First Portrait Painting Demo 2011 Atelier

Poster Study


Wash-in (Under-Painting)

Tony's Portrait Drawing Demo at Artisan

Ryder Studio Work Through Summer 2011

Ryder Studio School
Now accepting student applications
Fall Session begins September 6th, 2011

Tony's Portrait Painting Demo Sept/Oct 2010

Setting the pose

Tony's Figure Drawing Demo September 2010

Day 1: Envelope and Block-in


Day 2 (detail)


Day 3 (detail)


Day 4 (detail)

Day 5

Poster Studies of Maribou in a Grotto

Poster study by Tony Ryder

Last week was the second week of our school year here at the Ryder Studio. We begin the year with two weeks of painting poster studies.

We set up this three-hour pose on Friday morning as a color mixing challenge: iridescent fabric, warm golden incandescent primary light on one side of the model, and on the opposite side a second light colored with a blue gel.


Our model Maribou meditates while she poses.


John Reger adds a few finishing touches to his poster study.


Poster study by John Reger

Further reading-- Tony explains the poster study exercise: http://www.theryderstudio.com/RSS/The_Poster.html