Drawing & Illustration - All Abilities

Course intent

You will learn the knowledge and skills needed to develop and expand your range of techniques of all styles of drawing & illustration

What will I learn?

You will learn:

• Line, Tone, Perspective
• Sketching, pencil drawing & full shading
• Pen & ink and cross-hatching.
• Examples of subjects covered are still life, landscape, animals and portraiture
• The importance of a clean and tidy studio

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

  For Beginners, Improvers and those with little or no experience of drawing to those who have practiced but need a refresher to get motivated again.

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

  For the first session bring:

• A pad of A3 cartridge paper. Pick a minimum weight of 130gsm (not photocopier paper which is 80 gsm) The number is written on the sketch pad, the higher the number, the thicker the paper. You do not need paper heavier than 220 g/m2 if cartridge paper.
• Watercolour paper that you already own.
• A range of harder pencils (HB, H, 2H) and eraser (and whatever drawing materials you may already have purchased)

Other materials needed during the course will be discussed in advance of the lesson where those materials are needed; however materials you will definitely use, include pen and ink.

What can I do when I finish the course?

In discussion with your tutor, you may like to progress onto longer courses or enrol on our other Arts and Crafts courses.

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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