Portrait Drawing Workshop with Lisa Nolan
Description
Working with a life model and expert guidance, you will learn the proportions, and features of the human head, and many techniques to achieve a likeness. When you look at someone, you are looking at how the features are situated in the face, their size and proportion in relation to each other and the head.
In this workshop we will spend some time going over the features and proportions for drawing a portrait from life, and the last two hours will be working from a live model. We will be going through some exercises to help train your hand eye co-ordination, and look at how tonal values, contrast, edges and shadows all combine to give you a great result.
What you will learn
- This one day workshop will give you the knowledge to draw faces with confidence in charcoal.
What you will get
- With expert guidance from Lisa, a court artist and experienced teacher, you will learn proportions, the features of the human head, and many techniques to achieve a likeness. Working with a live model, you will use exercises to train your hand eye co-ordination, and examine how tonal values, contrast, edges and shadows combine to give a great result.
What to bring
- A3 paper (I use bulky newsprint, but cartridge or anything with a bit of tooth is OK. Nothing shiny). I use loose paper on a board with bulldog clips, a book will smudge with willow charcoal but is OK.
- Kneadable eraser (sometimes called a putty eraser). Willow charcoal sticks (not charcoal pencils or compressed char-coal). If people have blending stumps, these can be good too.
- Don't forget to BYO Lunch.
What to wear
Protective clothing (or something that you don't mind getting a bit grubby).
Appropriate for
Anyone with an interest in portraiture will benefit from this hands-on workshop. If you are starting out and are keen to learn portraiture or are an artist wanting to further develop your skills and improve your ability to draw portraits from a well-respected teacher, this full day workshop is for you.
Our offer to you
Painting pictures is enjoyable, satisfying, therapeutic, good for the soul, great for your social life, combats social isolation, and helps the brain fight against depression and dementia.
Let our expert tutors show you how it’s done because expressing yourself through art is about the best way to be happy and fulfilled.
We cover all styles for all levels.
Our history
The Box Hill Art Group Inc. was established in 1952 and since then it has nurtured many thousands of budding artists, as well as stretching the skills of experienced and exhibiting artists.
Moreover, we cater for watercolours, oils, acrylics, pastels, drawing, life drawing and mixed media.
We also offer our member’s access to lessons, paint outs, art demonstrations, competitions, exhibitions and arts awards.
The Box Hill Art Group will open up a whole new colourful world for you to enjoy.
Our membership
Membership is open to anyone between 16 and 116 years of age. Whether you are just starting out in painting or drawing or have been doing it for years you will love being a part of this group, meeting with like minded people to express yourself visually.
Your Teacher
Lisa is a well-respected teacher, a court artist who is in demand for conducting workshops in portraiture, the figure, landscape and still life, in various media.
Box Hill Art Group has an average rating of 4.9 for their other classes.
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If the organiser cancels the class:
You are entitled to a full refund.
If you can't attend the class:
- A transfer can be requested anytime before the class starts. Free of charge.
No changes will be allowed after these times.
We recommend the refund upgrade option upon checkout in case you’re not able to attend the class. Learn more about refund upgrade option.
Terms & Conditions
Transfers for classes that cannot be attended need to be made up within the same term.
Non members are entitled to only purchase ONE single $30 tutored class. All additional purchases require the participant to become a member of the Box Hill Art Group. This condition excludes Life Drawing sessions and one day workshops which are open to everyone.
Memberships are not transferable to other people. Class payments are not transferable to other members.