Intro to Drawing: Portraits and Landscapes

Almost everything that you try to draw can roughly be broken down into two categories: Portraits and Landscapes. Portraits capture the character of an object, usually a person, and landscapes convey an understanding of a space.

In this class, we’ll address how to approach both these subjects so students will feel confident drawing everything!

Week 1: Landscape: Composition and creating space

Week 2: Landscape: texture

Week 3: Portrait: Simplifying complex subjects

Week 4: Portrait: Angles and Anatomy

(Photo courtesy of Washington Printmakers Gallery)