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Quick Sketch, Study No. 2

Part 2 in the series is a new drawing and we are examining the same subject from a different angle. This helps to bring to life the 3D reality of the head.

Materials: graphite (4h-4b), white chalk (.9mm from sewline) on Stonehenge paper that is stretched over a 1.5 inch deep cradled panel. The paper has been toned with ink before starting the drawing. Model image os from the Travis folder.

Quick Sketch, Study No. 1

This is a re-release of an older tutorial that I took off of the site when it was getting too cluttered. Now that I have organised the new navigation page I thought it was the right time to put it back up.

Materials: graphite (4h-4b), white chalk (.9mm from sewline) on Stonehenge paper that is stretched over a 1.5 inch deep cradled panel. The paper has been toned with ink before starting the drawing. Model image os from the Travis folder.

How to Navigate My Tutorials (super important post)

Have you ever found yourself a bit frustrated with Patreon's old school blog-scroll style navigation? I know that I have. Well, those days are officially over! There are 2 ways you can navigate my lessons and find all of them in order:

1st is to use the "Collections" page found on the Patreon home screen. See the image in this post to see how that works.

The second i...

Grisaille Painting, Part 3, Real Time

All 3 and 1/2 hours of it. Really enjoyed making this stage of the demo. 

Grisaille Painting, Part 3, Refined Cut

Part 3 will be the final part for this month (September). The remaining 2 parts will come out in October- thank you in advance for your patience with this extended rollout, I am really putting a lot of work into these!

Grisaille Painting, Part 2, Refined Cut

The compressed version of stage 2- taking 3 hours of footage and boiling it down to it's most essential features.

Grisaille Painting, Part 2, Real Time

In Part 2 we will be finishing the block in process. That means figuring out how to observe & paint a background.

In addition to that I will introduce my preference for keeping the design and freshness of the painting accessible from one layer to the next. 

And, really, so many other things!

All The Model Packs In 1 Location

UPDATE (Jan-29-2025):

All source images are now available, as a zip file download, to subscribers through my Patreon shop page: https://www.patreon.com/stephenbaumanartwork/shop/all-model-packs-938656?source=storefront

It is 100% free to subscribers at any paid level.

Grisaille Painting, Part1, Refined Cut

Here is the compressed version of part 1. It's like the espresso shot of grisaille painting tutorials 😅

Grisaille Painting, Part 1, Real Time

Hello Everyone- it starts here! Or... well, it continues here! So I am sure all of you remember the drawing I made of this same pose and model. We are going to continue with that project all the way into color!!! I am aware that I am way too excited about this, but that's how I feel 🤷‍♂️ 

This is Part 1 of 5 parts. This month I will release parts 1 through 3. Next month we will have parts 4-5- these are so packed with info and commentary, they take quite a while for me to ...

What We Love About: Bertha Wegmann

Brilliant 19th century portrait painter- Bertha Wegmann. In this episode I talk about her techniques while examining a few excellent portraits.

Bertha Wegmann, in Hi-Res

Very soon I have a new episode of WWLA (What We Love About...) coming out about Bertha Wegmann. I thought I would take the opportunity to post here some of the hi-res images that I tracked down for use in the video. They are all pretty easy to find via google/wiki. In most cases I only had to click down a couple of pages to get to the full size jpg.

If you all like posts like these I can continue to post them along with my video series. What do you think?

What We Love About: Bouguereau

The list could go on and on, but in this video I talk about his use of color in fleshtones, anatomical knowledge, and technique- and also debuck some of the criticisms he comes in for.

News & Updates

Hello Again!

So, more interesting stuff happening here. 1st, I have made the adjustments to the "tag" system here and I hope that it has made posts more accessible for you all. 

There is a new tier in the works... Cornelia and I are developing lesson plans for what we are calling "The Curriculum Tier." It is a solution for students who want a clear linear trajectory in their learning. There will be monthly le...

