Summer School - Figurative Drawing Beginners - Putney School of Art and Design

Summer School – Figurative Drawing Beginners

This course is for students with little or no drawing experience and will provide a useful introduction (or refresher) to drawing from the figure.

What The Course is About:

This two-day course will provide a useful introduction (or refresher) to drawing from the figure. Through a variety of exercises and approaches you will explore different ways of looking and representing the figure. You will learn how to assess shape, proportion and direction, appreciate and represent volume and space, and consider how to convey the character and energy of a pose. Some general drawing experience is very helpful but not a requirement.

Materials Required:

What to bring to the first session: Bring to the first class any drawing materials you possess; paper and further items can be purchased from the school shop.

Previous Experience:

This course is for students with little or no drawing experience.

End of course:

What will I achieve? You will learn the basic principles of observational figure drawing and be shown how to interpret visual information.