STUDIO PRACTICE COMMUNITY

Not sure what to do next? Build on what you've learned at Vitruvian Studio in a supportive online community.

STUDIO PRACTICE COMMUNITY

Not sure what to do next? Build on what you've learned at Vitruvian Studio in a supportive online community.

"Writer's Block" by Vitruvian Instructor David Jamieson. Winner of the First Place Drawing Award at the 26th International Competition of the Portrait Society of America. Winner of the Silver Medal of Honor in the 111th Annual Exhibition of the Allied Artists of America.

What's next?

"What's next?" is something we hear frequently from students upon completing a course at Vitruvian Studio. It's a fair question. After all, learning to draw well is a journey that unfolds gradually over time. While a good course can certainly be helpful, nobody achieves mastery without sustained, focused and guided effort.

Our Studio Practice Community provides a solution to the problem of what's next. It's a supportive community of Vitruvian students that provides the resources, motivation and feedback necessary to build on what you've learned from our courses, keeping you on track with developing your skills.

Members of the community have access to a library of photo references, a community forum for discussion and sharing, our back-catalog of live streaming class recordings with over 72 hours of content (with more added regularly), and sneak peeks at artwork in progress shared by Vitruvian Studio instructors. With an optional critiques add-on, students can book one-on-one Zoom meetings with instructors for personalized feedback on their work, which is helpful both for learning and for staying motivated.

What's next?

"What's next?" is something we hear frequently from students upon completing a course at Vitruvian Studio. It's a fair question. After all, learning to draw well is a journey that unfolds gradually over time. While a good course can certainly be helpful, nobody achieves mastery without sustained, focused and guided effort.

Our Studio Practice Community provides a solution to the problem of what's next. It's a supportive community of Vitruvian students that provides the resources, motivation and feedback necessary to build on what you've learned from our courses, keeping you on track with developing your skills.

Members of the community have access to a library of photo references, a community forum for discussion and sharing, our back-catalog of live streaming class recordings with over 72 hours of content (with more added regularly), and sneak peeks at artwork in progress shared by Vitruvian Studio instructors. With an optional critiques add-on, students can book one-on-one Zoom meetings with instructors for personalized feedback on their work, which is helpful both for learning and for staying motivated.

Practice Makes Perfect.

Our courses offer a thorough, nuts-and-bolts presentations of our studio process. But there’s more to learning to draw than just knowing what to do. As with any skill, mastery comes from repetition.

Once you've learned the procedure from a course, the next step is to repeat it with different subjects, different lighting environments, and with drawings of different durations and degrees of complexity.

In short, the next step is to practice.

Our Studio Practice Community provides a friendly and supportive venue to rehearse, ensuring that your development doesn't stall.

Our "Weekly Woodshed" is a weekly live practice session where David Jamieson leads students through fundamental skill-building exercises.

Practice Makes Perfect.

Our "Weekly Woodshed" is a weekly live practice session where David Jamieson leads students through fundamental skill-building exercises.

Our courses offer a thorough, nuts-and-bolts presentations of our studio process. But there’s more to learning to draw than just knowing what to do. As with any skill, mastery comes from repetition.

Once you've learned the procedure from a course, the next step is to repeat it with different subjects, different lighting environments, and with drawings of different durations and degrees of complexity.

In short, the next step is to practice.

Our Studio Practice Community provides a friendly and supportive venue to rehearse, ensuring that your development doesn't stall.

Every Thursday, members of the Studio Practice Community meet for "Study Hall" to work on their current projects, while Vitruvian instructors stream their own progress live from the studio.

Routine Makes It Easier.

Lots of accomplished people – from professional musicians to productivity gurus – all say the same thing: you can achieve more if you stick to a routine.

That means setting aside time to focus on something regularly. It’s not enough to say "I’ll do it as much as I can” or “whenever I get a chance”. Life is complicated, and such vague commitments are eaily brushed aside, leading to procrastination.

Our Studio Practice Community provides routine by encouraging students to check-in regularly with their latest progress. Share what you're working on with the group, and instructors and students alike can respond with advice and encouragement. This helps provide direction and accountability, giving you goals to meet each month.

Routine Makes It Easier.

Every Thursday, members of the Studio Practice Community meet for "Study Hall" to work on their current projects, while Vitruvian instructors stream their own progress live from the studio.

Lots of accomplished people – from professional musicians to productivity gurus – all say the same thing: you can achieve more if you stick to a routine.

That means setting aside time to focus on something regularly. It’s not enough to say "I’ll do it as much as I can” or “whenever I get a chance”. Life is complicated, and such vague commitments are eaily brushed aside, leading to procrastination.

Our Studio Practice Community provides routine by encouraging students to check-in regularly with their latest progress. Share what you're working on with the group, and instructors and students alike can respond with advice and encouragement. This helps provide direction and accountability, giving you goals to meet each month.

With A Little Help From Your Friends...

