Life Drawing & Portraiture Courses - Online & London
Life drawing shows you how to see and interpret the structure and proportions of the human form through observation of the unclothed live model. It’s a fantastic discipline that can underpin all other drawing practices.
Whether you’re interested in the technical and analytical aspects of scale, volume and methods of measurement or a more intuitive, expressive approach, there are classes to suit all levels and approaches. Beginners are introduced to simple, user-friendly exercises to make the complexities of figure drawing fun and accessible to all.
If you’re a more experienced student, you can explore a more personal approach, experiment with materials and work with dynamic and challenging poses. A fascinating aspect of life drawing is the portrait, using the same skills to develop character and likeness of the individual face through focusing on structure, volume and expression.
For more information about courses available, please contact our Visual Arts team at visualarts@citylit.ac.uk
- Saturday portraiture studioCourse start date: Sat 30 Sep 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Luke JonesAn opportunity to paint and draw from the live model under the guidance of an experienced tutor in portraiture. Helpful technical aspects will be explored and as the course progresses also ideas in portraiture, for example, how we convey atmosphere and tell a story in a portrait.Full fee £309.00 Senior fee £247.00 Concession £201.00 - Life drawing into life painting
Course start date: Thu 19 Oct 2023 (and 1 other date)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Tony HullLearn or develop life drawing skills and approaches to painting the nude figure. Including use of tone and colour selection, composition and paint handling to develop solidity, atmosphere and expression. Some experience of drawing is recommended.Full fee £359.00 Senior fee £287.00 Concession £233.00 - Life drawing after work Course start date: Wed 13 Sep 2023 (and 8 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
A fun, relaxed and shorter life drawing class better suited for people coming straight from work. You will be able to work from a variety of life models, in a range of materials and with a variety of poses. You will be working from the unclothed model, both male and female.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £129.00 - Life drawing: experimental approaches Course start date: Sun 11 Feb 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Clare Barton-HarveyExplore imaginative, dynamic approaches to drawing the figure with a variety of media: be inspired by new ways of seeing and access innovative ways of approaching your drawing.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00 - Life drawing for beginners Course start date: Thu 11 Jan 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Luke JonesThis short course is a great introduction to drawing directly from the nude model. Using simple excercises, you will explore different ways to represent the human form in drawing, with encouraging, helpful guidance from an experienced tutor. Suitable for absolute beginners.Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £181.00 - Saturday life drawing and painting studioCourse start date: Sat 24 Feb 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Luke JonesDevelop your own ideas in life painting with reference to the work of contemporary artists and experimental approaches to painting. Ideal for students who have some previous life drawing/painting experience.Full fee £309.00 Senior fee £247.00 Concession £201.00 - Life drawing: a contemporary approach Course start date: Sun 16 Jun 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
This course introduces exciting contemporary approaches to life drawing using a variety of processes including using wire to draw with, clayslip for mark-making and plaster. You will be encouraged to explore creative and imaginative approaches in your response to the life model. Suitable for all levels but some previous drawing experience an advantage.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00 - Anatomical life drawing Course start date: Sun 21 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Andrea VoiseyDiscover the extraordinary construction of the human body. Through direct observation of the model you will examine the fundamental anatomical structures that underlie the human figure. For those with some drawing experience.Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £181.00 - Anatomical portrait drawing
Course start date: Fri 22 Sep 2023 (and 1 other date)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Andrea VoiseyEnhance your portraits by uncovering what lies beneath the surface. Through demonstration and direct observation of the model you will examine proportion, rotation and the key anatomical structures of the head and neck that denote likeness.Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £181.00
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