This course will enable you to create convincing portraits in a range of drawing media. Gain thrilling new skills to capture a likeness in monochrome and colour.
Course aim
This course will enable students to gain drawing skills in order to develop convincing portraits, using a range of drawing media.
Do I need any particular skills or experience?
- This course is for beginners
- This course is for beginners and improvers
By the end of the course I should be able to:
- Develop skills of measuring proportion for portraiture.
- Develop shading skills to show 3 dimensions.
- Develop use of line in a range of media..
- Develop colour mixing skills to show human skin in light and shadow.
What else do I need to know?
Please bring a range of pencils (HB, 2B, 4B) eraser, charcoal and chalk pastels which will include white plus fixative which can be hairspray. You will be using A3 size cartridge drawing paper and coloured pastel paper.
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