Bruce started a drawing class with us before Covid hit, so some of you may remember drawing with him, chairs, self-portraits and upside down drawings.
This of course requires quite a lot of introspection about how you go about things. There are three main areas that Bruce hopes to cover. They are: acute observation, manual dexterity and reflection on what you are doing. If you think about it for a moment, this would be an essential requirement for any craft-based creativity; this not about ‘correctness' but about the creative process.
You will require various materials and to begin with. The basic items are these:
A pencil [2B or softer]
A pen and ink
A rubber
A pad of A5 paper[ [not too flimsy: 300g.s.m./140lb]. Cartridge or a fairly smooth watercolour paper. Bockingford is good.
Some rough sketching paper and something with which to sharpen your pencils. A blade is better than a sharpener.
A ruler/straight edge/set square
A drawing board of some kind: a tray , a chopping board or a sheet of hardboard may suffice. Also tape, Blu-tack or drawing pins.
You will need subject matter:
A cloth to stand things on…anything is better than a Melamine table!
Some pieces of fruit. Maybe more pieces of one or two kinds, rather than one piece of each.
Some chaotic pieces from the garden, such as twigs, stones, dried flowers, or a bird’s nest if you are lucky!
Some photographs of landscapes, preferably not too arty or composed, enlarged to A4 on a photo-copier.
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