Active Life Drawing, Short and Long Poses

About this course

The sessions use life drawing to investigate observation and personal approaches to mark making. Participants work through short and long poses while exploring line, light, colour, composition, anatomy and the relationship between media and surface. Teaching combines sustained drawing with brief discussions, demonstrations and slide or image presentations. The course is intended to accommodate learners working at different levels, with opportunities to consider individual artistic direction and technique.

What you'll learn

• Develop observational drawing techniques through short and long life poses
• Experiment with line, light, colour and composition
• Apply mark-making approaches to develop an individual artistic style
• Explore anatomy within observational figure drawing
• Investigate how different media interact with surfaces

Is this course right for you?

The course welcomes learners at all levels, including those developing their approach to life drawing. Participation is centred on drawing from a life model, with brief demonstrations, discussions and visual presentations included during the sessions.

• Suitable for learners working at different levels
• Includes both short and long poses
• Most of the session is spent drawing