Fine Art – Drawing & Painting – Drawing From Life – Introductory

This 11 week beginners life drawing course is designed to develop students observational drawing skills. Exercises will cover the main areas of; looking, hand/ eye coordination, pacing a drawing, and handling media. This beginners drawing course is an excellent foundation for those who wish to progress to further studies in art and design.

Over the semester students will address basic anatomy and proportions. They will consider structure with reference to the skeleton, use sighting to compare angles to vertical and horizontal and negative shapes and units of measure to address shape and composition. Students will learn to make drawings with feeling and understanding by working loosely and broadly and pacing their drawings well. To this end they will explore gesture drawing, tonal rubber drawing, mark making, drawing with media on a long stick and cross contour drawing. A range of wet and dry tonal and colour media will be explored.

Group based as well as individual tuition is provided throughout in an environment that encourages learning. Visual aids and demonstrations also feature, as students consider the work of established artists. At the end of the course, the process of selection and presentation of work is addressed. The work produced on this course can be included in a portfolio to show drawing skills and experimentation with methods and materials.