Speed Drawing

About this course

The course develops quick, expressive drawing through gesture and rhythm, helping learners capture movement before reducing complex subjects to basic shapes and forms. Activities include rapid figure and portrait studies, short-pose drawing, everyday objects, and quick compositions of environments and architecture. Learners also explore pencil, charcoal, ink and brush pens, alongside experimental mark-making. The course combines these exercises into a sketchbook or folio of dynamic drawings.

What you'll learn

• Apply gesture and rhythm to capture movement and energy quickly
• Simplify complex subjects into basic shapes and forms
• Use rapid techniques to draw figures and portraits from short poses
• Draw everyday objects with attention to form and structure
• Experiment with pencil, charcoal, ink and brush pens

Is this course right for you?

The course is intended for improver-level learners developing beyond fundamental drawing techniques. Participation involves working on quick studies of figures, objects and scenes, with exercises focused on speed, simplification and expressive mark-making.

Before you go

• Paper, brushes and other art materials are provided.