Drawing & Illustration - All Abilities

Course intent

Learn how to draw and illustrate. Discover what interests you through changing weekly projects. Explore the work of other artists and illustrators. Try new techniques and ideas in your own work. Find different ways of expressing ideas visually.

What will I learn?

On this popular, creative and inspiring course you will explore drawing & illustration techniques with tutor Sophie Artemis. Through weekly projects and assignments you will learn :

• observational drawing skills
• about narrative and how to tell a story in your picture(s)
• how to use composition to create a stronger image
• how to use a range of media including pencil, pen, wash, watercolour and coloured pencils.

Join me to look at work from other artists and designers with a critical eye. There will be meaningful one to one support during each 2 hour class and you can share your work after the classes using the supportive and friendly class what’s app group.

Who is this course for? Is there anything I need to know before joining?

All Abilities- This course is suitable for beginners, improvers and advanced artists and for those who have done some drawing or painting before, but who need a refresher and inspiration and different techniques to get motivated again in an affirming and friendly class.

What do I need to bring to the first class? Will there be any extra costs?

For the first class bring:

• Paper (preferably in a sketch book - A4 or larger)
• If you are using loose sheets of paper, you will also need a small notebook or sketchbook to make notes in during class
• drawing pencils (an H pencil, HB pencil and a B pencil….can be 4H or 2B…up to you)
• a pencil sharpener
• a rubber/eraser
• a pen to take notes and to draw with
• Colour pencils if you have some (or even one)

After the first class you will be using coloured media that you already have such as

• coloured pencils
• watercolour paint (with brushes, watercolour paper etc)
• coloured ink
• neo color crayons
• drawing ink

The tutor will provide materials for you to try before you buy when introducing new media. Before buying any new materials, please, email sophie.artemis@surreycc.gov.uk for advice.

What can I do when I finish the course?

Progress onto further Drawing & Illustration courses or explore one media in greater technical detail: Learners from this course have enjoyed taking other courses in printmaking, watercolour painting, mixed media and life drawing which have helped them develop further, others have joined creative writing classes to support their illustration.

Sophie will be happy to guide you to another tutor that will suit your style of learning. You will also receive support in preparing your work for submission to other colleges, publishers or competitions if that is discussed as a goal at the start of the course.

Additional information

We welcome learners with additional needs and disabilities. When you enrol, please let us know if you would like to discuss your extra support needs with a member of the Supported Learning Team who will then contact you as soon as possible. If you are enrolling within 10 days of the course start date, we may not be able to contact you before your first class.

How to enrol

Our courses are for adult learners aged 19 or over. If you are under 19, please call 0300 200 1044.

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