Life Drawing Basics – 5-Week Tutored Evening Course

### COURSE DESCRIPTION

Whether you are completely new to life drawing or already have some experience and would like to refresh and strengthen your approach, this course offers a friendly, practical and engaging introduction to the essential skills of drawing from the figure.
Led by Sara Myers, a classically trained artist and sculptor, the course combines structured exercises, discussion and artist references to help you develop confidence, accuracy and expressive drawing skills.
This is a fun, supportive and wide-ranging course, suitable for beginners and more experienced artists alike.
Each week focuses on a different core aspect of figure drawing.

### WHAT YOU WILL COVER

Week 1 – Seeing the whole figure
A series of practical exercises exploring different ways of approaching the figure and learning to see the body as a complete form.
Week 2 – Line and rhythm
Developing confident, expressive line through rhythm-based drawing, with artist references and exercises that open up your use of line.
Week 3 – Structural anatomy
Breaking the body down into simple forms and understanding the basic structural units of the figure.
Week 4 – Tone
Learning how tone works in figure drawing and how it can be used to describe form, depth and structure.
Week 5 – Individual feedback session
Personal guidance and feedback to help you consolidate your learning and identify next steps.
This course is also ideal for students who would like to build portfolio work or who would benefit from extra support in developing their approach to life drawing. Min age 16+