The Open Sketchbook

Spend an afternoon with Evan Kitson while he demos a portrait drawing:

In this live 4.5-hour session, I'll draw a portrait from start to finish while thinking out loud, narrating every decision, and every adjustment as it happens. This isn't a polished lecture; It's a real studio session!

We'll move through anatomy and structure, calligraphy and mark making/hatching, and tonal development- not as isolated topics, but as they actually arise in the course of building a drawing and how they all contribute to "likeness"!

Q&A is open and encouraged for the entire session. Ask anything, at any point- I'm looking forward to talking art with you!

WHO THIS IS FOR

Artists who want to spend time inside a working drawing process: not a highlight reel, but the whole thing, start to finish. Whether you're deepening your own portrait practice or just love spending time thinking about drawing, you'll fit right in. Feel free to draw along - but know that we won't have time for participant feedback during this session.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

• Live session on Zoom (4.5 hours, with a break at the halfway point)
• Materials list and recommendations
• Reference images provided
• Full recording available day after we wrap
• Photo of the finished demo after we wrap
• Also Included: a video lecture on "How To Study Anatomy"

Can't attend live? All registered participants have access to the recording and the session's materials to explore whenever they'd like- access doesn't expire. So you can feel safe registering, even if you can't join us for the whole session.