@evankitson.bsky.social
Draftsman, painter, instructor, anatomist, curator, collector, and all-around art enthusiast. https://theopensketchbook.com
Simple head structure demos from a while back
#clay #sculpture #anatomy #headstudy
Ha me too!
20.02.2025 15:46 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0What’s your favorite go-to doodle? Mine is obviously skulls 💀
#graphite #horse #skull #sketchbook #drawing
New demo video in still-life club (free):
learn.theopensketchbook.com/courses/stil...
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14.02.2025 14:04 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Thanks!
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New newsletter:
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#tonalstudy #sketchbook #drawing
Red pencil sketch
#coloredpencil #sketchbook #drawing #fromlife
Thanks!
10.02.2025 23:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
learn.theopensketchbook.com/pages/blog?p...
#coloredpencil #drawing #colorstudy #sketchbook
Oil demonstration: Limited Palette of Ivory Black, Titanium White, Raw Umber, Burnt Sienna, and Terre Verte (WIP)
#skull #oilpainting #paintingdemo #limitedpalette #painting #wip
Thanks Chris!
06.02.2025 23:31 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Thanks Hank!
06.02.2025 23:30 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Nice!
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Graphite portrait demo, thinking of drawing as sculpture
#drawing #graphite #portraitdrawing #drawingdemo #artclass
Sketchbook figure studies
#figuredrawing #sketchbook #fromlife #graphite #coloredpencil
Nice!
04.02.2025 18:29 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Tonal jawbone studies in my sketchbook
#graphite #sketchbook #drawing #stilllife #anatomy
I get asked about crosshatching all the time- here’s an old YouTube video where I show a few ideas
youtu.be/yjQkCjzrqwg
#drawing #crosshatching #hatchmarks #sketching
New newsletter this morning!
theopensketchbook.kit.com/posts
#art #productivity #creativity #sketchbook #drawing #painting
Portrait, painting demonstration in oils, using colored light gels. Red light accent, and bold brushstrokes.
Oil painting demonstration for my painting 1 students. Love using colored lights to help students observe color relationships better when they’re learning 🎨
#portrait #painting #oilpainting #artclass #fromlife
Graphite cast drawing of the back of a plaster bust’s head
Work in progress: graphite cast drawing, rear view of an anatomy bust.
#drawing #castdrawing #wip #graphite
Sketchbook drawing of a hand study and a female figure study with a skull still-life
Graphite sketches with colored pencil notes
#sketchbook #figuredrawing #handstudy #pencildrawing
My online sketchbook development course starts this evening!
learn.theopensketchbook.com/courses/sket...
#sketchbook #drawing #onlineclass #artclass
From a former student
27.01.2025 12:43 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0One of my favorites of yours!
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Red, black, and white chalk
#chalk #drawing #crosshatching #skull #troiscrayons
Zygomatic bone/form studies ✏️
#structuraldrawing #graphite #skull #portraitdrawing #sketchbook
I’ve been writing a lot about developing habits in my newsletter this month- this blog post is about how to break up your time into chunks when you engage with your habit if you’re not feeling productive:
learn.theopensketchbook.com/pages/blog?p...
#pomodorotechnique #habit #productivity #drawing
Thanks! I agree
24.01.2025 18:05 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
