In this video and blog post Lancelot Richardson will run through some of the most important qualities of Conté Crayon. You can use the videos for reference, skipping forward using the time stamps ...
2021-08-23 09:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
A huge bouquet of helium balloons contrasts with weighted, heavy limbs, there is the sense that despite this tension, our model could begin to float away, lifted by the balloons whose unique essenc...
2021-08-20 09:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
This video is a recording of a live Zoom portrait session, aired on 16th Aug 2021. It is shared here so that you can catch up and draw from the session if you missed it, or continue to work on a po...
2021-08-17 08:29:52 +0000 UTC View Post
In this video and blog post Lancelot Richardson will run through some of the most important qualities of charco...
2021-08-16 09:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
In this photo set, Urte’s long hair floats upwards, offering interesting ways of presenting the back of the head and the nape of the neck, areas of the human figure that are less frequently explo...
2021-08-13 09:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
This video is a recording of a live Zoom portrait session, aired on 9th August 2021. It is shared here so that you can catch up and draw from the session if you missed it, or continue to work on a ...
2021-08-09 20:51:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Over the next four weeks we'll be sharing a new series of material introduction videos, focusing on graphite, charcoal, conte crayon and water-soluble drawing media. You can use these videos for re...
2021-08-09 14:52:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello lovely patrons! I'm going to start posting a monthly update to give you an idea of what to expect from the Draw Patreon as well as an overview of how we spend the money you pledge each month....
2021-08-08 14:34:40 +0000 UTC View Post
This photo set explores themes of presence, memory, place, storing memories, object permanence and the passing of time. Our model Mark flows through a series of repetitive interactions with cardboa...
2021-08-06 14:59:43 +0000 UTC View Post
In Summoning, modelled by Priss, our character interacts with a floating transparent orb, this dreamlike scene is shifting and strange. I was drawn to this 2021-07-30 12:41:43 +0000 UTC View Post
This video is a recording of a live Zoom portrait session, aired on 19th July 2021. It is shared here so that you can catch up and draw from the session if you missed it, or continue to work on a p...
2021-07-27 19:01:12 +0000 UTC View Post
I take a sketch book everywhere I go and always begin a weekend-off with great intentions, but without the (joyful!) pressure of a posing person to draw I struggle to find my focus. Baffled by the ...
2021-07-26 09:23:50 +0000 UTC View Post
This second 'Smudge' photoset contains a simple series of sequential hand/face interactions - our model Ellie gazes fixedly at he viewer, her fingers smudging lipstick down her face, pulling her lo...
2021-07-24 09:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello all,
I'll be launching my new book tomorrow (see more details about the book here) and I'll b...
2021-07-20 15:06:23 +0000 UTC View Post
This video is a recording of a live Zoom portrait session, aired on 19th July 2021. It is shared here so that you can catch up and draw from the session if you missed it, or continue to work on a p...
2021-07-20 09:07:20 +0000 UTC View Post
In this drawing demonstration Lance shares an approach to drawing a 30-minute portrait in conte pencil. Tis demo will be ideal to watch if you're coming to the Wednesday daytime life classes, which...
2021-07-19 09:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
These abstracted references are perfect for making loose gestural drawings from, rich textured watercolour splodges will work well in the shadows, and inky painterly marks and drips to describe the...
2021-07-16 09:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
This video is a recording of a live Zoom portrait session, aired on 12th July 2021. It is shared here so that you can catch up and draw from the session if you missed it, or continue to work on a p...
2021-07-13 09:51:38 +0000 UTC View Post
In this weeks drawing demo Lance shares his preferred approach to drawing a 10-minute portrait in pencil - these are ideal to watch if you're coming to the Wednesday evening life classes, which inv...
2021-07-12 08:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post
This photo set, in which Ines is pictured smudging her lipstick, eyes gazing fixedly at the camera, seeks to answer the ...
2021-07-09 09:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
This video is a recording of a live Zoom portrait session, aired on 5th July 2021. It is shared here so that you can catch up and draw from the session if you missed it, or continue to work on a po...
2021-07-05 20:13:05 +0000 UTC View Post
This summer we're upgrading our recording kit and taking the opportunity to improve our video editing skills in time for launching an expanded set of tutored life drawing demonstrations in Septembe...
2021-07-05 09:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
A huge bouquet of helium balloons brings a surreal and dreamlike essence to the scenes in this photo set - it's almost as if Priss is about to become weightless and float away. Perhaps she is alrea...
2021-07-02 09:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
In this post you'll find a run down of everything we'll be releasing this month, but first I wanted to share some really exciting news! This month I'm going to be releasing a book that I have been ...
2021-06-30 11:04:15 +0000 UTC View Post
This video is a recording of a live Zoom portrait session, aired on 28th June 2021. It is shared here so that you can catch up and draw from the session if you missed it, or continue to work on a p...
2021-06-29 09:29:20 +0000 UTC View Post
In this third instalment of Laura Ryan's three-part mini-series Laura will be looking at drawing from movies. This is a topic briefly touched upon by Lance in this 2021-06-28 09:04:28 +0000 UTC View Post
These incredibly gestural and varied poses, informed by the notion of possession, will be great subjects for timed, gestural drawings as well as longer and more detailed studies. The idea of ...
2021-06-25 09:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
This video is a recording of a live Zoom portrait session, aired on 21st June 2021. It is shared here so that you can catch up and draw from the session if you missed it, or continue to work on a p...
2021-06-22 09:27:45 +0000 UTC View Post
In this article, I'll be proposing five approaches that I use to help me explore, play and re-focus. These creative strategies are methods, exercises and good habits which help me to be ef...
2021-06-21 09:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
This atmospheric photo set explores themes of mysticism and ritualistic folk lore and was the photo set I most enjoyed directing - it’s not every day that you get to put together such a strange s...
2021-06-18 10:12:06 +0000 UTC View Post