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We have hundreds of art tutorial videos, ranging from the weekly sessions we’ve been running since 2020, to special sessions from artists such as Lizet Dingemans, Luca Indraccolo, Cornelia Hernes and David Shevlino.
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Raw Umber Studios
Thursday 5 September, 2024
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.
Lizet Dingemans
Sunday 10 November, 2024 at 4 PM (UK time)
In this session, follow Lizet Dingemans as she captures model Noy in a costume portrait. Working with pastel pencils on toned paper, she'll show you how to draw attention to specific details, using contrast and texture to enhance the visual impact and bring character to the piece.
This session will start in 4 days' time.
Lydia Cecil
Wednesday 6 November, 2024 at 8 PM (UK time)
In this figure drawing session, we have Lydia Cecil and model Irina, focusing on the bony points of the seated pose. Keeping things simple with pencil on white paper, follow Lydia as she works on two 30-minute poses and gives tips on how to highlight anatomical landmarks to add structure and realism to the figure.
This session will start in 15 hours, 40 minutes' time.
Lizet Dingemans
Sunday 3 November, 2024
Join Lizet Dingemans in this portrait session with model Mark, as she demonstrates the art of using Pan Pastels and pastel pencils on white paper. Through layering and blending techniques, Lizet will reveal how to achieve soft transitions and rich depth, enhancing the subtle details and expressive character in Mark's features.
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Lizet Dingemans
Wednesday 30 October, 2024
Join Lizet Dingemans in this session with model Mark as she demonstrates the use of Pan Pastel. Working with black and a colourless blender, alongside compressed charcoal pencil and willow charcoal on grey paper, Lizet will guide you through techniques for smooth blending, focusing on creating depth and texture in the figure through subtle tonal gradations.
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Lizet Dingemans
Sunday 27 October, 2024
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.
Luca Indraccolo
Wednesday 23 October, 2024
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.
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Luca Indraccolo
Sunday 20 October, 2024
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.
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Lizet Dingemans
Wednesday 16 October, 2024
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.
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Lydia Cecil
Sunday 13 October, 2024
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.
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Lydia Cecil
Wednesday 9 October, 2024
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.
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Lizet Dingemans
Sunday 6 October, 2024
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.
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Lizet Dingemans
Wednesday 2 October, 2024
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.
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Luca Indraccolo
Sunday 29 September, 2024
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.
Lydia Cecil
Wednesday 25 September, 2024
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.
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Lizet Dingemans
Sunday 22 September, 2024
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.
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Lizet Dingemans
Wednesday 18 September, 2024
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.
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Lizet Dingemans
Sunday 15 September, 2024
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.
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Lizet Dingemans
Wednesday 11 September, 2024
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.
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Lydia Cecil
Sunday 8 September, 2024
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.
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Raw Umber Studios
Thursday 5 September, 2024
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.
Luca Indraccolo
Wednesday 4 September, 2024
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.
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Lizet Dingemans
Sunday 1 September, 2024
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.
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Lizet Dingemans
Wednesday 28 August, 2024
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.
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Lizet Dingemans
Sunday 25 August, 2024
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.
Luca Indraccolo
Wednesday 21 August, 2024
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.
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