I spent 8 hours of my day yesterday taking a beginner's portraiture class with Robert Barrett of the Neighbourhood Art Studio. The class consisted of a maximum of 5 students allowing us to have full view of the model. After a brief coffee and snacks we got right into it with the famous Bob's Law. (This has been drilled into my brain for 2 years now and I still struggle to remember it word for word.)
If we did not remember we were jokingly "boo'd" at. I don't think any of us passed Bob's Law test. His famous law states..........."You never make a mark unless that mark is related to something that already exists!"
Although I do not plan on painting portraits I found this class to be invaluable for learning techniques to compare distances, angles, positive and negative space, proportions of the face along with blending skin tones. Now if only I could find the time to practice.
If we did not remember we were jokingly "boo'd" at. I don't think any of us passed Bob's Law test. His famous law states..........."You never make a mark unless that mark is related to something that already exists!"
Although I do not plan on painting portraits I found this class to be invaluable for learning techniques to compare distances, angles, positive and negative space, proportions of the face along with blending skin tones. Now if only I could find the time to practice.
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