Life drawing classes

The RA Schools’ Head of Sculpture and Printmaking led a life-drawing masterclass as part of our first Friends week. Here he shares five key pieces of advice.

Art model drawing session

Before Stanley Kubrick directed arguably some of the best movies ever made like '2001: Space Odyssey' or 'The Shining,' he was a simple teenager in New York looking for a job. But even then, when the 17-year-old got his hands on a photo camera, he couldn't hide the talent within.

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A short history of drawing at the Art Students League of New York in Drawing Lessons: Early Academic Drawings from the Art Students League of New York

These are original student drawings from the 1911 class of the famous art teacher, George Bridgman. Bridgman, constantly inebriated and chewing on a large black cigar, would rail at his students about the importance of mastering anatomy: "Don't think color's going to do you any good. Or lovely compositions. You can't paint a house until it's built." His students adored him and vied for his approval. Some of the students in this class would grow up to be stars, such as Norman Rockwell…

A how-to on how to draw with the comparative method of drawing. Also an explanation of why and how to use comparative measurements to improve your drawing.

Bristol Drawing School is a not for profit private arts venue and education facility that aims to encourage and nurture the art of drawing, not only as an art form in its own right, but as an essential part of the creative process.

At the Other Art Fair in Brooklyn, visitors who are willing to take off their clothes and model will get a free nude portrait.

If you have been going to life drawing classes for a while, you know that they can get frustrating because it takes a lot of time to improve and they can also become somewhat repetitive. Here are 5 small life drawing exercises to bring the fun back to Life Drawing! You might also like: Life drawing techniques and methods, a quick overview Life drawing by Sandrine Pelissier. Life drawing exercise #1: Draw your model without looking at it This is about letting go of expectations! What can you…