7 life drawing shorts to do at home
By Wes Gilpin
Published on 8 September 2020
In 2018, we hosted the world’s first-ever livestreamed life drawing class from the Royal Academy’s famous Life Room, #LifeDrawingLive. Grab a pencil and have a crack at each pose by life model Andrew Crayford.
What you need
Some paper and a pen or pencil is all you really need to take part – if all you’ve got is a napkin and a biro, that’s just fine – although you could also work with pastels, charcoal or any other materials you want to try. We recommend you watch on a desktop and go full-screen if you can, to get the best possible view of the model.
Share your work
We’d love to see your sketches. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram to share photos of your drawing with the hashtag #LifeDrawingShorts.
Pose one
Pose by Andrew Crayford.
Pose two
Pose by Andrew Crayford.
Pose three
Pose by Andrew Crayford.
Pose four
Pose by Andrew Crayford.
Pose five
Pose by Andrew Crayford.
Pose six
Pose by Andrew Crayford.
Pose seven
Pose by Andrew Crayford.
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