Atelier figure Drawing with Edith Dormandy

 

Start date April 27th 2024

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We are excited to announce another Masterclass with our resident tutor and professional artist Edith Dormandy. Earlier in the year, she taught portrait and figure drawing for sell-out short courses. This Spring we will be exploring drawing in an atelier style from the nude model. You do not have to have attended the portrait class, or indeed to have any drawing experience to join the class.
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Whether you are a complete beginner or an artist with advanced skills, we welcome you to join us on this 9 -week figure drawing short course. Drawing from the nude figure has a long and fascinating history and is a great way to learn the fundamentals of drawing from observation. Join us and spend your Saturday afternoons connecting and learning!
 
All students will be following the same process, but the teaching style is individualised with guidance catered to each student, so everyone can work at different paces and levels.
 
By ‘Atelier Drawing’ we mean a traditional technique and style of representational (as opposed to abstract) drawing, which produces a high level of realism. This is a great method to learn, whether you want to draw figures or anything else, because the skills are transferable across all subjects. It is useful in itself and as a foundational skill for representational painting or sculpture, or for more abstracted work.
 
We will work on a single pose from life for the entire 9 weeks so you will have the chance to push your work to a high level of finish. This may seem like a long time, but don’t worry – there’s lots to do! All materials are included.
 
Each student will leave the class with:
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• a completed figure drawing in charcoal and chalk.
• an understanding of composition
• posing a model for an effective image
• sight size technique
• basic anatomy
• use of charcoal and chalk
• comparative measurement sometimes using equipment and sometimes just by eye
• blocking in (how to start a drawing)
• shape recognition
• edge (soft and hard transitions and the effect of each)
• value (light, shadow and how to tell the difference)
• texture
• expression
• finishing techniques
• a reading list for recommended further study
 

 

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