I’m just starting here at NMA.  I’m in Drawing Foundations 1.  Retaking art after years of not painting and finally investing in my art education ..read more

In this lesson, instructor Chris Legaspi will show you the ease with which you can “draw” in oil paint. Chris will demonstrate his render technique with only burnt umber and gamsol. You will watch him push and pull his medium around with a paper towel while treating the thick oil paint like charcoal. This lesson will prove to you that oil paints are not as daunting as they seem. This lesson belongs to the course An Overview of Rendering Techniques. In this 9-week course, Chris Legaspi teaches you a variety of techniques for rendering your drawings and paintings. You will learn to create l ..read more

In this lesson, instructor Chris Legaspi will teach you how to handle challenging painting medium; watercolor. You will study the basic concepts of “Alla prima” painting, meaning “at first attempt” in Italian. Chris will show you how to control the bleeding and soaking tendencies of watercolor. From there, you will be able to adjust your composition and be cautious with your application. This lesson belongs to the course An Overview of Rendering Techniques. In this 9-week course, Chris Legaspi teaches you a variety of techniques for rendering your drawings and paintings. You will learn to ..read more

In this lesson, instructor Chris Legaspi will show you in three demonstrations how to utilize Prismacolor pencils to render on toned paper. You will learn to use the color of toned paper as halftones. Chris will teach you how he incorporates white colored pencils on the areas of highlight. This lesson belongs to the course An Overview of Rendering Techniques. In this 9-week course, Chris Legaspi teaches you a variety of techniques for rendering your drawings and paintings. You will learn to create lay-ins, mass in value shapes, refine, and render using different mediums. Whether you are w ..read more

In this lesson with instructor Chris Legaspi, you will learn how to render using colored pencils. You will study the difference between Prismacolor Verithin and colored pencils. From there, Chris will demonstrate various cross-hatching and tonal mark-making techniques using both of those tools. This lesson belongs to the course An Overview of Rendering Techniques. In this 9-week course, Chris Legaspi teaches you a variety of techniques for rendering your drawings and paintings. You will learn to create lay-ins, mass in value shapes, refine, and render using different mediums. Whether you ..read more

In this lesson with instructor Chris Legaspi, you will learn rendering techniques with willow charcoal. Chris will show you how to prepare your tools by breaking them into different lengths to create a variety of mark-making. You will find that willow charcoal is easy to control and can give you very soft edges, unlike many other mediums. This lesson belongs to the course An Overview of Rendering Techniques. In this 9-week course, Chris Legaspi teaches you a variety of techniques for rendering your drawings and paintings. You will learn to create lay-ins, mass in value shapes, refine, and ..read more

In this lesson, instructor Chris Legaspi will show you how to render using a red conté pencil. You will study a painterly approach to drawing with this tool: starting from the gesture and contours, then slowly establishing the shadow shapes and halftones. Chris will teach you how to self-assess your drawing throughout the process to make sure you achieve the “beats of three.” This lesson belongs to the course An Overview of Rendering Techniques. In this 9-week course, Chris Legaspi teaches you a variety of techniques for rendering your drawings and paintings. You will learn to create lay ..read more

In this lesson, instructor Chris Legaspi will show you rendering techniques with a charcoal pencil. He will talk about his favorite tool, Wolff’s Carbon pencil, and introduce a great alternative, the black CarbOthello pencil. You will learn how to sharpen your tools to needlepoint to achieve beautifully rendered drawings. Chris will walk you through all the main drawing steps and show you how to apply this medium in portrait and figure drawings. This lesson belongs to the course An Overview of Rendering Techniques. In this 9-week course, Chris Legaspi teaches you a variety of techniques f ..read more

In this lesson, instructor Chris Legaspi will teach you how to render using the most fundamental drawing material; graphite. You will learn about the main drawing steps, including laying in, creating the separation of lights and darks, filling in the value shapes, rendering the core shadows, and refining the small details. Chris will introduce you to the “beats of three” concept and show you how to apply them in the constructions of the female portraits and the hand. This lesson belongs to the course An Overview of Rendering Techniques. In this 9-week course, Chris Legaspi teaches you a v ..read more

In this lesson, Steve Huston will guide you through an analysis of hand drawings by Old Masters such as Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and Albrecht Durer. You will learn to break down the gesture and structure of these drawings and understand how compositional elements are used to express conceptual ideas. Steve will then demonstrate how to apply this knowledge with timed pose drawings.  This lesson belongs to the course Constructive Hand Drawing. In this 2-week course, renowned artist Steve Huston will share his constructive approach to drawing hands. Steve will begin by explaining the ..read more