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A Modern Take on a Timeless Drawing Method

A Modern Take on a Timeless Drawing Method

  • jescantonelli
  • August 15, 2018
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If you want to learn to draw, you may have heard of Nicolaides classic drawing manual, "The Natural Way to Draw." The Natural Way to Draw Nicolaides lays out a…

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  • Finally learn to use all those pretty art supplies you have. The class for people who "can't draw" or those in need of a review of the elements and principles of art. We'll cover the basics, from how to use your materials, to how to draw realistically. 10am-1pm Mondays and Wednesdays in San Miguel de Allende's San Antonio neighborhood. Email jessica@jessicaantonelli.com to sign up or check out www.jessicaantonelli.com
  • Day 2 of my 9 week drawing challenge, following along with #thenaturalwaytodraw It's amazing how differently I am beginning to use my senses already...when I first read this classical drawing text I was curious about what it meant by "drawing with your senses." As an art teacher I try not to get too woo-woo, but when doing contour and gesture, the instructor Nicolaides tells us to "develop the absolute CONVICTION that you are touching the model with your pencil" when doing a #contourdrawing and to become one with the model and feel like your own muscles doing what the model is doing while #gesturedrawing Within the strict limitations of the drawing exercises (timed drawings, no looking at the paper, no erasing, no lifting your pencil from the page!) the rather vague sensory directions begin to make sense in practice. This may be the hardest drawing challenge I've ever attempted but I can tell it will be totally transformative at the end of 9 whole weeks. My drawings may look like #scribble right now but the feeling while in the process of drawing them is revolutionary. Pumped for more. Wanna join the challenge? Link in bio
  • Day 1 of the 9 Weeks with The Natural Way to draw has begun! Uff contour drawing has got some things to teach me. The single line, no looking at your paper is torture at first...but by the end of this first session I am already looking at things differently and excited to come back to try a different approach tomorrow! I've put together 9 Drawing Schedules that are a light version of Nicolaides' 3 hour sessions from the book, The Natural Way to Draw. This is about the ultimate drawing for beginners serious art school level class. But working through the book would take 15 hours a week...so I simplified it to 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week. Join the challenge! I've got a groovy private drawing community for you to join to get the daily assignments and share your work with other beginners. Link in bio . . . . . . #contourdrawing #learntodraw #drawing
  • Ooooo have I been planning an amazing gift for you! Details coming soon! But first a question: Have you ever heard of the book The Natural Way to Draw? Comment below if you have tried it, OR if you've never heard of it!
  • Drawing faces seems intimidating until you learn the basics of proportion and the common mistakes all beginners make. In this 3 day workshop, you'll get individual instruction in an intimate studio classroom to achieve a realistic likeness of a face. We'll cover the basics, learn tricks to drawing the profile and 3 quarter view of the portrait, and work with a live model. This 3 day Portrait Workshop could save you years of frustratingly slow drawing progress. You'll leave with a new skill set of satisfying drawing techniques that make you excited to draw your next portrait. email jessica@jessicaantonelli.com for more info, or see jessicaantonelli.com Classes in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, June 11-13, 10m-1pm
  • Come celebrate color as you learn the principles of design. With our friend the cactus as a model, we'll play with texture, shapes, color and movement to create watercolor paintings that you'll enjoy looking at almost as much as you enjoy creating them. More info at jessicaantonelli.com, or email jessica@jessicaantonelli.com June 5th & 6th, 10am-1pm San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
  • Had a lovely art jam with @a.life.in.dreams, playing with #newartsupplies #lamysafari #pendrawing #blue #waterbrushpen
  • Such a pleasure getting back into the habit of sketching new places #urbansketch #macaroons #teahouse #pendrawing #micronpen #drawing
  • Quick graphite wash sketch of my buddy Justin, who rescued me when i was stranded at the Austin airport for 2 days. I'm a big fan of these water soluble graphite pencils for doing sketches in action. This was drawn over some beers and conversation, so there wasn't a moment he was still or posing. The graphite helps to lightly get impressions and the indentifying forms of the face in before i commit with the water pen, which seals in the graphite and ups the value. #watersoluble #graphite #drawing #portraitinmotion #drawingfromlife
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