Cura

Ready for a tired cliche?!
"A picture is worth a 1000 words."... well... not always.

Truth is that you actually need to be able to use the vocabulary and grammar of visual storytelling intentionally in order to get to a powerful visual.

Oh, and yes, having a clear idea of what it is you want to say it's actually necessary, too.

Does that mean you have to know what you want to say before you start the piece... No, not necessarily.

But you do have to know how to bring focus to areas you find interesting and how to respond to the cues the piece is giving you.

All of this becomes possible when you have a firm grasp on the fundamentals.

And in case you're sheepishly thinking "Well, I'm supposed to know this because I've taken x amount of classes already, but I don't really think I do know how to use visual storytelling in my art", no need to feel bad! This stuff often doesn't get spell out very clearly for us artists.

But you do want to stay tuned for what I have coming down the pipes in the next few weeks.

Give me an emoji in the comments if your interest is piqued.

This used to be impossible for me.

For the longest time I wasn't able to draw the kind of things I wanted to.

I'd be stuck with copying photographs, doing straightforward portraits or figure drawing work, but I didn't have the ability to draw the kind of imaginative, narrative images that truly expressed my own creativity. Especially not from imagination.

I love teaching these skills to my students so they can record themselves authentically.

I'm curious, do you know why you're drawing? Do you know what kind of art you want to create and what kind of techniques to use to do so?

You ready for this?!
Better Portraits Academy just opened for registration and I'm wondering if I'll get to draw with you this time around?

Starting next Monday you'll get a weekly lesson module to work your way through, including slideshow lectures, demo videos, supportive pdfs, model twice images & assignment examples. Each following Monday we'll meet live (on zoom) and practice the lessons together and do some feedback sessions.
That is if you sign up, of course!

This course will take the guesswork and overwhelm out of portrait drawing and guide you to establish a solid methodology for building your portrait drawings, regardless of the medium you're using.

Learn about
*the underlying structure of the head, *the key landmarks
* Proportions
*Facial features from all angles
*Applying values
*Creating a satisfying finish
*Different techniques

If you do well with a logical and structured learning approach, experienced in your own pace and space, and you've been meaning to get down to business with your portrait drawing skills, then check out the course and get signed up. (The link is in the bio or at www.artisapractice.com/classes

And if you're still reading this, here's a little reward, anyone on my email list gets an early bird sign up coupon code. It'll expire tomorrow, so you have until then to get on my email list ( that link is on my bio, too) 🎁