This Practice Session is dedicated to drawing costumed figures from times past, specifically copying drawings by Pollaiuolo, depicting elegant ladies in beautiful dresses from the Early Renaissance, and also drawings by Antoine Watteau depicting dandy dresses and costumes sported by “Commedia dell’Arte” characters, while frolicking in bucolic landscapes. A really fashionable way to spend an afternoon!

Materials

• White or lightly toned drawing paper in gray or tan.
• Red, black and white-colored pencils or red and white chalk and charcoal sticks or charcoal pencils in medium gradation graphite pencils, HB, B, or 2B will do.
• Eraser, pencil sharpener, sandpaper.
• You can also bring watercolors on brown ink for light washes.