What We Love About: Menzel

So, this is the next in a series of videos that I am making about subjects that can fill in the space around my tutorials. By this I mean that, for art students, a sense of context about great representational artwork is helpful when acquiring both artistic tastes and skills. Today it’s Aldof Menzel- technically an academic later in his career though that’s not necessarily where he started.

Painting Foundations: The Pear Project, Pt. 2, Refined Cut

Painting Foundations: The Pear Project, Pt. 1, Refined Cut

This is the 1st part of a livestream workshop I did with some of my Mentorship+ Tier subscribers, I hope you all like it. It was a really interactive experience and we had a great time making it. As I get better at making/broadcasting these workshops I hope to expand the participation to all of my subscribers. 

Would you like to take part in more "live," classes like this one?

Livestream Archive

This post is a part of the new organization/streamlining of my Patreon page. I am doing this in an effort to make the user experience better and make the highest quality content more easily accessible. 

This list of livestream links contains all of the livestreams I made for patrons since the beginning of my Patreon page. 

I will also be gradually migrating all of the user comments into the comment section. So, all of the comments will look like they are from me- though ...

Part 3 Of My Bargue Drawings Series

Further insights and conversation in answer to subscriber Phil Bennett's question about spending time with Bargue drawings.

I am 99% sure that this is the last part of the Bargue series- maybe there's a little bit more...

Notes/corrections:

Some updates- The actual sculpture is from the Helenistic era, not Classical. Also- Michaelangelo was not in hand for the unearthing of the Belvedere Torso but rather for the Laocoon.

Part 2 Of My Bargue Drawings Series

Further insights and conversation in answer to subscriber Phil Bennett's question about spending time with Bargue drawings.

By the way, I am looking for a name for this "show." Is it a Vlog? Either way, I think that it needs a title, any suggestions?

New Short Vid About Bargue Drawings

This new content model, as I explain in the video, is a way for me to be more reactive to subscriber's interests. If you have questions & topics that you want to hear a bit about (or a lot, as in this case) just let me know via messenger or in the comment section. 

This is the 1st of 3 videos on this topic. Patreon Subscriber Phil Bennett asks:

My question is concerning the Bargue plates.   It’s my understanding that you and s...

Features Of The Head, Eye Part 2, Real Time

Here is the 2nd video that shows every mark on the paper.

Audio start times: 00:01, 01:10:30, 01:55:14

Features Of The Head, Eye Part 1, Real Time

Here is the video that has every mark from start to finish

Audio start times: 00:01, 53:07, 01:19:23

Portrait Prize Winner, Miriam Baranov! (updated)

Thank you everyone that participated in this competition and for sharing your work with me and your colleagues!

Something you all should know about drawing and painting competitions- it takes a lot for you to put yourself out there. For me it is an honor to be able to assess and compare your entries. Thank you for taking this step and putting your work out there into the world!

I have spent a lot of effort and time trying to figure out which drawing stood out from...

Features Of The Head, Eye Part 2, Refined Cut

This is the 2nd of 2 parts in this lesson.

If you have some questions please leave them in the comments!

Features Of The Head, Eye Part 1, Refined Cut

This is the 1st tutorial in a new series that I am starting out called "The Features Of The Head."

This ongoing series goes in depth on the individual features- eyes, nose, ears, mouth, and eventually the planes of the head. It is the beginning of my Patreon content having a structure that will facilitate a student's progress from basics to advanced concepts. Distilling the things that I learned in my 4 years at the Florence Academy and all that I learned teaching there for the last 12 ...

Free Video: Studying Proportions, Part 1

I am posting this here as a sample for visitors who might be curious to sign up but want to know more about the content first. 

To work along with the full version you can subscribe at the $10 level.

Studying Proportions, Part 2, Real Time Edition

Every mark made from start to finish... part 2!

Studying Proportions, Part 1, Real Time Edition

Every mark on made from start to finish!

Studying Proportions, Part 2, Refined Cut

This is the 2nd of 2 parts and it goes through the tools and concepts I am using in the final stage of this project. My paper here is Stonehenge I am drawing with graphite pencils.

This is the refined edition of Part 2(meaning that the work time is sped up and the informational sections are in real time).