Adele Wagstaff
Jean Fouquet Portrait of an Ecclesiastic, c1461, metalpoint, black chalk on white prepared paper, 73⁄4 × 51⁄4in (20 × 13.5cm). Courtesy Metropolitan Museum of Art; image in public domain.
Which landmarks of the underlying anatomy do we need to look out for when we begin to work from observation? Which medium do we select to achieve the marks and textures we desire when starting out on a particular drawing? Line is our most expressive and immediate vehicle to explore the world around us; it is used to jot down rapid sketches and ideas or to work on longer, more detailed and observed drawing from life.