lakeside drawing group
class videos
Week 1 – The Basics
In this lesson we covered:
Introductions to the tutors
Equipment
2 ways of gripping the pencil
Shading
Types of shading
I also reference Rapid Fire Arts’ video and use stills from it. It’s a much better explanation and apple drawing, so please go to their video for a better class! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WR-F…
Week 2 – Perspective
artist Sioned Sova-Jones talks about Landscapes,
In this lesson we covered:
What makes a landscape?
How to create the illusion of background and foreground
Simple perspectives and
An introduction to composition.
Week 3 – Objects from Life
artist Miyuki Kasahara talks about Still Life
She takes us through a detailed technique in drawing unusual shapes and surfaces on paper using fruit and vegetables as well as flowers.
Week 4 – The Figure in Fashion
In this session we covered:
The figure, step by step
The proportions for fashion drawing
Week 5 – Portrait
In this week we learned one way of drawing portraits using the ‘grid’ method.
Artist Dominika Kieruzel takes us through step-by-step on how to draw faces.
Also we learn a fun step of drawing from imagination.
Week 6 – Further Techniques
coming soon!
About Us
LDG was set up in February 2021 and supported by London Community Foundation, Peabody, Bow Arts and Thamesmead Now, an initiative to create a community of people interested in drawing and art
