This video is a recording of a live Zoom portrait session, aired on 21st Feb 2022. 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 portrait if you attended live. As this is a recording of a live Zoom webinar the quality is limited by Zoom and will be a much lower resolution than our our tutored sessions which are recorded locally a...
2022-02-21 21:14:53 +0000 UTC View Post
To accompany the clothed set released on the Life Drawing tier last month, we have a close up portrait photo-set with musician and performer Scarlett Fae!
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In this weeks demo video Lancelot Richardson demonstrates the exercises from Week 19 of our Tutored Life Drawing Course, looking at exercises that help you to set the figure in context with their environment. To get the most out of this demonstration, we'd suggest watching the tutorial video first.
>> Read t...
2022-02-16 11:23:39 +0000 UTC View Post
This video is a recording of a live Zoom portrait session, aired on 14th Feb 2022. 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 portrait if you attended live. As this is a recording of a live Zoom webinar the quality is limited by Zoom and will be a much lower resolution than our our tutored sessions which are recorded locally a...
2022-02-15 15:02:20 +0000 UTC View Post
As a bit of a bonus for everybody on the Portrait, Life Drawing and Student tiers, we're releasing this extra photo-set of Sam, with photos that can be used in their entirety, or cropped to give a portrait.
About the model
Sam very kindly stepped in for a model who was unable to attend the Drawversity shoot at very short notice and turned out to be an absolute natural, posing with incredible energy and poise. We'll have another clothed set of Sam's coming out later today.
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In this weeks demo video Lancelot Richardson demonstrates the exercises from Week 18 of our Tutored Life Drawing Course, looking at exercises that help you to explore balance in your drawings. To get the most out of this demonstration, we'd suggest watching the tutorial video first.
>> Read the Week 18: Bala...
2022-02-09 10:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
This video is a recording of a live Zoom portrait session, aired on 7th Feb 2022. 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 portrait if you attended live. As this is a recording of a live Zoom webinar the quality is limited by Zoom and will be a much lower resolution than our our tutored sessions which are recorded locally an...
2022-02-08 10:02:20 +0000 UTC View Post
To accompany our recent demo videos on form and weight we've picked out poses which work particularly well with the exercises Lance is demonstrating in the videos.
>> Read the Week 16: Form blog post HERE (All Tiers)
>> Watch the Week 16: Form main lesson 2022-02-06 11:45:00 +0000 UTC
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As a bonus set for our Student and Life Drawing Tier supporters, we have a 2nd set from Annie/AFLO. the Poet out today!
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Today we have Annie's debut on the Draw Patreon - we had so many great photos from this photo shoot that we're sharing both Annie's cropped portrait photos and a series of clothed poses, which you're welcome to use in full, or crop for a verity of head angles. As well as being a new model at Draw and a PHD student at Sussex University, Annie also performs as AFLO. the Poet - you can find out mo...
2022-02-04 10:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
This video is a recording of a live Zoom portrait session, aired on 31st Jan 2022. 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 portrait if you attended live. As this is a recording of a live Zoom webinar the quality is limited by Zoom and will be a much lower resolution than our our tutored sessions which are recorded locally a...
2022-02-02 17:36:24 +0000 UTC View Post
In this weeks demo video Lancelot Richardson demonstrates the exercises from Week 17 of our Tutored Life Drawing Course, looking at exercises that help you to explore the ephemeral quality of weight in your drawings. To get the most out of this demonstration, we'd suggest watching the tutorial video first.
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2022-02-02 10:57:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is our first clothed photo-set from Tendai, who modelled for our live portrait drawing session earlier this month. Happy Drawing!
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In this weeks demo video Lancelot Richardson demonstrates the exercises from Week 16 of our Tutored Life Drawing Course, looking at exercises that help you to explore the idea of form. To get the most out of this demonstration, we'd suggest watching the tutorial video first.
>> Read the Week 16: Form blog po...
