In August 2025, ten artists gathered at Raw Umber Studios in Stroud to paint a portrait from life, in a competition with over £3,000 of prizes.
In this second episode, the artists take their work to completion.
In this hour-long gold subscriber special, Lydia Cecil will be taking us through a complete (many hours, condensed to one) drawing of model Bethany's striking figure pose in charcoal and chalk.
In this second episode of Lydia Cecil's Philip de László master copy series, Lydia will be bringing the face up to a finish by looking at shaping and colour shifts, while discussing the relationship between portraitist and ...
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