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

Colour

Tone

Portrait

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

An introduction to life drawing

How to Capture Gesture

Drawing the head

hands and feet

foreshortening

Using Tone

Exploring Colour with Hester Berry

7 & 8 Year Olds Explore MonoPrinting & Oil Painting

Painting a Bluebell Forest in Cyan, Magenta and Process Yellow on a Large Scale

Be Inspired to Inspire

Teenagers take on the challenge of transforming a studio into their own bluebell forest.

See how a group of young artists create an enchanted installation.

Exploring Primary Colours and Progressing from Powder Paint to Gouache and Acrylic

Mastering colour mixing

This resource is based on methods shared during an AccessArt InSET session for primary school teachers at New Hall School, Chelmsford, to ultimately enable their pupils to develop colour skills. Teachers explored using their intuition and experience to mix primary colours, creating coloured swatches that matched the colours of spring flowers, whilst comparing painting mediums.