Tony Swaby
£150.00
“4 steps to better portraits”
Starts November 1st 2024
This online workshop is spread over 4 weeks.
The video lessons will be accessible at any time wherever you are in the world
It will focus on drawing portraits in charcoal, but the approach is applicable to any medium.
I will send you links to the videos each. The first 3 steps will be one video with support videos where needed.
Tools and materials required::
Charcoal, Paper, Kneaded rubber and the thing between your ears.
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Description
This is how the workshop is structured
Step 1. (week 1.) Reset
Whether you make portraits or not you will have a perception of what a portrait should be and how it should be produced. This has to be removed and reset.
Exploring and collecting portraits
Discussions, video and 1 to 1 where possible
Mindset preparation
Step 2. (week 2.) Being fearless
The fear of getting it wrong, the fear of not meeting a standard, the fear of someone judging what you do can have a debilitating effect on your work.
We have to change that.
Exercises to encourage you to let go and embrace what happens
Demonstrations and support materials
Step 3. (week 3.) Seeing
Not only do you need to see, you must be able to recognise what’s important and the relationships between these elements.
Explaining the dot method and advanced relational techniques
Demonstrations and support materials
Step 4. (week 4.) Response
As an artist your response to the world is unique to you. Responding to another human is a skill you already have. Now it’s time to use it to make great portraits.
4 video demonstration – references supplied
Plus a library f references to work from
I will also do live updates each week with a summary and feedback to your questions. Send me your portraits after step 4. and I will do group feedback.
I’m limiting the numbers for obvious reasons so reserve you place