2022-01-26 10:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
This video is a recording of a live Zoom portrait session, aired on 24th Jan 2022. 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 portrait if you attended live. As this is a recording of a live Zoom webinar the quality is limited by Zoom and will be a much lower resolution than our our tutored sessions which are recorded locally a...
2022-01-25 14:44:53 +0000 UTC View Post
As long-time supporters know, we occasionally release special photo-sets to accompany the exercises described in Lance's Tutored Life Drawing videos and blogs. In this set we've picked out poses (some that have been released before, some that have not!) which demonstrate clear gestures to accompany the exercises in our most recent demo videos. You might also find 2022-01-23 14:06:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Our first portrait set in our new series features actor Cameron Okai, enjoy!
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About Drawversity
The Drawversity photo-set series some from our second artist-led...
2022-01-21 10:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
In this video Lancelot Richardson demonstrates the exercises from Week 15 of our Tutored Life Drawing Course, continuing last weeks theme of gesture. To get the most out of this demonstration, we'd suggest watching the tutorial video first.
>> Read the Week 15: Gesture blog post 2022-01-19 10:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
This video is a recording of a live Zoom portrait session, aired on 17th Jan 2022. 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 portrait if you attended live. As this is a recording of a live Zoom webinar the quality is limited by Zoom and will be a much lower resolution than our our tutored sessions which are recorded locally a...
2022-01-18 12:16:25 +0000 UTC View Post
In the first full set of our new series of photo sets we have a wonderfully gestural set of poses from musician and performer Scarlett Fae!
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After a little Christmas break, our demo videos are back! In the first of the year Lancelot Richardson demonstrates the exercises from Week 14 of our Tutored Life Drawing Course, which looks at gesture and rhythm. To get the most out of this demonstration, we'd suggest watching the tutorial video first.
>> R...
2022-01-12 10:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
This video is a recording of a live Zoom portrait session, aired on 10th Jan 2022. 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 portrait if you attended live. As this is a recording of a live Zoom webinar the quality is limited by Zoom and will be a much lower resolution than our our tutored sessions which are recorded locally a...
2022-01-10 22:46:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Printmaker and life model Ellie Lopez has been a big part of Draw since she started coming to our life classes in her first year at Brighton university 5 years ago. She has modelled in the Drawing Circus and continues to model for our in-person and online sessions, as well as drawing regularly at classes.
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After the popularity of last years artist led Lemonade photo-sets, we commissioned Jade Hylton to direct a photo shoot of reference images to be released over the next three months. Jade conceived and directed the shoot, inviting models who wouldn't normally pose for life and portrait drawing as part of her Drawversity init...
2022-01-07 11:21:18 +0000 UTC View Post
This video is a recording of a live Zoom portrait session, aired on 3rd Jan 2022. 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 portrait if you attended live. As this is a recording of a live Zoom webinar the quality is limited by Zoom and will be a much lower resolution than our our tutored sessions which are recorded locally an...
2022-01-04 12:27:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Once again, we sit on the cusp of a new year and we're counting our blessings. Thank you so much for all of your support over 2021, for helping us keep drawing together and allowing us to look look towards the months ahead with optimism and excitement. To celebrate, here is Anna in best party get-up to get your pencil dancing across the page and into 2022! Happy New Year.
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This video is a recording of a live Zoom portrait session, aired on 27th Dec 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 portrait if you attended live. As this is a recording of a live Zoom webinar the quality is limited by Zoom and will be a much lower resolution than our our tutored sessions which are recorded locally a...
2021-12-29 09:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post
However you celebrate this coming week before the new year it is a wonderful time to enjoy the change of pace that the festive holidays brings. Last year Megan put together some drawing ideas for families (of all ages!) and we thought this was a good time to share some links to them again, so they are six ideas for creative p...
2021-12-24 18:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
As Manko has a self-confessed love of Christmas kitsch we thought that today would be the best day to release her clothed photo-set for a little festive drawing! As always, you can use these photos for reference at face value, 2021-12-24 12:24:00 +0000 UTC View Post