Portrait Course: Distances (Patreon)

This video is Lesson 6 of the 'Learning to see' term - in this lesson we'll continue to explore tonal shapes, this time tightening up our measurement of distances between points. Make sure you practice for at least 2 hours before the next lesson to get the full benefit of the lesson - the more time you spend practicing the more you'll get from the processes and exercises.

You will need:

• Your drawing medium of choice
• Something to draw on

Your assignments are:

• Make 2 blocks-in, one using sight size measuring and the other using comparative measuring (30 mins each)
• Make a sight size block ready to add tone next lesson (1 hr +)
• Optional: Repeatedly practice block-in

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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 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 one of our photosets HERE.
• You'll find all the reference images of Xinchu's cast below.
• Come to Portrait Club or a live online or in-person session via our programme HERE!

Links

• 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 5: Boundaries HERE

>> Next week's lesson will be Term 1, Lesson 7: Seeing Dark will be released in July '23.

You can view the video directly here