Drawing For Absolute Beginners

Creating art has a positive effect on our wellbeing yet sometimes it is hard to know where to start. On this course you will learn to reconnect with drawing through a series of enjoyable exercises designed to develop skills translating what we see onto paper. With expert guidance, tutor demonstrations and within a supportive and social setting, you will be able to achieve drawings that you are proud of. Through a series of drawing tasks, you will learn to: Explore different drawing techniques using pencil/graphite, charcoal and ink pens. Connect with your observation of a subject matter through some enjoyable tasks. These will increase your skills within the discipline of drawing. Appreciate elements that make up a good drawn composition through the practical application of observation, and different processes and techniques. Appreciate some different approaches to, and styles of, drawing by looking at artists’ work. Different methods of teaching and learning will include practical work, demonstrations, group discussion, one–to-one advice and guidance, looking at work by other artists, and peer learning. What do I need to bring with me? A3 sketchbook of white cartridge paper. Graphite pencils An ink pen such as a fine liner or marker pen. Willow charcoal and putty rubber. Cheap hairspray or artist’s fixative. (Optional) Other drawing materials like charcoal pencils, compressed charcoal sticks or conte sticks.