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Drawing Techniques

Introduction to different drawing mediums:

  • Charcoal + rubber (drawing with the rubber)
  • Watercolour pencils
  • Soft and hard pencils
  • Crayons (for textures) / Oils
  • Fineliners (+wash)
  • Soft pastels

Using different papers:

  • White cartridge
  • Watercolour paper
  • Pastel paper
  • Colourful paper
  • Making coloured grounds
  • Layering with tissue paper / tracing paper / collage

Mark Making:

  • Light to dark tones (black – grey – white)
  • Fine lines + keeping the mark flowing
  • Spaces between objects
  • Potassium studies
  • Line and wash
  • Pointillism
  • Cross-hatching
  • Frottage
  • Memory and imagination
  • Sculptural drawings - from different viewpoints

Alternative styles for future projects:

  • Cézannesque (viewpoints)
  • Matisse
  • Picasso
  • Japanese (perspective)