Frequently Asked Questions 4
4. I thought that we'd be working from a single pose all day-why didn't we?
We feel that a number of related tasks are more valuable
in terms of learning than one continuous activity.
Many people share the expectation that life drawing is something like
human still life where things happen very slowly if indeed they happen
at all.
The workshop's main purpose is not to improve your drawing ability and
fill your portfolio with grade raising work (although we hope that this
happens as well) but to get you to think about drawing as a creative process.
One in which risks are taken, responses explored, potential solutions
compared, instincts acted upon and mistakes made. These things can lead
to a better understanding of drawing. One or two immaculate pictures in
your folder might not.
