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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.

Follow tutor Luca Indraccolo as he demonstrates how to use pencils to achieve a painterly portrait. Working with model John on this hour-long pose, Luca will direct you as you build your drawing and hone your artistic skills. You'll need black paper, black, white and grey coloured pencils, a No. 3 round hog brush and some Windsor & Newton Sansodor solvent for this one.

In this art historical special, Lydia Cecil will be drawing model Freya in a pose inspired by Artemisia Gentileschi, the most celebrated female painter of the seventeenth century. As well as a chance to create a beautifully atmospheric charcoal drawing of Freya, you'll be taken on an art historical tour of Gentileschi and her work. Materials: Charcoal on white paper

Model Sowmya will be posing for this hour-long portrait session. Using white paper, coloured pencil and a sponge blender, Lizet Dingemans will talk you through the steps to construct a portrait from its foundational forms. With Lizet's expert guidance, draw along using the reference photo and discover new techniques to help you bring your portrait to life.

This week, working with artist Lizet Dingemans and model Mike, you'll learn to use the underlying elements of human anatomy to construct a standing figure drawing. Step by step, you'll build up the drawing from simple shapes, while Lizet shares some key pencil techniques to add depth and tone to your work. Materials: black pencil on white paper.

In this hour-long online session, we'll be going back to fundamentals with artist Lizet Dingemans and model Joanna. The first and most important step to creating a likeness is to focus on *shapes*. You need to observe the patterns of light and dark that make up the subject you are drawing, and place the right shapes in the right place on your paper. This is harder than it sounds, but Lizet has a few tricks to help you.

To draw the figure effectively it's key to understand how the human body is structured. One way of doing this is to think of the head, rib cage, pelvis and limbs as simple three dimensional volumes - slightly distorted cubes, blocks, eggs and cylinders - and how they connect. To learn more, join Lizet Dingemans and draw three dynamic acrobatic poses of Emma. Materials: Charcoal on white paper.

When you draw a portrait, you don't just copy what you see. You make choices about how to simplify and represent your subject, especially when you're working from life. This means you have freedom in how to design your portrait. In this session, Luca Indraccolo talks about establishing tonal design in your drawings to give them coherence and impact. Materials: Graphite pencils 2B, B, HB, H on ivory Stonehenge paper A4. Putty rubber and pencil eraser

In this session, we'll learn about how to draw your viewer's eye through your drawing and guide them towards a focal point of your choosing by using the natural rhythms of the body and emphasizing some areas and leaving others loose. This is a single hour-long pose with tutor Lydia Cecil. Materials: 2B pencil on white paper.

Today we'll be trying a new technique to help us focus on seeing the light masses of your subject. Starting with a black background, Luca Indraccolo will draw a single hour-long portrait of Juno using light coloured pencils. If you've not tried it before, it'll be a mind-bending session, but very rewarding! Materials: Coloured pencils: black, dark grey, mid grey, light grey and white. Staedtler plastic eraser. Pencil eraser. Black A4 paper.

Drawing fabric takes real skill, and a knowledge of the underlying form. Join Lizet Dingemans and model Mauricia as we talk about the different folds that fabric and drapery can form, and learn how to draw them. Materials White pastel and charcoal on brown toned paper

There's a knack to drawing tattoos. On the one hand, they're often a key part of somebody's identity, so you need to get them right. On the other, you don't want to draw *too* much attention to them, over-render them, or distract from the form of the limbs they follow. Join us for this online session with Lizet Dingemans and model Sophie to learn more. Materials: Black pencil on white paper

To make your drawings truly three dimensional you need to understand how light travels across the form, and how you can think of the light and shade in terms of different value bands, ranging from the darkest darks to the lightest lights. We call this 'the classical order of light'. Materials: Black and white pastel pencil on grey paper.