Foundations of Drawing: Monochrome and Colour

About this Event:

Fun and interactive Sunday afternoon tutored sessions on the fundamentals of drawing.

Monochrome Course dates: August 18th, 25th, and September 1st and 8th.

Colour Course dates: September 29th, and October 6th, 13th and 20th.

Time: 1-4pm.

Each Course Costs: £85.

Tutor: Peter Holland

Venue: Liver Sketching Club Studio, Room 21, 2nd Floor, Oriel Chambers Building, Water Street, Liverpool, L2 8TD.

***TO BOOK: Contact the tutor, Peter Holland, directly at PeterGHollandArt@gmail.com***

Programme:

Based in the famous Peter Ellis Grade I listed Oriel Chambers, at the country’s oldest continuously running amateur art club, Liver Sketching Club, tutor Peter Holland will guide you through the fundamentals of drawing in different mediums. Whether you’re a beginner or just looking to brush up on your skills, both this Monochrome course and it’s complimentary pair, Colour, (or the combined set) offer a great course at excellent value to help you boost your creativity with other art enthusiasts. See you there!

Since there will be life models in some of the lessons, it will only be suitable for adults (18+).

The Course will cover these subjects:

1) the head and face,

2) the body (basic anatomy),

3) hands and feet,

4) a little on fabrics and their folds and draping,

5) a little on formal perspective, which can be applied to anything (interiors, exteriors, and objects), and abstracted forms.

It will cover different common materials:

Monochrome:

– graphite pencils,

– chalk and charcoal,

– ink.

Colour:

– colour pencils,

– pastels,

– working on white and coloured backgrounds.

Miscellaneous:

– sharpening,

– erasing.

And various techniques:

– things like your body posture and tool grip when drawing,

– things to practice as homework to improve skills,

– measurement,

– working at different scales,

– shading,

– speed, pressure, and varying mark making,

– modes of thinking and seeing.

The aim is to cover a robust set of methods, techniques and thought processes to give you a solid practical grounding in drawing.

Materials you will need to bring: Participants will bring in their own materials (easels and drawing boards are available in the studio). The list of recommeded materials will be sent after the booking is confirmed.

Note: the maximum number of participants are 12. Bookings are on a first come first served basis.

Cancellations / Refunds:

Since the course is limited to just 12 spaces, cancellations close to the start date may result in places not being able to be filled, or the course not being able to run. Therefore, we would highly appreciate if you could inform us as soon as possible if you are unable to attend. Full refunds available up to two weeks before the start date, i.e., Sunday 4th August 2024. After 4th August, we cannot offer refunds regardless of the reason for cancellation, such as illness, personal or professional commitments, or a change of mind, as it will be close enough to the start date that finding someone to fill the position might be difficult or impossible, which could risk the course not being able to run for the other attendees. However, if you do wish to cancel after August 4th, and you know someone who can take your place, we can accommodate their substitution.