Acrylic Painting Class – Life Drawing with Joel

Instead of acrylic painting Joel was going to get a live model for us to draw; but Surrey Adult Education wouldn’t let him because it wasn’t outlined in his syllabus. So Joel modeled for us, but it was hard for him to come around and help. Not really proud and a little embarrassed to show my drawing; but here’s hoping there will be MUCH improvement next time.

We did warm ups before the live model and these were difficult for me, so in true AMS fashion, I bought a book. ‘Drawing Like the Masters - Be Inspired by Great Artists of the Past’ by Barrington Barber has many illustrations from famous artists and some of mine are below.

The female and male face's are by Leonardo da Vinci, the female nude by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld and the male nude by Raphael Sanzio.

I would recommend this book, which outlines different types of drawing; Line, Tone, Texture, Form, Space and more chapters on style & composition. After writing this blog it’s clear I need to read the book in full and not just copy the drawings. Books are fantastic learning tools, but there is nothing like taking a class, so my next step is to look for a life drawing class.