Studio Practice

Artist processes, making resources and practical references for studio teaching.

Drawing + observation

Drawing + observation

Studio / Looking + observationLearning by DesignSighting, comparing and adjusting: the looking exercises to demonstrate before students draw from objects.Studio / Light + toneLearning by DesignLight source, tonal range and continuous tone, with the demonstration order students can follow.Everyday moments: David HockneyNGV / School resourceOrdinary subjects treated as worth sustained looking, with digital still life as the making prompt.Cressida CampbellNational Gallery of Australia / Learning resourceClose observation of domestic subjects carried through drawing into the woodblock process.Grace Cossington Smith: Colour, rhythm and spiritNational Gallery of Australia / Stories + ideasColour and rhythm built from everyday interiors; useful before students treat their own rooms as subject matter.

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