Develop your knowledge of the technical aspects of portraiture further and explore your understanding of what makes a convincing portrait. Undertake practical projects which enable you to develop a personal approach to the subject as the course progresses.
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Explore portraiture through drawing and painting. Drawing can provide quick and accessible methods to look at elements like structure, likeness and mark-making. You will also further develop your skills in painting such as colour-mixing and building up a portrait in layers.
What will we cover?
Working from observation of different life models as well as secondary sources, you will develop your understanding and skills in relation to drawing and painting portraits. These include the use of proportion, colour and tone, how to convey structure, volume and expression. Looking at a variety of artist’s work you will also learn how different mark-making techniques can produce lively and expressive drawings and paintings.
What will I achieve? By the end of this course you should be able to...
- Draw and paint the portrait with improved accuracy. - Use colour and tone to communicate volume and form - Draw anatomical structure in the human head - Use a variety of painting and drawing techniques to denote likeness.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
This course is suitable for students who have progressed from Portraits 1 or those with some previous experience in drawing and painting the figure.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
Talks, practical work, demonstrations, individual tutoring, group discussion. There will be optional homework tasks to enable you to get the most from the course.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
All drawing and painting materials are provided. Advice will be given if you would like to invest in your own brushes and canvas.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
Portraits 3 Year of the Figure and Portrait Anatomical life and portrait drawing.
Luke Jones is a practising artist working in both 2D and 3D, he studied at Chelsea school of art and Norwich School of art (currently called NUA) He has always been fascinated by observational art both in 2D, drawing and painting mostly in oil paint and in sculpture, mostly working with clay modelling and simple casting processes Portraits and figures are the central subjects to most of my current output I’ve undertaken portrait commissions both in paintings and sculptures and I have also worked with theatre making sculptures for a stage play
Andrea studied Drawing at Camberwell College and textiles at Morley College, where she also did her teacher training. She has a passion for the macabre and much of her recent practice has focused on drawing animal skulls and skeletons. She has a particular interest in comparative anatomy which led her to devise the Anatomical Life and Portrait Drawing courses at City Lit. Observational drawing is at the core of her practice and she uses it as a means of recording the world around her, be it the clutter of the studio, a music gig or a specimen in a museum. Andrea has an energetic approach to teaching. She is highly communicative and strives to create a positive group dynamic whilst being sensitive to the needs of individual students. This has been enriched by her extensive experience as a life model which she has used as a unique opportunity to observe first-hand the teaching methods and creative processes of many artists and has applied this knowledge to develop her own distinctive teaching style. Examples of her work can be found at www.instagram.com/voiseydrawing
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.
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