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Adult Workshops and Activities
Figure Drawing for Beginners
12th, 19th, 26th September and 3rd October
Quick summary
- Price
- £60 for four-week course
- Audience type
- 18+
- Running time
- 2 hours 15 minutes
Additional information
Event description
Have you always wanted to be able to draw the human form but don’t know where to begin or want to improve your confidence with life drawing with the basic technical components in place? Join us for a 4-week deep dive into figure drawing, taking you from the fundamentals of constructing the form, to the more in-depth nitty-gritty of drawing the human figure from life.
In this course we will cover:
- Constructing the form
- Mapping the body
- Deconstructing the form to basic shapes
- Measuring the body in space
- Getting to grips with the skeleton
- Scaling up
- Thinking in black and white & capturing shade and tone
- Hatching and shading techniques
- Working with Charcoal, pencil and pen
- Drawing from a life model (week 4)
In each session we will cover the fundamental skills needed to produce quality life and figure drawing sketches, equipping you to work confidently from life models. With friendly and experienced tutors and tried and tested drawing techniques that work, there’s something for everyone. Complete beginners and more experienced artists have previously found great merit in this back-to-basics course, seeing great improvement in their drawing and observational skills.
Equipment and learning resources are provided each week, but you may bring your own materials and equipment along too. Advance booking is essential – these popular courses often sell out.
Classes are suitable for adults only.