Student Gallery
Portrait by Zora, Drawing Academy student
Graphite pencil on paper
Cast drawing
Artwork by Shazad, Drawing Acadewmy student
Graphite pencil on watercolor paper
Portrait drawing from Zora
Artwork by Zora, Drawing Academy student
Quality of Practice More Than Quantity of Hours
Story and drawings from Mary Townsend, art competition winner
I heard a theory that it takes about 10,000 hours of deliberate practice to master a skill. So in the autumn of 2019 I promised myself to sketch every day, hoping to improve on my just-above-average drawing ability.
I want to be able to produce artworks exactly as I envision them and not remain bound to copying photographs, trying to obtain the realism I’m looking for.
Head Studies
Portrait by Mary Townsend, Drawing Academy student
What Happens When You Put Flesh on Bones
Artwork by Mary, Drawing Academy student
Prior to commencing this exercise I looked at several skulls and facial muscle references, viewed from different angles, to get an idea of what lies under the skin.
At first glance all the diagrams looked the same. Closer inspection revealed quite a lot of differences, which makes sense as every face is unique.
I was so surprised at the third stage when I began to see the face emerge, as I’ve not been able to draw a ‘convincing’ face from my imagination before.
Life drawing – two-hour portrait
Hi,
Here’s a two-hour portrait in pencil drawn using a live model.
Thank you,
Judith
My first constructive drawing
Story and artwork from Els, Drawing Academy student
It’s been a couple of months since I enrolled in the Drawing Academy course and I have been learning so much.
New Skills for Old Habits
Story and drawing from Mary Townsend, a Drawing Academy art competition winner
I started this Drawing Course with Drawing Academy six weeks ago and was immediately knocked out of my comfort zone.
I wasn’t expecting everything to be so new to me. From the way I hold my pencil to constructive drawing techniques – it’s all new.
Simple still life drawing
Artwork by Elena Armstrong, Drawing Academy student
This is my still life. The drawing pictured folded map, small notebook with a pencil in it and magnifying glass.