Playful Portrait Drawing VOlume 2

Mastering Drawing Through Play

A workshop by Valentin Scheiner

Art is a playground where we can materialize the improbable, the unthinkable, the impossible and dive into worlds of our own creation.

Yet we so often get stuck in our approach, limit our own possibilities and our drawings become stale, lifeless and boring.

This workshop is about ways in which we can break free from those boundaries again and get into a state of free, child-like wonder and play.

Valentin is going to show you his approach how to keep the portrait drawing practice fresh and inspiring while learning the hard skills such as anatomy, proportions and shading at the same time.

The workshop is aimed at beginners and experienced artists alike.

The former will learn a playful way to master drawing, the latter will be given tools and techniques to break up their routine.

This updated workshop builds on an earlier version that was offered at ‘Drink And Draw Berlin’ and features a new structure that incorporates insights gained from running other workshops. It is not necessary to have attended the prior, but you will still pick up revised techniques and untapped knowledge if you have.

Recommended Materials to bring

Faber Castell Polychromo Pencils:

• 1 x black

• 3-4 dark colors (eg Dark red 225, Pine green 267, Indanthrene blue 247, Caput mortuum violet 263)

• 3 midtone colors (Phtalo Blue 110, Scarlet red 118, Earth green yellowish 168)

• 3-4 bright colors (eg Beige Red 132, Salmon 130, Cadmium yellow 107, Light cobalt turquoise 154)

Paper:

• Talens Art Creation A4 Sketchbook or very smooth A4 paper, min 150g/m2, eg. Boesner Bristol-Block 205 g/m2
  

About the teacher

Valentin is a freelance artist, graphic designer, illustrator and drawing teacher living in Berlin.

He has been drawing since childhood and studied graphic design and illustration at HAW Hamburg.

He has led various workshops for Drink and Draw Berlin and Warrior Art Camp.