Mastercopy of Roman Portrait Sculpture: An online portrait drawing session
Lydia Cecil
Join Lydia for this 1- hour mastercopy session studying the Roman sculpture portrait of Maximinus Thrax, exploring the history of portraiture and the techniques that still influence drawing today. You’ll focus on strong structure, simplified form, and the use of light and shadow to describe the head clearly and sculpturally.
Materials used: Chalk and charcoal on grey toned paper.
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