NEW online CLASSES!
Intro to Life Drawing
Tuesday Sep 21, 18:00-20:00 UK Time ZOOM LINK BELOW ⬇️
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In this class we’ll be taking a beginner’s look at life drawing fundamentals—using reference photos of SLD’s own models! Great if you’re completely new to life drawing or a more experienced but self taught artist looking to understand some of the academic underpinnings of life drawing, in this class we’ll be covering everything from using your materials to creating a proportionate drawing. We’ll be learning how to
-Choose your Drawing Materials
-“See” like an Artist—the Eye Trick (3D to 2D)
-Tips and Tricks
-Gesture
-Proportion
-Perspective
While we’d be lying if we said you could learn life drawing in two hours, we hope that this class is comprehensive enough to give you direction in the process of learning how to life draw, and how to monitor your progress. Plus, it's just plain fun!
To join simply click on the link below at the date and time of class after payment
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87199482722
How to Life Draw: Annie!
Sunday Sep 26th, 18:00-20:00 UK Time
ZOOM LINK AND INSTRUCTIONS BELOW ⬇️
In this class we’ll be learning how to draw one of SLD’s favourite models—Annie! Using exclusive reference photos, Ann will be going through step-by-step, on-screen demonstrations mirroring an in-person class but with the benefit of real-time drawing instruction. We’ll begin with short, 2 minute poses—and an explanation of gesture and contrapposto, before working up to longer poses, and learning how to tacky tricky subjects like perspective and proportion.
In this class you will learn
-What, exactly, you should be looking at, and where to start drawing
-How to structure your time in an in-person class
-Gesture
-Proportion
-Troubleshooting
You can expect to leave the class with some gorgeous drawings of Annie--and for those of you in London, a head-start for when she models for us in person!
To join simply click on the link below at the date and time of class after paying. We hope to see you there!
Beginner's Portraiture
Tuesday September 28th, 18:00-21:00 UK Time (10AM-12PM US Pacific) LINK + JOINING INFO ⬇️
In this classic class we’ll learn the basics of creating dynamic, well balanced portraits on any scale. Too many of us struggle with heads that are too large, or eyes that just seem too thick—and getting the right mix of features sometimes feels just impossible. However with the right tools, drawing faces can be both fun and simple! Suitable for complete beginners as well as self-taught artists looking for a catch-up, this class gives simple yet detailed guidance into creating compelling portraits.
You can expect to learn how to draw the human head from any angle, as well as understand how to convey faces in brief when working in smaller scales.
Bring whatever materials you would like—although we would recommend against using charcoal or wet mediums if you are a beginner!
Taught by Soho Life Drawing founder Ann Mackowski, this portraiture class is part of our mini-class series designed to give beginner, early-stage, and self-taught life drawers a leg up. Choosing from a variety of poses and examples from contemporary art and art history, these comprehensive classes allow students to get a more in depth understanding of life drawing as well as one-on-one critiques for those who wish—who can send Ann a photo of one of their works from class for an additional visual mark-up.
To join simply click on the link below at the date and time of class after paying. We hope to see you there!
Life Drawing: How It's Done
Sunday Oct 3, 18:00-20:00 UK Time (10AM-12PM US Pacific)
ZOOM LINK + INSTRUCTIONS BELOW ⬇️⬇️
Taught by SLD Founder and Lead Tutor Ann Mackowski, this introductory-level draw-along workshop will show you step by step how the structure of a life drawing class works, and how to build your life drawing practice. She'll be giving you on-screen drawing instructions using reference photos, giving you the opportunity to understand exactly what you should be looking at and how. This class will cover everything from gesture to proportion and composition, starting off with short 2 minute poses, during which time we'll practice line work and memorisation, and progressively build up into longer poses
The class will mirror one of Soho Life Drawing’s Guided Classes while breaking the progression of poses down into pieces, and with the added benefit of on-screen demonstrations and a more detailed approach of the progression of drawing methods used in a life drawing class. Feel free to ask any questions you’d like during the class, where Ann can also do on-screen mark-ups.
