This is a copy of Lillie's eighth art lesson, which was all about colour theory. The final task was to create a colour still life of fruit. She loved this lesson and learnt such a lot that she will be able to apply to her jewellery making in the future. This time, instead of a…
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Charcoal Self Portrait {Learning the Art Basics}
This lesson Lillie had to draw a charcoal self portrait. Charcoal is a tricky medium to use because detail is fairly hard to achieve. Lil did lots of preparatory work and created a lovely self portrait. She received 95% for the lesson, along with lots of ideas for her to try out. The self portrait…
Portraiture {Learning the Art Basics}
This post will describe all of Lillie’s portraiture work. Lillie is doing so incredibly well with her art. We requested a change of tutor, not because there was anything wrong with the one we had, but because we wanted more input into what Lil was doing well and what she needed to improve upon. We…
Drawing Cutlery {Learning the Art Basics}
Lesson five was all about drawing cutlery. The actual purpose wasn't that one needs to become a connoisseur at drawing a knife and fork; no, the real reason why learning to draw cutlery is so important is on account of its shiny surface. Shiny, reflective surfaces are notoriously difficult to capture accurately and the artist…
Exploring Charcoal {Learning the Art Basics}
This lesson exploring charcoal took Lillie a little bit longer to complete because she enjoyed working with Charcoal so much. I shall just let her note book do the speaking as she has to annotate all her work (in fact, I believe the annotation is as important as the art 🙂 ) Exploring Charcoal: Values…
Upside Down Drawing {Learning the Art Basics}
Lil and I are currently doing art together for an hour each day. She is completing her Level Two qualification (Equivalent to a GCSE). And I am doing all the exercises and learning along side her but I won't be submitting my work for marking. It's fast becoming one of my favourite times of the…
Venezuelan Art Study: Santiago Pol
As part of our South American studies we looked into well known Venezuelan artist Santiago Pol. Santiago Pol, born in Barcelona, Spain, states this about Venezuela: "If Venezuela did not exist, I would not exist as a designer" A leading figure in Venezuelan graphic art, Pol carried out his studies in Fine Arts at the School…