior space. Students MUST have a ruler at least 12 inches long (10cm). This project works best if the student can draw the room where they're drawing; if possible, set up the drawing space at the far end of a neat room with a view of the entire space.

Day 2: Still Life
No education of realistic drawing techniques is complete without practicing observational drawing! We will look at some examples of excellent still life and examine how objects might be set up to look nice for a drawing, then create one in pencil. Please have ready at the start of class:
A Cup of 3-5 Pens, Pencils, or Brushes, etc.
OR at least 3 of the following: 
Opaque tablewear such as Cups, Mugs, Plate, Bowl, Pitcher, Teapot (NO CLEAR GLASS)
Fruit or Granola Bar (whole, peeled, partially cut, partially eaten-- a variety is better!)
AND a small cloth such as a kitchen towel

Day 3: Two-Point Perspective
I will demonstrate how to use a ruler to create floating boxes. Students may choose the creative direction of this project-- either a cityscape or a single house. Students MUST have a ruler at least 12 inches long.

Day 4: Portrait
We will look at basic face proportions while creating a portrait drawing from a photo, including a look at shading techniques for skin and hair.