This class is about more than just sketching people in ink, it’s about learning how to study other artists’ work and use it as a springboard to develop your own style. We’ll look closely at how different sketchers use line, shape, and marks to capture figures, and then apply those lessons to our own pages.

This is exactly how I have developed my style of drawing people, but the ideas of this class are also how I have developed my own style of sketching. So in this class you're not only learning about drawing people, but a philosophy for developing our own style.

What is there to learn?

You’ll learn how to break down features, explore composition, and simplify what you see, while practicing through guided exercises that include copying, analysing, and adapting. The focus is not on producing identical drawings, but on understanding what makes a sketch work and how those techniques can feed into your own approach.

By the end, you’ll have a stronger grasp of pen and ink techniques, a sketchbook filled with studies and experiments, and, most importantly, a clearer sense of the style that feels authentic to you.

Supplies you'll need

For this class you'll just need pen and paper, and any pen will do. As you delve into your art-style you may find certain types of pen and ink work best, but that is something to develop and learn from the class. Not something you require for this class. I will be using a fountain pen, and permanent carbon ink.

This follows on from these two classes:

Swarna Pemmaraju

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