Workshop On Begininng Drawing

I was recently asked to teach a workshop on basic drawing techniques at the Farm In Phoenix, Arizona. I am overwhelmed to begin teaching and to grow and learn from these experiences. Also, this will help me begin to establish myself a little more In my community as an individual who Is taking portrait painting very seriously. I am posting a link for the workshop Information, tell your friends and family tell everyone! Min of 6 max of 12 students.

     I will be covering basic drawing techniques, measuring, proportions, establishing values, using your eye to "see" how to break down complex shapes into basic shapes and recreate visually the world around you. Beginner level but anyone Is welcome.

I have 2 separate days I am teaching, Oct 27th and Nov 3rd 8-11 a.m.
More Info on the website



http://artstudio-thefarm.org/AlejandroSandovalPencilBeginnerDrawing.html

Master study In oil after Bouguereau

I recently started learning how to paint to advance my career as a portrait artist, I was struggling several weeks ago so I decided to do several master study's In oil to get a better handling of oil. This Is the first study still In progress, Its a sketch In oil after the French Artist Bouguereau I plan on completing the study after I finish another small assignment for a client.

Basic Shape study

I was having a little bit of trouble painting recently I could not figure out how to layer values on top of each other properly without making everything to gray. So I decided to take out my book titled Light for the Artist By Ted Seth Jacobs. There are several examples of rendering basic shapes to understand light and form rendering, understanding how to draw and paint these basic shapes well Is the groundwork for drawing anything. When an artist draw's they break complex shapes into basic shapes, circles, squares, cylinders, and cones. If one replicate shadows, lights, values on basic shapes they can use these tools to draw complex shapes such as the human form.

Bargue plate page 7

Another Bargue plate completed recently, I had completed several small studies In oil on basic shapes and understanding light (the basis of drawing realistically) After completing the small study I finished this Bargue plate In several days and It was so much easier to complete because I can confidently say I thoroughly understand how light works (when it comes to drawing).

Anatomy study of the skull 2

Anatomy study of the skull front and side profile, just a quick 2 hour study per profile to get a general idea of anatomical placement.

Graphite and white chalk on 18x24 toned paper.

Anatomy study of the skull

Front profile of Skull quick study of the skull to get a general idea of Anatomical placement and bone landmarks. Graphite and chalk on paper

Anatomy study Front Rib Cage profile

The purpose of this drawing was a test on my abilities as a painter and draftsmen and my mentality on working on long term projects. The purpose of this was not to make a pretty picture but to challenge myself In remembering anatomical form and the underlying structure of the human body so when I get back to painting the figure I will have a much more In depth understanding of anatomical landmarks and how they relate to muscle landmarks. All In all I did this because I want to be a better painter and I believe I've been slacking.

I'll be doing several of these to really get a strong grasp of human anatomy.