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 6: with colour

The most complex form of drawing. Starting with a pencil outline, the drawing is developed with a brush in clearly defined layers.

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

The Head of a common Golden Eagle, from Life (Ruskin, John - The Head of a common Golden Eagle, from Life)   

Further examples for teachers and students:

Snake's-Head Fritillary (Ruskin, John - Snake's-Head Fritillary)    The Golden Iris (Iris Pseudo-acorus) (from the Floræ Danicæ) (unidentified - The Golden Iris (Iris Pseudo-acorus) (from the Floræ Danicæ))   The Head of a common Golden Eagle, from Life (Ruskin, John - The Head of a common Golden Eagle, from Life)

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