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Life Drawing - All Levels
C00898

You will learn a range of beginners to advanced drawing techniques to use in life drawing, including line drawing, tonal studies, perspective and looking at anatomy. You will find out about different historical, global and contemporary approaches to figure drawing.
You will become familiar with the construct of a traditional life drawing studio and gain confidence in this environment.
You will learn how to use a range of materials to draw the figures from charcoal, to pencils and ink.

If you are a returning learner you will:

Have access to continuing drawing practice with a model and in a formal life class.
Be able to organise your own approach to life drawing practice if preferred.

Course Content

This drawing course is shaped by a focus on drawing the figure. It aims to advance drawing skills through a range of challenging tasks, which usually begin with essential ways to get started in plotting your figure on the paper and advance through looking and a range of tactical and material challenges that lodge themselves between objective recording and more expressive drawing approaches. All sessions are usually grounded with contextual reference.

The course will cover a range of observational and recording tasks that for example, might include: scale - getting the student to be able to fit their figure effectively on the paper, using basic measuring tactics; Proportion using negative space; Design - working with composition and framing. The course will also target more expressive
objectives that focus on Quality of Line, Mark-making and Colour, and Working with other Experimental Directives.

Entry Requirements

To be eligible for this course you must be 19 or over on 31st August prior to the course start date.

To be eligible for this course you must be 19 or over on the start date of the course.

This course is open to learners with all levels of experience, from beginners to advanced.

Attendance Requirements

Regular attendance is recommended.

Assessment Methods

There is no formal assessment of completed work, but the tutor will guide skills and technique development through informal in-class feedback as well as peer-to-peer discussions and feedback.

Further Study Options

The college has a range of life drawing classes and other art courses which learners will be able to progress to.