The Elements of Drawing, John Ruskin’s teaching collection at Oxford

The Elements of Drawing, John Ruskin’s teaching collection at Oxford

Learn to draw

Stephen Farthing R.A. presents eight practical drawing classes using John Ruskin’s teaching collections to explain the basic principles of drawing.

Drawing classes

Lesson 4: drawing with a brush

Making a livelier drawing, where the line and tone have an energy because they have been applied at speed with a brush.

Click on the thumbnail images to zoom into the original drawing and to see more information about the object:

A Gentleman standing (Romney, George - A Gentleman standing)

Further examples for teachers and students:

Five Diagrams showing the two Types of developed Form in the English Shield (Ruskin, John - Five Diagrams showing the two Types of developed Form in the English Shield)    Solway Moss (Turner, Joseph Mallord William - Solway Moss)    

A Lady Standing, Holding a Coronet (Romney, George - A Lady standing, holding a Coronet)    A seated figure (Romney, George - A seated Figure)   Study of a Black Adder (Ruskin, John - Study of a Black Adder)

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