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In this session, Lizet Dingemans draws model Sarah Jane in costume, focusing on the structure of the portrait. Using simple pencil and paper, she demonstrates how to build a strong foundation through careful attention to proportions and underlying forms, bringing both the character and costume to life with precision.

Join tutor Luca Indraccolo as he captures a figure of model Samantha using red sanguine pencil and white pencil on brown-toned paper. In this session, he focuses on how to use tonal contrast and highlights to enhance form and depth, creating a warm and harmonious composition.

In this session, Luca Indraccolo works with model Rosemarie, focusing on the challenge of incorporating hands into the composition. Using charcoal pencil, black Prismacolor Col-Erase, white pencil, and erasers on grey toned paper, he demonstrates how to capture both facial features and hands with balanced detail and expression.

Focusing on the intricate anatomy of the back this week, Lizet Dingemans draws model Julian in this session. Using 3B and H pencils on white paper, she will guide you in how to depict the muscle structure and contours with accuracy, offering tips on shading and proportion to bring out the subtle details.

Lydia Cecil delves into the life and works of Käthe Kollwitz in this mastercopy class, focusing on the artist's evocative style and emotional depth. As she reproduces one of Kollwitz's self-portraits in charcoal on off-white paper, Lydia explores the techniques and expressive power that made Kollwitz's work so influential. This session offers insights into both the artist's legacy and the fundamentals of charcoal drawing.

Lydia Cecil works with model Emma in an acrobatic figure pose for this session. With charcoal, chalk, and red conte pencil on grey-toned paper, she explores some ways to use these materials to balance warm and cool tones, creating a dynamic effect that draws the viewer's eye.

Follow Lizet Dingemans as she tackles a horse portrait plate from the Charles Bargue drawing course, a renowned 19th-century instructional series designed to teach drawing techniques in the classical atelier style. Using black pencil and compressed charcoal on white paper, she shows you how to apply Bargue’s method, which emphasizes precise observation, to create accurate proportions and fine details.

Lizet Dingemans is experimenting with pan pastel for this figure drawing session, combining with black pencil to create a striking light impression. Working with model Adrian in a dramatically lit reclining pose, she demonstrates how to use the pastel with a blender to make shadow shapes alongside sharp details to convey a strong sense of light and form.

In this beginner-friendly session, Luca Indraccolo draws model Joseph using clutch pencils on ivory paper. Focusing on the fundamentals of portrait drawing, Luca will talk you through essential techniques for capturing proportion, structure, and expression in a straightforward and accessible way.

In this figure drawing session, follow Lydia Cecil as she draws model and performance artist Daisy using pencil on white paper. This session will focus on how to employ the plumb line technique for achieving accurate proportions and alignment, guiding you through its use in refining the figure’s posture and balance.

In this hour-long portrait session, Lizet Dingemans draws model Varosha from a striking frog perspective, using charcoal and charcoal pencil on white paper. She demonstrates how this low-angle view alters proportions and adds drama to the composition, guiding you through the techniques needed to capture the model from this unconventional vantage point.

Join Lizet Dingemans for this costume figure-drawing session. Together with model Sarah Jane, Lizet will guide you through a detailed fabric study. Using willow charcoal, charcoal pencil, and blending tools on toned white paper, Lizet will give tips and tricks for capturing the flow of fabric, making the best of these materials to bring out the richness and folds of the material.

In this one-hour portrait session, Lizet Dingemans draws model Ted using black and white pencils on paper, focusing on crosshatching as a shading technique. Follow along as she demonstrates how intersecting lines can create texture and depth, and bring an interesting textural quality to your drawing.

In this hour-long figure drawing session, Lizet Dingemans returns to our model Afton, this time emphasizing the power of value and value shapes. Working with black and white pencils on dark paper, Lizet shows you how to shape the figure by playing with contrast and tonal variation, bringing the form to life through the interplay of light and shadow alone.

In this session, Lydia Cecil explores the theme of soft masses of light and dark, drawing model Gabriel with chalk and charcoal on packing paper. She demonstrates how to blend these mediums to create gentle transitions, emphasizing the subtle interplay between highlights and shadows.

On 16th August 2024, eleven of the UK's top portrait artists joined us at Mall Galleries and spent a day painting from life. We filmed them painting, interviewed them, and talked to the judges. The result is a fascinating 60 minute documentary, full of insights about their processes and painting in general.

In this figure drawing session, Luca Indraccolo captures model Afton in colour using sepia, charcoal, sanguine, and white chalk pastel pencils on light blue paper. He explores how these complementary hues can be layered and blended to create depth and warmth, demonstrating the art of balancing colour to bring the figure to life.

In this hour-long session, Lizet Dingemans draws model Billy using black and white pencil and willow charcoal to achieve a striking portrait. She will show you how to look for shadow shapes and use the materials to create dramatic effects that bring out the depth and character of Billy's features.

In this figure drawing session, Lizet Dingemans works with model Jen, using graphite pencil and compressed charcoal on white paper. The tutorial focuses on mastering lost edges, as Lizet demonstrates how to blend and soften lines to create a sense of flow and guide the eye over the drawing.

In this online portrait tutorial, Lizet Dingemans draws model Samantha using graphite pencil, emphasizing the subtlety and precision of the medium. She will talk you through her approach to capturing Samantha's unique features, focusing on creating definition and curvature through careful shading and line work.

In this one-hour figure tutorial, Luca draws model James in a single pose, with special focus on capturing the intricacies of hands and feet. Working with pencil on white paper, he'll share tips for achieving accurate proportions and expressive details, guiding your eye to see the nuances of these features that can be especially challenging to render.

In this one-hour online tutorial, Lizet Dingemans tackles the challenge of drawing model Steve, illuminated by two different light sources. Using charcoal on white paper, and blending and erasing tools to carve out lights and highlights, Lizet will show you how to create lost edges to seamlessly blend light and shadow, enhancing the depth and realism of the portrait.

In this series, landscape artist Jem Bowden takes us on a journey across some of the most beautiful and evocative locations in the West Country, capturing the essence of each scene in watercolours. From the windswept coast of southern Cornwall to the iconic Glastonbury Tor, Jem demonstrates his plein-air painting techniques, offering insights into how he captures mood, light, texture, and detail.

What does an experienced landscape artist pack for a day of painting in the great outdoors? We join Jem Bowden at his home, where he talks us through his tried and true plein-air essentials kit list.

Join Lydia Cecil and model Virginie in this hour-long figure drawing session. Using willow charcoal and pencil on cardboard for a unique effect, Lydia will show you traditional artistic methods for drawing the figure, while also exploring the art history of the reclining female nude over the last five hundred years.