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See how to draw roses with pencil and charcoal as preparatory drawings for oil paintings. Kathleen explains her engagement with roses as a figurative subject for her paintings, providing a comprehensive demo on how to set up the lighting and placement of the roses, how to sharpen & prepare pencil/charcoal supplies, and then how to draw a structural drawing in pencil, and a pictorial drawing in charcoal. Demo and discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu and Guest Teaching Artist Kathleen Speranza. ARTIST LINKS, Kathleen Speranza https://www.kathleensperanza.com/ https://www.instagram.com/speranzafineart/ https://kathleensperanza.podia.com/ TIME STAMPS 00:00 Opening 00:22 Charcoal technique 01:05 Sharpening tools 04:56 Mechanical pencils 06:44 Kneaded erasers 07:31 Eraser sticks 08:17 Pencil hardness 09:33 Paper 10:34 Powdered charcoal 11:11 Seurat's drawings 11:39 Pan Pastel sponges 12:34 Blending stumps 12:49 Nitram charcoal 15:11 Brushes 16:00 Sharpening charcoal 16:31 Sharpening charcoal pencils 19:30 Why roses 20:17 Setting up the roses 23:25 Lighting 25:19 Setting up 2 roses 26:51 Giotto 29:48 Touching the roses 30:06 Starting the pencil drawing 31:43 Squinting 32:50 Rembrandt's etchings 35:34 Drawing shadow shapes 39:32 Darkest part of the rose 40:59 Finished structural drawing 41:18 Shooting reference photos 42:33 Setting up the roses 43:15 Reference photos of the set up 45:51 Starting the charcoal drawing 48:43 Drawing with toilet paper 51:43 Composition 55:47 Teaching drawing 56:50 Rose encyclopedia 58:08 Changing Light 1:00:46 Commercially grown roses vs. garden roses 1:02:58 Finished pictorial drawing 1:03:40 Bloopers Kathleen Speranza has had an academic career of more than thirty years teaching painting and drawing at the college level. She was on the Faculty of the Rhode Island School of Design for several years. Kathleen now leads painting workshops both nationally and Internationally. She earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from Yale University School of Art. Her paintings have always explored the visual language of space, light, color and form as it relates to specific subjects from nature. Kathleen has exhibited work in group and solo shows throughout the US and U.K. Her work can be found in numerous private and public collections. REFERENCE PHOTOS OF THE ROSES https://www.flickr.com/photos/189561381@N07/albums/72157718548152906 ART SUPPLIES IN THE VIDEO Supply list with images & links: https://artprof.org/courses/drawing-roses/ Mechanical Pencil: https://amzn.to/3c0R4FQ Fabriano Ingres Paper: https://amzn.to/3bQqe2W General's Factis Pen Style Eraser: https://amzn.to/2PQj3Lz 220 Grit Sandpaper: https://amzn.to/2NUv5bq Utility Knife with Retractable Blade: https://amzn.to/2OF36rg Nitram charcoal: https://amzn.to/2Pv3FcD Pan Pastel Set: https://amzn.to/383Bh81 Charcoal pencils: https://amzn.to/2zpIm1E Vine Charcoal: https://amzn.to/386jOLU Kneaded eraser: https://amzn.to/2NY4wjw Drawing Board: https://amzn.to/2xNqcEO BOOKS & ARTISTS MENTIONED IN THE VIDEO Encyclopedia of Roses: https://amzn.to/3box1BX John Constable, Giotto , Georges Seurat, Rembrandt, Johannes Vermeer, Vincent van Gogh, J.M.W. Turner, Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin 🍎ART PROF SERVICES https://artprof.org/services/ • Portfolio critiques • Artist calls • Personal Art Curriculums • Artist doc editing • Lectures by Prof Lieu 🍊WORKSHOPS https://artprof.org/learn/premium-courses/premium-workshops-schedule/ ❤️JOIN OUR PATREON GROUP https://www.patreon.com/artprof • Share your art in weekly voice sessions with staff • Critiques & advice from Prof Lieu • Find support in a small group of artists 🐟JOIN OUR DISCORD SERVER http://discord.gg/artprof 🍏VISIT OUR WEBSITE https://artprof.org/ • Curriculums for self-taught artists • Tracks: sequences of lessons & prompts • Pro development • Art supply lists • Art school & critiques 🦀SOCIAL MEDIA 🎵https://www.tiktok.com/@artprof?lang=en 🌺https://www.instagram.com/art.prof/ 🌻https://www.instagram.com/artproffamily/ 🌞EMAIL LIST http://eepurl.com/cHjff9 🍏YOUTUBE LIVE STREAM SCHEDULE https://artprof.org/events-2/ ❤️SUPPORT US https://www.paypal.me/artprof https://account.venmo.com/u/artprof 🎞️SPONSOR A VIDEO https://artprof.org/learn/sponsor-a-video/ ✔️SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/c/ClaraLieu?sub_confirmation=1 ✅ GET MERCH! https://art-prof.creator-spring.com/ 🖼️SHOP WITH OUR ORIGINAL ART https://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtProfProjects 🍅ART PROF REFERENCE PHOTO COLLECTION Download high resolution reference photos for free! https://www.flickr.com/photos/189561381@N07/albums 📌ART PROF PODCAST https://open.spotify.com/show/69k5OT267xpXodcCh810fa https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/art-prof/id1523194260 🍊STAFF SPOTIFY PLAYLISTS https://open.spotify.com/user/gco4r8v6899ekhsek6mllywd1 🫐STREAMYARD Sign up for Streamyard: https://streamyard.com?fpr=artprof 🔗Links in this video description are Amazon affiliate links that Artprof.org earns from qualifying purchases.

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