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...

Festive charcoal drawing: draw your own Christmas stag with Bex Gouverneur

Festive charcoal drawing: draw your own Christmas stag with Bex Gouverneur

Buckinghamshire - Next course on 24th November 2019

Learn to draw your own stag in charcoal with the option to print your illustration onto cards, in time for Christmas. Draw along with experienced tutor and charcoal artist, Bex Gouverneur, who will guide you through a step-by-step process, to produce your own drawing of a Christmas stag. Following the course, you will have the option to have your illustration made into your own, custom, Christmas card design. The course tuition will include: · Drafting techniques · Creating strong, crisp highlights · Achieving a full range of tones in charcoal...

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 7th December 2019

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.

Tuesday evening life drawing classes with Jo Harris: beginners & intermediate level (a 10 week course), at the Henley School of Art

Tuesday evening life drawing classes with Jo Harris: beginners & intermediate level (a 10 week course), at the Henley School of Art

Oxfordshire - Next course on 14th January 2020

Tuesday Evening Life Drawing Classes with Jo Harris - Beginners & Intermediate Level Spring term - a 10 Week Course 7.00pm - 9.15pm These classes are designed to be a fun way to get into or even back into the practice of drawing from life - one of the fundamental cornerstones of all artistic practice. Jo incorporates exercises, techniques and methods that have been used for 100's of years but in an environment of fun and in classes designed to bring out the very best drawings in you. All levels...

'Pet Portraits' in Pastels - Two Day Workshop with Cate Wetherall

'Pet Portraits' in Pastels - Two Day Workshop with Cate Wetherall

Oxfordshire - Next course on 12th November 2019

Two day pet portrait course. Bring your own photograph to work from on this beginners pastel workshop, tips, techniques and advice. 1. Studying your subject and choosing the right colours 2. Transferring images on to your paper 3. Underpainting and values 4. Detailing eyes and other facial features 5. Skin/Fur/Feather detailing and how to achieve a realistic look 6. Finishing touches I’ll cover different types of pastels painting surfaces and other materials and accessories.

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