Masterclasses: Drawing Stage 1, 4 Nov-2 Dec (Weds) FULL – Next course starts 6 Jan

Age guide: 7-14

Learn to draw like a Pro! (Stage 1/2/3) This 5 week course will take you through a step-by-step guide to teach you different skills and techniques to make your drawings realistic, expressive and spectacular. Working with soft pencils, we’ll help you discover your inner artist!  Please note there are 3 stages to this course and we always advise that you take these in sequence.

Wk1 – Sketching Animals – Learn the art of sketching and making quick drawings of animals/pets.

Wk2 – Exploring Drawing Techniques – Shading, cross-hatching and experiment with tone to make your drawings expressive and three dimensional.

Wk3 – Capturing People in Action Poses – Learn the art of capturing people in movement and dramatic poses. We’ll show you how to simplify complex poses and draw them with ease.

Wks 4+5 Dynamic Compositional Drawing – Apply your learning to create a finished drawing capturing energy/movement/atmosphere/detail/drama. Here, we’ll choose from a range of themes to ensure everyone’s interests are accommodated. Example themes: mythical drawing inspired by Thor or Wonder Woman; travelling back to the beginning of time to visualise fantastic environments like the icy northern realm, or the southern realm of light; crossing the rainbow bridge to discover fantastic beasts beyond, like the Midgard Serpent – there’s no limit!

Materials required for this course:

• Good quality pencils/graphite stick (soft–4B is ideal)
• Good quality sketchbook
• Eraser

Materials available for purchase, please contact: admin@artattheheartcic.org

When purchasing materials from Art at the Heart CIC you are contributing to a non-profit organisation with the social mission of supporting the wellbeing of our community and reducing inequality.