Art: life drawing & portraiture courses

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Develop a keen focus on structure, line, features and expression in traditional still-life drawing, observational painting or exploring the beauty of still-life in new mediums such as moulding and sculpting.

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ColourWheel art classes for adults - Maidenhead

ColourWheel art classes for adults - Maidenhead

Classes are held in lovely venues - Norden Farm in Maidenhead on Tuesdays. Classes are fun and friendly, a place to learn and make new friends. There are 3 hour morning and afternoon classes to fit in with student’s schedules. You receive tuition and guidance from our excellent tutors allowing you to produce beautiful art using a variety of mediums over a 14 week period. We start with pencil drawing, setting the building blocks of skills for the course. We then work with charcoal, coloured inks, pastels both soft and...

Introduction to life drawing

Introduction to life drawing

Staffordshire - Next course on 17th December 2019

A one-day life drawing class covering the fundamentals of drawing from a life model. Drawings are created as quick sketches or longer studies using a range of mediums -eg. pencil; charcoal & pastel. Topics covered include proportion, setting out, relationship of form and using tone. Classes are suitable for beginners as step-by-step guidance and individual attention will be given throughout. Please book through our website above.

Introduction to portrait sculpture

Introduction to portrait sculpture

Staffordshire - Next course on 11th February 2020

This one day courses introduces the key aspects of sculpting a portrait from life giving you the basic skills needed to create a portrait in clay. We will cover the practicalities of working with clay, the principles of proportion and anatomy plus the fundamental skills of transferring what you see into clay using a variety of techniques. The course is taught by Miranda, a professional sculptor and trained tutor with over 20 years experience. You may take your sculpture home at the end of the course or leave it to...

Domestic Animals in Charcoal

Domestic Animals in Charcoal

Buckinghamshire - Next course on 2nd March 2020

Bex Gouverneur returns to the studio in 2020 to teach this ever popular 2 day course. Our beloved pets are a source of inspiration to us all and during this two day course, Bex will guide you through the process of capturing their personality and character in a detailed charcoal study, whilst teaching you a variety of unusual charcoal techniques. The course will be broken into 2 parts over the 2 days, leading to the completion of a detailed charcoal study of your chosen domestic animal (both dogs and cats...

Animated life drawing with Aaron Jacob Jones

Animated life drawing with Aaron Jacob Jones

Oxfordshire - Next course on 11th January 2020

And now for something completely different! Meet Aaron Jacob Jones, a London based artist, tutor, animator and live illustrator who has developed an innovative way of drawing for the digital age! Animated life drawing to be precise – they really take your breath away when you see them for the first time! (Just to clarify - His creations are animated but will not show on Craft Courses gallery! Have a look on our website or social media to see the moving images!) Aaron developed the technique himself to combine his...

Colour theory day course

Colour theory day course

Berkshire - Next course on 16th February 2020

Colour theory workshop In a relaxing atmosphere, this therapeutic experience will teach you how to mix and use colour in your artwork. Suitable for all abilities. This is a practical course using two different paints. The intention is to come away with reference charts to help you remember various processes so that you can then expand within your own practice. The day will include the making of a theory chart with Gouache, understanding how important complimentary colours are to make colours sing together or create subtle soft shades. We will...

ColourWheel art classes for adults - Windsor

ColourWheel art classes for adults - Windsor

Classes are held in lovely venues - Windsor Race Course on Thursdays. Classes are fun and friendly, a place to learn and make new friends. There are 3 hour morning and afternoon classes to fit in with student’s schedules. You receive tuition and guidance from our excellent tutors allowing you to produce beautiful art using a variety of mediums over a 14 week period. We start with pencil drawing, setting the building blocks of skills for the course. We then work with charcoal, coloured inks, pastels both soft and oil,...

Drawing (+ life drawing) 1 day workshop Worthing West Sussex

Drawing (+ life drawing) 1 day workshop Worthing West Sussex

West Sussex - Next course on 1st February 2020

This friendly and supportive course is suitable for the beginner through to advanced students. 1:1 support will be given as needed during the day, with advice on drawing and measuring techniques, along with support exploring different art mediums. The day will usually be made up of a morning exploring drawing and measuring techniques, form, line and structure. Then after lunch there will be the opportunity for you to discuss your own ideas and poses, which could contain longer poses for painting or more dynamic poses to explore line, form and...

Drawing from life with Jake Spicer

Drawing from life with Jake Spicer

Oxfordshire - Next course on 15th February 2020

Immense satisfaction, joy and fulfilment can come from drawing. Even if it isn’t your artistic medium of choice, the act of regularly putting pencil to paper can enhance many aspects of your creative pursuits. And yet, many people don’t draw because self-doubt tells them they can’t. This is such a waste! It is with great pleasure that we welcome Jake Spicer to the studio for a courses that are dedicated to drawing the human form. So come, be taken under the wing of one of the UK’s most accomplished drawing...

Pet Portraits in Pastel

Pet Portraits in Pastel

Pastel pet portrait tuition, especially dogs! Would you like to make a portrait of your own or a friend's pet? Small groups of 3-6. Dates by arrangement. Portraits can be from your own photographs of your pet, or photos supplied by the tutor. In the first half of the day you will get the portrait started, in a full day you would get some way to putting in further detail. Gaynor has a Surrey Diploma in Art & Design (first class) and is an experienced and popular teacher.

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