Yan Yu: An online portrait drawing session

Lizet Dingemans

Lizet Dingemans draws a portrait of model Yan Yu in an unusual reclined pose, focusing on finding softness in the underlying forms. Using willow charcoal with black and white pencil on grey paper, she teaches how to balance structure with delicacy, building gentle transitions that capture both likeness and atmosphere.
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