Try your hand at drawing the beautiful exterior of The Met, from home!
Back when The Metropolitan Museum of Art was open, they hosted “Drop-in Drawing” classes. They were free with admission (along with materials), and would allow visitors to experience famous pieces of artwork in the galleries through drawing and participating in creative challenges.
While now, you can continue to do them at home!
They’ve created a virtual version of the popular drawing series to help New Yorkers continue to experience the museum every week, even while physically distant.
In honor of the museum’s 150th anniversary on April 13, they tackled the museum’s famous facade. Alyssa Eble, who works in the museum’s public programming department, walked viewers through steps to create the exterior using “perspective drawing,” which helps create the illusion of “3D space” on two-dimensional surfaces.
You can download an inspiration photograph here, grab a pen or pencil, a sheet of paper, and a straight edge (any you can find, box, book, whatever!) and get started!
Find the class below or on their website here.
featured image source: The Met