Drawing caricatures

City Lit

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In London

£ 109 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Location

    London

  • Start date

    Different dates available

On this fun practical short course you will learn about the styles and use of contemporary and past caricatures, develop a range of traditional and digital drawing techniques and create engaging caricatures of real people.

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Location

Start date

London
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Keeley Street, Covent Garden, WC2B 4BA

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

- be aware of a range of caricaturing styles from famous cartoonists
- draw simple realistic faces
- exaggerate facial features to emphasise emotion and personality
- exaggerate posture to emphasise emotion and personality
- scan and paint images using basic tools in Photoshop cc.

Basic materials will be provided. You may wish to bring your own set of fine tip black pens and a notepad for developing ideas.It would be useful to bring a memory stick (or portable hard drive for storing your digital work – please note PC formatted hard drives can be read by Apple mac computers, but not written to.).

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Subjects

  • Drawing

Course programme

- Different styles of caricatures from famous cartoonists.
- Realistically rendering the face
- Simplification, exaggeration and distortion of facial features
- Expression and feeling through posture
- Scanning and painting images in Photoshop
- Capturing personality in your caricatures.

You will be taught using a range of techniques including workshops, short lectures, demonstrations, practical exercises, tutorials, group and individual assistance and hand-outs. You will be encouraged to develop your work further between classes. Please note the City Lit uses Apple Mac computers in Animation, Cartooning, Digital arts, Film, Graphics, Illustration, Photography and Web design.

Additional information

You can further develop your skills and interest in Cartooning through a range of courses at the City Lit in cartooning, illustration, Photoshop and animation. You can find the outlines of courses available by entering the subject you’re interested in in the search box of the City Lit website at General information and advice on courses at City Lit is available from the Student Centre and Library on Monday to Friday from 12:00 – 19:00. See the course guide for term dates and further details

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