Thank you to everybody who gave feedback in the recent survey, it has helped us shape a clear plan for the future of Draw - this will include a strong online presence for the next year or more to s...
2020-06-20 09:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Elle is a circus artist and coach who has been running online balance classes throughout the pandemic. As well as being...
2020-06-19 10:39:56 +0000 UTC View PostIf you'd like to join us for the all-tiers life class tonight, just grab your drawings materials and log into the Zoom app - test it t...
2020-06-17 16:46:00 +0000 UTC View Post
The torso forms the core of most of the gestures we draw. Because of its large mass, much of the dynamism in a pose can be conveyed with a well-drawn torso. It is split into two sections, the ribca...
2020-06-17 10:08:13 +0000 UTC View Post
(John Singer Sargent – 'Study for Madame X')
The nose is a surprisingly challenging feature to ...
2020-06-14 08:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Despite a relative short history at Draw, Joe (aka @pink_turns_puke) has become a regular fixture at classes both ...
2020-06-12 08:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
After a wonderful 8-week blog series from Shelley Morrow which focused on life drawing in a variety of different drawing media, we have a new 6-week series from Lancelot Richardson, looking at ...
2020-06-11 08:00:59 +0000 UTC View Post
The eyes are one of the first features we notice in a portrait, often becoming an important focal point...
2020-06-07 11:30:18 +0000 UTC View Post
In 2015 John Cooper, the Keeper of the Natural Sciences at the Booth Museum, invited ...
2020-06-05 09:01:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Mark is a musician and life model who used to model regular across London and Brighton before the pandemic, modellin...
2020-06-05 08:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
In place of our usual weekly blog we have a request to ask of you - we'd like to get your feedback on what you'd like to see from the Drawing Patreon in the future - would you like to see more onli...
2020-06-03 08:39:53 +0000 UTC View Post
A long portrait study is a good way to develop accuracy and general drawing skills, giving ...
2020-06-01 14:08:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Since her inclusion in our debut photo-set Ariane's face has become a mainstay on the Draw instagram feed. In this recently updated set we've added some extra clothed poses for you to draw from! 2020-05-29 08:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
In this follow up to last weeks Stitch blog we have some new exercises that will help you to introduce some colour into your stitch drawings. Inks work well on fabric, you don’t need anything spe...
2020-05-27 08:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
People love to look at faces, making the portait a popular subject. In this first post of a...
2020-05-24 13:26:04 +0000 UTC View Post
The lovely Tilli is our model for this weeks life modelling photoset. Alongside her playful and expressive poses Tilli is always a ray of sunshine in the otherwise-curtained life drawing studio and...
2020-05-22 08:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostIf you'd like to join us for the life class tonight, just grab your drawings materials and log into the Zoom app - test it to make sur...
2020-05-20 16:50:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Sewing, stitching and embroidery are terms that are frequently associated with decorative craft and hobbies but they also can be applied to drawing or painting. Textiles and sewing are steeped in h...
2020-05-20 08:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everybody,
At the tail end of Hester Berry's Draw I 2020-05-17 07:58:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Trib (previously Carissa) is currently completing their final year at Sussex University and has been modelling and drawing at Draw throughout their studies, including a brief stint as a Circu...
2020-05-15 08:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
This post is about considering your paper surface before beginning to draw. Drawing on a pristine white surface can sometimes be a bit intimidating as it can often feel like it is calling out for a...
2020-05-13 08:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
I hope you're all getting through the weekend ok. We're turning our attention to the outdoors this week. With the lovely weather outside we're thinking a lot about the abundance of nature and wide ...
2020-05-10 08:22:52 +0000 UTC View Post
After becoming a ubiquitous face on our social media, we have some more photos from the wonderful Jade Hylton in some f...
2020-05-08 08:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Elle has been life modelling at Draw for over a year, her ambitious poses informed by her practice as a circus artist. ...
2020-05-08 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostIf you'd like to join us for the life class tonight, just grab your drawings materials and log into the Zoom app. If you don't have one yet,...
2020-05-06 16:41:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Last week’s post explored the use of Conté crayon and this week ...
2020-05-06 09:30:59 +0000 UTC View Post
(Henri Matisse -'Dishes and Fruit')
Still life painting is a broad genre, as it can encompass an...
2020-05-04 07:23:05 +0000 UTC View Post
With the exception of our joyful summers at the Phoenix Studios, The Sleep of Reason was our last big Drawing Circus event. Few photographs exist of the strange and wild day at the Old Market theat...
2020-05-01 09:14:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Virgile is a third year painting student at the University of Brighton; as a life model he brings his engagement with...
2020-05-01 08:33:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Thank you all for your sustained support - over the past 6 weeks the Draw Patreon has been the main source of income for many of the models and tutors at Draw. Although we initially used the money ...
2020-04-29 10:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post