Join our progressing group of learner-artists. Learn sound drawing & painting skills in a variety of media studying portrait & figure. Use a variety of media freely from pencil, pen brush, charcoal & pastel. Learn the correct proportions, basic forms, light & shade, facial expressions, different viewpoints & movement etc. This is a course for all abilities.
Course aim
To provide an introduction to portrait, figure drawing & painting through both theory & observation for those with little or no knowledge of the subject. You will develop skills both observational & imaginative while learning sound theory
Do I need any particular skills or experience?
- This course is for beginners
- This course is for improvers
- This course is for beginners and improvers
By the end of the course I should be able to:
- Demonstrate the ability to draw a portrait from life or the imagination with improved skill & confidence
- Develop improved skills in drawing a full length human figure from life & the imagination
- Develop skills in handling proportion, & light & shade
- Demonstrate greater ability in suggesting movement in figure drawing
- Develop ideas on composition & how to arrange them in an imaginative setting
What else do I need to know?
You will need an A3 CARTRIDGE DRAWING PAD, a selection of hard & soft B pencils or charcoal sticks, or graphite sticks.Colour will be used later on.
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