How to draw en plein air | IN THE STUDIO TUTORIAL
In this tutorial, learn how to draw "en plein air" by watching artist Bix Archer demonstrate drawing techniques with ink and charcoal outdoors in MoMA's Sculpture Garden. Learn how to warm up with blind contour and gesture drawing and what portable materials you can use outside. Archer explains how to navigate changing light conditions in the environment through line and shading at various scales and how to incorporate the feeling and activity of the environment in your drawing. There's even a surprise proposal! Along the way, Archer refers to artists who inspire her, including Hilma af Klint, Ruth Asawa, Paul Cézanne, William Kentridge, Charles Burchfield, and John Marin.
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