Basic Concepts in Drawing & Painting by Hester Berry

 

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Discover the building blocks of drawing, painting, and life drawing through the work of artist Hester Berry, from introductory concepts for young learners to more advanced life drawing resources for older students.

Explore Hester Berry’s approach to creating artwork inspired by the landscape.

Start Here for Young Learners…

Explore the basics….

Explore the basics of drawing and painting for young learners

Shape

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Colour

A colour wheel

Tone

This painting uses only black paint, there are no mid tones

Portrait

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Develop for Older Learners…

build upon skills…

Develop drawing skills with these resources centred on Life Drawing, perfect for older learners

how to run a life drawing class

Drawing of Life Drawing by Jake Spicer

An introduction to life drawing

Life Drawings by Hester Berry

How to Capture Gesture

Gestural Drawings of Figures by Hester Berry

Drawing the head

Drawing the Head by Hester Berry

hands and feet

Hands by Hester Berry

foreshortening

Foreshortening by Hester Berry

Using Tone

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