Drawing Courses

...To anatomize is to take something apart. This course aims to give you a basic grounding in how anatomical structures affect surface forms of the body and how to work this knowledge into your drawing practice. This course focuses on both portrait and life drawing. However, the issues that effect... Learn about: Life Drawing...

...We will try out a range of different drawing materials such as charcoal, pastel, pen and ink and watercolour pencils and you will be given useful...

...On this course you will learn strategies to help you draw the figure more accurately and/or expressively. You will explore ways to approach life drawing, including the use of a variety of materials... Learn about: Life Drawing...

...The course will revisit the basic principles of perspective covered in 'Drawing perspective: the basics' (or the equivalent introductory perspective course) as well as further develop ideas that enable the student to apply perspective drawing to their own work... Learn about: Perspective Drawing...

...This life class offers the rare chance to sustain and develop two well-researched and expressive paintings from the human body over a long period. There will be two distinct poses, sustained for five weeks each and a different model for each pose. You will use drawing to research structure and...

...A course to develop your skills with drawing elements such as line, form and composition. Using a variety of drawing media and different creative techniques you will evolve a fluid and dynamic approach, enabling confidence in drawing, and exploring the potential to move into painting...

...This three day course enables teachers to develop and promote innovative ideas and further experimentation in approaches to drawing and painting, engaging with learners of all ages, levels and abilities. The emphasis on this course is to focus on a varied selection of materials, processes...

...On this practical course you will learn how to set up your Wacom tablet to suit your drawing requirements. You will create images drawn directly into the computer using the Wacom Tablet and Stylus along with the application Adobe Photoshop CC. The course will cover accessing and adjusting brushes...

...This is a mixed ability course for all who wish to understand traditional methods for creating a portrait in both drawing and painting. The class will start with drawing and progress to painting in oils. You will work primarily from observation of portrait models...

...Using perspective to exploit ways to create depth and space in a drawing, this short course will introduce students to the basic principles and rules of one point and two point perspective. Other drawing systems will also be explored, such as isometric and orthographic projection systems...

...Engage in a variety of techniques for an exploratory approach to life drawing. Explore both analytical and experimental approaches and the relationship between them in the drawing process. Explore the role of spontaneity, perception and empathy to find a sense of meaning in the figure... Learn about: Life Drawing...

...Explore new approaches to life drawing through quicker responses to the nude. As our model delivers a range of short poses we will respond using drawing techniques and consider anatomy, structure, volume, tone, colour, mark-making and more. We will also look at drawings by a range of artists... Learn about: Life Drawing...

...A guided introduction to a variety of methods and media to inspire an innovative and exploratory approach to drawing the figure. An opportunity to begin to identify the value of both analytical and experimental approaches and the relationship between them in the drawing process... Learn about: Life Drawing...

...The aim of the course is to learn how to create drawings and prints by hand and then transform them into digital files using Photoshop. It is suitable for beginners and for students, artists and designers who already have a creative practice and who would like an introduction into working...

...• Use existing photographs and drawings to develop an understanding of perspective spaces • Work with perspective grids. We will look at the basic perspective...

... functional object was developed, made and used, we will discover how they would eventually come to be regarded as works of art in their own right. What previous students liked most about this course: “Greatly improved my knowledge of the Renaissance period and techniques of drawing.”...

...This course allows you to explore at your own pace, drawing and painting the nude figure from life. An experienced tutor is on hand to facilitate the pose and art materials, show images to inspire, discuss options with the students and help with ideas and techniques if desired. Each student...

...You will explore a range of mixed media drawing materials and experiment with mono print, collage and the use of imitation gold leaf and coloured ink. Develop a personal sketchbook as a visual research resource, build simple models of spaces to use as inspiration for your drawings. A short...

...You will explore drawing for textiles and surface pattern and the journey between drawing and design work. If you are unconfident or frightened about drawing, welcome to an exciting course where playful experiments can enrich your design work. If you have experience with drawing, delve even deeper...

...This is an intermediate to advanced course for those wishing to build on existing skills and develop their drawing and painting in traditional portraiture methods. The class will focus around both preparatory drawing and working towards one or more final oil paintings. You will work primarily...