Digital Studio - Evening | Life Drawing in Colour
Experiment with coloured lighting and explore its transformative effects on the human form in this dynamic live online drawing session.
Experience a drawing class like no other.
These evening drawing sessions, broadcast live from the Royal Drawing School studios, are an opportunity for students to experience the dynamic and dramatic possibilities of the life room from home. Join students online from across the globe to draw from the model, theatrical sets, dancers, and more, with something new each week. Using a range of drawing practices, our expert tutors will guide you through a series of exercises over the course of each session.
In this life drawing session, we will explore the interplay of artificial lighting, using its glow to bring new dimensions to our work.
From Caravaggio's dramatic chiaroscuro lighting to Lucas Samaras' colourful staging for his Polaroid series, as well as Euan Uglow's nighttime paintings - we will look at how artists have used new and exciting ways to illuminate and rethink the human form.
We shall cast the figure under contrasting spotlights of colour, where reds will meet blues and pinks will meet greens. Let's experiment and see what happens at the intersection of such opposing colours. Let's see what kind of transformative qualities these spotlights of colour will have on the human form. All levels welcome.
Suggested Materials:
- Soft pastels / Oil pastels in an assortment of different reds, blues, pinks and greens. Warm and cold tones for each colour.
- Paper in various sizes - we suggest A3 - A1.
- Bulldog clips to secure your paper.
- A drawing board to lean on.
Please note: The Royal Drawing School online models will not pose nude. Models in this series will be semi clothed.
Details
- You can book these sessions individually, or you can book the event series giving you access to all evening life drawing sessions with 25% off. Book the whole series here.
- All students will need a device that supports the latest version of Zoom
- Chat support available during the session
Share your work on social media with the hashtag #RDSLiveStudio
Contact digitalstudio@royaldrawingchool.org with any queries.