This workshop provides a step-by-step approach to drawing portraits from life. 

We will begin the process with linear statements, working from general to specific. The aim is to capture the larger proportions in a simple manner, and then slowly add more information. The rendering will be approached in a similar, stepwise fashion, allowing students to focus and complete one stage at a time before moving to the next. By the end of the workshop, students will have a fully rendered drawing in graphite.  

Throughout the workshop, a heavy emphasis will be put on the structure of a portrait from an anatomical standpoint, and how this relates to form, giving students an understanding of what they are looking at. This will include the structure of the skull, the planes of the face, and the shape and structure of the features of the face.

John’s teaching method includes one on one critiques and demos.

The workshop will be done in graphite. Model Fee included.