Yes, life drawing is challenging, and it’s a fantastic challenge. Working on proportions, getting a sense of a likeness, translating all that confusing information onto your page…while creating a sense of your own style and finesse?

Come along to this session! It’s a limbering up for those who’ve done some life drawing, and a great first session for those who haven’t drawn before.

These sessions are always warm, engaging and rewarding. I provide an encouraging environment, so if you are really sure you can’t draw, you will get a pleasant surprise!

Session outline

• Inspiration for capturing flow and detail
• Breaking the mysterious code: techniques and tips
• Exercises to put theory into practice
• Drawing with a model

When

Saturday 25 August 2018, 1pm – 3.30pm

Venue

Bunya House, 1167 South Pine Road, Arana Hills. Please complete the contact form below and let me know if you are new to the area – I’ll send you a map and respond to any questions you may have.

How much?

$40

What to bring?

Easels and drawing boards are provided. I offer A2 sized cartridge paper at cost – 25cents/sheet (not acid free). Apart from that, please bring your own paper and drawing materials. Here’s a suggested list:

• Paper: for this session, A3 or A4 sized paper – cartridge paper, and/or craft paper (both these can be bought in single sheets or in pads), and you may want some butchers paper or similar for warm up drawings.
• Tools and media: for this session, please bring a mix of your own preferred media. For example, a mix of pencils or graphite (e.g., 2B, 4B, 6B, 9B), conte sticks, pastels or charcoal. You may want to bring a kneadable eraser (for lifting pigment off the page) and a regular eraser. Please feel free to bring other media such as pen and ink, markers, or whatever you like to work with, except oil paints (due to workplace health and safety constraints). And…don’t feel that you have to rush out and buy a lot of new stuff, we can use what you already have.
• A note on fixative: you may wish to bring fixative to stabilise charcoal and pastel drawings. Please note that it should never be used inside the studio for workplace health and safety reasons. If you want to use it, please spray your drawings using the table outside the building. (Fixative coats your lungs as well as your paper.)

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