How should a place for training be prepared?
Mount the camera so that your drawing is seen as in the picture. Usually we use I Pad for lessons, it has a good camera, but you can use also another camera. The drawing should be well-lit.
Light should fall from the right side. You should have a camera at your fingertips, so that you can take a quick picture of your still life and send it to the teacher.
You need a rigid board 50x70 cm(19.68x22.55 inches), This size is perfect for training purposes. As you see in the picture on the right, the paper size A2 42.0 x 59.4cm, (16.53 x 23.39 inches) perfectly fit a board of these dimensions.
For a training you can use simple household items. Take a look at the paintings by Cezanne- these painting were created based on simple house hold items, but they are recognized as the masterpieces world wide.
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I suggest to order KOH-I-NOOR pencils F, 2B, HB, H and KOH-I-NOOR erasers. A white eraser with an elephant picture we use for pencil drawings. A blue one is for pastel drawings.
Sometimes we draw with pastel (not graphite) pencils to make a drawing darker . We do this if your camera is not very good.
Usually I suggest to order Mungyo Soft Pastel 64 Set. This set includes many colors and it is cheap. But if you already have a pastel set of another manufacturer, it is OK.
The best watercolors are
St Petersburg Watercolours , you can order any set which includes 16 colors or more.
Here is a link to a manufacturer web site
https://stpetersburgwatercolours.com/
You can order synthetic brushes for watercolors.They are durable and can be used for acrylic painting also.
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Here you can see some studio arrangements. These photos were taken at my students homes, so you can get some ideas how the training took place.
The height of a chair for a student is 45cm (17.7 inches), this is a regular size of a chair. You can place a still life on another chair or use any other furniture.
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