Experimental Drawing

If you have an enthusiasm for drawing and want to expand your drawing skills, then Experimental Drawing is for you. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced student, this course will take you into new areas and challenge and broaden your notion of drawing. You will discover how to integrate different techniques in imaginative ways.

The tutor will take you through a variety of visual examples and styles and introduce alternative approaches to drawing. Different subjects will be explored including still life and a life model. You will spend one day drawing on location out of the studio, and we will have time for individual tutorials.

Topics covered

• Tutor demonstrations explaining materials and methods
• Experimenting with dry media (charcoal, graphite, crayons, etc.)
• Exploring wet media (ink, brushes, pens, etc.)
• Mixed media, abstraction, collage and mono-printing
• Using line, tone, texture, scale and composition
• Working with different subjects, processes, tools and media

Who should take this course?

• Students who need to develop a portfolio for application for further studies
• Undergraduate students who want to improve their drawing
• Beginners are welcome as the exercises and techniques are suitable to all levels

Outcomes

The course is an opportunity for you to:

• develop an innovative body of work in several media
• gain a good understanding of the drawing process
• improve your drawing skills
• build a record of exercises and ideas in your sketchbook
• discuss current exhibitions and the work of relevant artists

Level: Beginners/Intermediate

Entry requirements: None

Testimonials

"The teacher is very inspiring n kind !" - M Kamath, March 2015

"Jane's passion and energy inspired students and allowed us to take risks with our work. She was supportive and positive while still giving helpful suggestion and critique" - H Ryerson, March 15

"This course has motivated me to further expand my skills and the strength to take up arts professionally. It has given me a new perspective towards arts and also life to some extent. It was such a great experience as I've made friends from every corner of the world. Also I really liked it when at the end of each session we stopped our work and spoke about what we felt about each others work. This was important as it taught all of us the value of imagination and creativity. It was really amusing to see how the same object can be interpreted in so many ways by people standing in the same room. Also my tutor Jane Grisewood was an inspiration. Overall a very well organised course and I loved it " -V Poddar, July 2015

"A amazing experience experimenting new medias and techniques. We've drew many sketches (almost 100) in one week. It looks a kind of tiring, but it was a huge experience of creativity" - A Varella, June 2015

Please note: This course is for students aged 18 and older