Introduction to Portrait Drawing
Fall Class | Registration opens Wednesday, August 6, 2025 12:00 AM EDT
Buld an in-depth introduction to professional practices that take the guesswork out of creating likeness, accurate proportions, and strong light/dark structure, all to improve your portrat work. Gain an understanding of the geometry, structural elements and basic anatomy of the head so you can draw from life, invent or work from memory with skill and confidence. Classes will include live demonstrations, inclass explorations, suggested at-home practice. Basic drawing experience highly recommended.
Portrait Studio Philadelphia
- Please bring $10 (model fee) paid to instructor to each class
- A medical grade plastic study skull. Available on e-Bay and Amazon - Wellden is a good and inexpensive one.
A sketchbook
A 9x12 pad of drawing paper
2B and 4B pencils
Drawing board with clips
An inexpensive Proportional Divider Artist Drawing Tool. Available on Amazon
Friedman
RA Friedman received a BA in Scene Design from Harpur College, SUNY and an MFA in Painting from Louisiana State University. He has exhibited his work nationally in venues including InLiquid in Philadelphia, The Merchant’s House Museum, Pratt Institute Manhattan, and The New Bedford Art Museum. Friedman is an instructor at Pratt Institute and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. His recent work, The Covid-19 Portrait Project, has been featured on WHYY, ABC and NBC TV and published in the Broad Street Review, The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Jewish Exponent. rafriedman.com