To Join
To join, simply return to this page after payment and click on the link below at the date and time of class.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87199482722
*No further information is necessary from you, and no passcode is issued as this is an open link (we operate on an honour system). In the rare event that a class is cancelled, you will be notified via e mail and refunded in full. Contact us if you encounter any difficulties
Practical Anatomy for Beginners
ZOOM LINK + INSTRUCTIONS BELOW ⬇️⬇️
Anatomy is the foundation of classical life drawing and one of the keys to creating dynamic drawings—but can sometimes feel stiff and overwhelming—or esoteric and irrelevant. In this practical beginners class, tutor Ann Mackowski will be teaching you the basics of anatomical parts directly usable in drawing; how to recognise what structures are going on underneath the skin; and how artists incorporate anatomy in their art through studies of Egon Schiele. You can expect to be drawing most of the time as we cover
-Basic Anatomy
-Anatomy Inference—Where to Look for Common Forms (i.e. bones and muscles you can identify under the skin)
-Egon Schiele: Anatomy and Step-By-Step Drawing
Just bring along a pencil and paper—or any other medium you’d like to work with. As always, artists of all levels are warmly welcomed!
To join simply click on the link below at the date and time of class after paying:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87199482722
Chiaroscuro: Charcoal Technique
Sunday 10th October, 18:00-20:00 UK Time (10AM-12PM US Pacific)
In this beginner’s class we’ll be learning how to shade using charcoal by focussing on chiaroscuro—the art of pushing light and dark values to their limits. Favoured by artists such as Rembrandt, Chiaroscuro is a way to create drawings and paintings with instantly dramatic tones, and is a good way for beginners to dive into the world of values.
Taught by Ann Mackowski, you can expect a detailed breakdown of drafting and finishing chiaroscuro drawings on charcoal using on-screen demonstrations and visual breakdowns of the figures we’ll be drawing--and by the end of class a newfound understanding of how to add drama to your work.
Please bring
Charcoal
Paper
Eraser (optional)
Paintbrush (recommended), q tip, smudger, or any other material with which to smudge the charcoal
To Join
To join, simply return to this page after payment and click on the link below at the date and time of class.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87199482722
*No further information is necessary from you, and no passcode is issued as this is an open link (we operate on an honour system). In the rare event that a class is cancelled, you will be notified via e mail and refunded in full. Contact us if you encounter any difficulties
Beginners' Form and Fashion
ZOOM LINK + JOINING INSTRUCTIONS BELOW ⬇️⬇️
Learn about the wide and wonderful world of fashion illustration and croquis in this beginner friendly class where Ann will be breaking down how the human figure is used in fashion illustration, and how we can simplify human forms to use in a wide variety of invented contexts. We’ll be covering
-A Brief History of Fashion Illustration
-The Croquis
-Proportion and Distortion
-Contrapposto + Gesture
-Draping
And more! You may find this class useful as well if you’re looking for simplified ways of drawing people from your mind.
Please bring a long a pencil or pen and paper, and two colours of your choice from any other medium—paint, crayon, marker, pen, collared pencil—anything of your choosing. Happy drawing!
To join simply click on the link below at the date and time of class after paying:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87199482722
Hands, Hands, Hands!
ZOOM LINK + JOINING INSTRUCTIONS BELOW ⬇️⬇️
In this class participants will be taught to draw that most frustrating of body parts for artists—the hands! Believe it or not, there are some simple ways of drawing those finicky fingers, and by the end of this class you should be able to approach any hand with confidence!
Students will be taught how to
—Understand and represent the structures of the hand
—The different ways of conveying the hands on small and large scales
and
—Drawing the hand from all angles
Through use of presentation, examples, and plenty of student exercises, tutor Ann Mackowski will walk you step by step through how to draw hands, and be able to answer questions at all times. At the end of class, we’ll have a little group critique—after which students are welcome to e mail works from the class to Ann for a more detailed visual mark-up and critique.
How To Join
To join, simply return to this page after payment and click on this link at the date and time of class.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87199482722
No further information is necessary from you, and no passcode is issued as this is an open link (we operate on an honour system). In the rare event that a class is cancelled, you will be notified via e mail and refunded in full. Contact us if you encounter any difficulties
Hair!
CANCELLED
Learn to draw luscious locks in this workshop dedicated to drawing hair! From fabulous fros, charismatic curls and silky straight strands, this class will take you step by step through how to draw realistic hair. Hair has the power to make or break portraits in life drawing, but the good news is that by transforming the way you see and depict hair, you can avoid stringy, awkward drawings of hair for good. Plus, hair can give you an easy out if you’ve messed up the face on the figure you’ve been working on!
As always, Ann will be giving you a comprehensive walk-through of the subject with on-screen and live demonstrations, presentation, and loads of drawings for you to do! Artists of all levels warmly welcomed
To Join
To join, simply return to this page after payment and click on the link below at the date and time of class.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87199482722
*No further information is necessary from you, and no passcode is issued as this is an open link (we operate on an honour system). In the rare event that a class is cancelled, you will be notified via e mail and refunded in full. Contact us if you encounter any difficulties
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Taught by Ann Mackowski