Portrait Drawing
Instructor: Thomas Key
Sat. Aug. 30 and Sun. Aug. 31
Sat. 11am - 5pm, Sun. 12pm - 5pm
Fee: $295

Join artist Thomas Key for an exciting weekend workshop that will focus on achieving a better likeness from both a live model and from reference material provided by the students. Thomas will be demonstrating techniques from the live model on Saturday, afterwhich, students will have the opportunity to draw on their own with the instructor’s assistance. On Sunday, students will bring in their own reference photos from home of someone they would like to draw. Thomas will guide each student in developing their individual pieces with care and consideration given to the likeness, composition, and overall impact of the finished work. The workshop is open to all levels, but some prior drawing experience would be helpful.

Supplies:

Drawing Pencils  - HB, 2B, 4B, 6B

Ebony Pencils  - Sanford 

Charcoal Pencils – Medium & Hard – Prismacolor, Generals, Derwent, Ritmo

Vine Charcoal – Medium – Winsor Newton 3 pk. good!

Conte’ Crayons – Sanguine(reddish-brown), Brown(Bistre), Black & White

Conte’ Pastel Pencils – Good to have a few in the above colors

Blending Stumps – any brand okay

Kneaded Eraser & Rubber or Vinyl Eraser

Colored Charcoal/Pastel Paper – Can buy individually Canson Mi-Tientes, Strathmore or in pad form Strathmore Assorted Tints Pad 18” x 24”

Soft or Chalk Pastel Set – NuPastel from Prismacolor good, also Rembrandt, Winsor Newton – do not get Oil Pastels!

**NOTE  -  Saturday’s class will be drawing from the model. The instructor will be using Pastels which students can use as well. However, there will be latitude for students to work in other mediums if they prefer, or perhaps if they get more than one drawing done that day. On Sunday, students will provide the reference photos to draw from as well as choose the medium(Pencil, Charcoal, Conte’ or Pastel)and paper(Toned or White)they wish to work with.