How to wash your brushes

Lizet Dingemans

In this 1-minute Raw Umber Shorts quick hints and tips video, Lizet Dingemans explains how to clean two types of brushes (sable and hog) after painting in oils.

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Pigeon: An online portrait drawing session

Join Tutor Lizet Dingemans for this month's free portrait drawing session of model Pigeon, where you’ll learn to build the head through structure, planes, and clear edge control. Materials used: Graphite pencils (HB–4B), ...

How to measure

In this short Raw Umber's Studio Essential video, Lizet Dingemans explains and provide hints and tips on how to measure properly in order to achieve accurate drawings.

Measuring - how to draw whatever you see, accurately

To draw something accurately, you need to be able draw your subject's proportions. If you're drawing a head, you have to make sure the ratio of its height to width is correct, and that the angles of the face are accurate.