We can make more progress if we can communicate with others facing the same challenges. That’s why our Studio Practice Community includes discussion areas where members can share their work, ask questions, and both offer and receive encouragement from like-minded students from all over the world. Vitruvian instructors will also be present in the forums and newsfeeds to offer feeback and advice, as well as share their own work in progress.
Making artwork is often a solitary pursuit, and it can be hard to know how to proceed without input. Being part of a like-minded community that's rooting for your success can be hugely motivating and rewarding. We all do better when we're in it together!
Studio Practice Community members are encouraged to share their work with each other via discussion forums, a Facebook-style newsfeed, group critiques, and more.

With A Little Help From Your Friends...

Studio Practice Community members are encouraged to share their work with each other via discussion forums, a Facebook-style newsfeed, group critiques, and more.
We can make more progress if we can communicate with others facing the same challenges. That’s why our Studio Practice Community includes discussion areas where members can share their work, ask questions, and both offer and receive encouragement from like-minded students from all over the world. Vitruvian instructors will also be present in the forums and newsfeeds to offer feeback and advice, as well as share their own work in progress.
Making artwork is often a solitary pursuit, and it can be hard to know how to proceed without input. Being part of a like-minded community that's rooting for your success can be hugely motivating and rewarding. We all do better when we're in it together!
In the Studio Practice Community, we're here to help. Optional critique appointments with instructors via Zoom are included with Advanced and Premium enrollments.
In the Studio Practice Community, we're here to help. Optional critique appointments with instructors via Zoom are included with Advanced and Premium enrollments.

Feedback When You Need It.

While the forums are a good place to get information, some students may want more in-depth feeback. That’s why the Studio Practice Community features a limited number of premium memberships that include video conference critiques with instructors.
Just make an appointment, once or twice a month, to meet with Vitruvian Instructors on Zoom. We'll talk with you one-on-one about your artwork, pointing out what you did right, what you need to work on, and suggestions for next session.

Feedback When You Need It.

In the Studio Practice Community, we're here to help. Optional critique appointments with instructors via Zoom are included with Advanced and Premium enrollments.
In the Studio Practice Community, we're here to help. Optional critique appointments with instructors via Zoom are included with Advanced and Premium enrollments.
While the forums are a good place to get information, some students may want more in-depth feeback. That’s why the Studio Practice Community features a limited number of premium memberships that include video conference critiques with instructors.
Just make an appointment, once or twice a month, to meet with Vitruvian Instructors on Zoom. We'll talk with you one-on-one about your artwork, pointing out what you did right, what you need to work on, and suggestions for next session.

Who Can Join?

Eligibility to participate to the Studio Practice Community is limited to past or existing Vitruvian online students – at least for now. In other words, you must have taken a course with us previously to join. We do this to ensure that everyone is on the same page with respect to working in the Vitruvian way. The Studio Practice Community isn’t the place to learn the basics for the first time, it’s a place to practice them. This keeps everyone in the community focused on moving forward, not on bringing new members up to speed.

Enrollment in the Studio Practice Community is Currently Closed.

If you'd like to be notified when the next enrollment period begins, just enter your email address below. We'll let you know when we're taking new students!

SPC Lead Form

Monthly Yearly

Basic Membership

$40$400
  • Access to a growing catalog of photo references
  • Access to group forum for community discussion and sharing
  • Weekly guided practice sessions via live streaming video, focusing on block-ins and value studies.
  • Weekly live streams of Vitruvian instructor artwork in-progress.
  • 2 monthly community-wide meetings on Zoom, focusing on various aspects of studio practice.
  • Ongoing access to previous Live Streaming Class recordings.
  • 20% off the enrollment price of any current Live Streaming Class on Zoom.
  • Minimum 2 month enrollment is required

Advanced Membership

$100$1000
  • Access to a growing catalog of photo references
  • Access to group forum for community discussion and sharing
  • Weekly guided practice sessions via live streaming video, focusing on block-ins and value studies.
  • Weekly live streams of Vitruvian instructor artwork in-progress.
  • 2 monthly community-wide meetings on Zoom, focusing on various aspects of studio practice.
  • Ongoing access to previous Live Streaming Class recordings..
  • 20% off the enrollment price of any current Live Streaming Class on Zoom.
  • 1 private 30 minute critique on Zoom each month with Vitruvian Studio instructors.
  • Minimum 2 month enrollment is required

Premium Membership

$150$1500
  • Access to a growing catalog of photo references
  • Access to group forum for community discussion and sharing
  • Weekly guided practice sessions via live streaming video, focusing on block-ins and value studies.
  • Weekly live streams of Vitruvian instructor artwork in-progress.
  • 2 monthly community-wide meetings on Zoom, focusing on various aspects of studio practice.
  • Ongoing access to previous Live Streaming Class recordings..
  • 20% off the enrollment price of any current Live Streaming Class on Zoom.
  • 2 private 30 minute critiques on Zoom each month with Vitruvian Studio instructors.
  • Minimum 2 month enrollment is required

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