Portrait Drawing: Horizons of the face (Patreon)

Hi everybody, 

Thank you again for your patience in waiting for this weeks video. It is such a pleasure to put these together for you all, and to see all of the work that you've already been making from last weeks lesson - it has also been a big learning curve at my end. We have an ambitious programme planned for the year ahead and it is looking like the videos will take about one day per week more than planned to complete so I'm just going to need to shuffle my schedule around to make sure that time is available. I'm conscious that many of you are following along week to week and I don't want anybody to be disappointed so what I'd like to do is to commit to releasing all future videos by 6pm (UK time) on Tuesday evenings. To do that I'll need to get further ahead on recording and editing, so I'm going to need to delay next weeks video only by one week. On the 14th March I'll release the Cutout video and we'll be back on track for the whole year of classes - I'll alter the dates on the course listings post accordingly and with the extra time that provides I'll be able to get the videos back on track. Thank you all so much for your ongoing trust and support support - it is a dream to be able to make these videos.

Once we're on track we won't have any more delays on the course release dates, but if anybody is inconvenienced by the delay and would like a partial refund for missed sessions please do get in touch. 

Warmest wishes,

Jake 

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In this video

This video is Lesson 2 of the 'Learning to see' term - in this lesson I'll show you how to make haptic drawing, explain contour drawing and introduce the drawings of Hans Holbein the Younger, looking at the pouncing method of translating a drawing onto another surface. As always, make sure you practice for at least 2 hours before the next lesson to get the full benefit of the lesson!

You will need:

• Paper
• One B-3B pencil (or other linear medium)
• Optional: cloth/tissue, willow charcoal, cardboard, paper, a pin

Your assignments are:

• Make 1 haptic portraits - one with eyes closed and one with eyes open. 
• Make one or more contour drawings of 15+ mins
• Optional: Use the pouncing method to make a transcription

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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. Patreon supporters can share work in our closed feedback forum HERE where I'll be watching out for posts. I won't be able to reply to them myself as I am currently recording future videos but Draw tutor Lancelot Richardson will be on hand to give feedback and support.

Practice

• Practice from any of our recorded online portrait drawing sessions HERE.
• Practice from Lilith's portrait photoset right HERE. 
• Come to Portrait Club or a live online or in-person session via our programme HERE!

Links

• Read more about the drawing process of Hans Holbein the Younger HERE
• See the Royal Collection page for the portrait of Sir Richard Southwell HERE
• Read more about Holbein himself 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 1: Seeing without prejudice HERE 

>> Next week's lesson will be Term 1, Lesson 3: Cutouts, released on the 14th March

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Practice images

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