Portrait and Figure Life Drawing

Portrait and Figure Life Drawing

Spring Class | This course is completed

414 Plush Mill Road Wallingford, PA 19086 United States

3rd Floor Middle

All Levels

4/13/2023-6/1/2023

5:30 PM-8:00 PM EDT on Th

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$300.00

Member Discount Available

In "Portrait and Figure Life Drawing" students will learn to represent the human face and figure in drawings by observing a live model doing extended long-held poses. We will study the planes and proportions of human face and body, learn how to draw the forms of a body and facial features. Demonstrations illustrating the anatomy and proportions of the head and body and instructions and demonstrations on techniques of drawing will be given by the instructor. All levels are welcome.

Teacher will teach via Zoom. Students will participate in person at the Community Arts Center. A teacher's aide will be in person to assist the teacher and students. 

NOTE: please bring cash to each class to pay the model at the end.  Amount will vary depending on the number of students attending class.



  • - Drawing board, or a Foam Core Board, 18”x24” or smaller
  • Clips or Artists tape to attach the paper to the board
  • - Drawing medium of your choice - pencils, charcoal pencils or pastel pencils
  • - Drawing paper or Canson Mi-Teintes pastel paper in middle toned grays if you are drawing in pastel, 16" x 20" or smaller
  • Kneaded eraser
  • - Tracing paper.
  • - If you don’t have them, I will show tools during the first class so you can see what you need to order.

    FOR PASTEL STUDENTS:

  • You need only bring materials marked with an * to the first day of class. We’ll talk about different kinds of pastels and supports in class. *Drawing board, 18”x24” or bigger *Clips or tape to attach the paper to the board *Pastel paper in middle-toned colors (Strathmore pastel paper in assorted colors is good for beginning and widely available) Any paper with a tooth is fine for the short studies, Canson Mi-Teintes in middle toned grays or Wallis papers are good for longer portrait and figure drawings. *Pastels Any brand that you already have will be fine to start with. No oil pastels. I use Rembrandt, Unison and Sennelier brands of soft pastels and Nupastel brand of hard pastels. Also, I use pastel pencils for portrait details (Crab-Othello brand). Get the largest collection of good quality pastels you can afford, the more you have, the easier it is for you to work. A set of half-sticks is an economical way to get a color range. *Kneaded eraser *Charcoal sticks. Vine charcoal, soft willow fine Charcoal pencils Flat bristle brash (for removing pastel) Lotion-free wipes for hands Workable Fixative (optional)

    FOR OIL PAINTING STUDENTS Brushes - Bristle Filberts in different sizes: # 2, # 4, # 7, # 9 and 12 Small Rounds for detail work. Palette knife - a medium seized Flexible diamond shaped blade. Palette - Large (18”x 20” or larger), wood or glass palette. Paper towels Thinner - Odorless turpentine in container with lid. Medium - linseed oil Canvas or panel – acrylic primed, it also can be toned in advance in some neutral color. Oil paints: Winsor Newton, Gamblin and Rembrandt oil colors are very good. Titanium White Yellow Ochre Burnt Sienna Burnt Umber Alizarin crimson Cadmium Red Cadmium Orange Cadmium Yellow Light Cerulean Blue Ultramarine Blue Veridian