What you will learn
Working from the fantastic marble busts and paintings of The V&A Museum, you’ll learn the fundamental principles of portraiture.
How to draw a range of different faces from various angles, including full face, profile and three-quarter view.
The importance of proportion in portrait drawing, with an introduction into techniques including guide lines, measurements and negative space – to render accurate scale.
An introduction into tonal shading to depict the way light lands on a face, creating shadows and highlights – giving your portrait depth and form.
“The area [Abruzzo] abounds with unspoilt national parks, medieval field strips, extraordinary, often ruined, architecture and wildlife. You could call it authentic Italy, unmarred by too much exposure to the modern world”