Six Week Fundamentals of Drawing

Cost: $485 per person, second person $385

Description:

Have you ever wanted to learn to draw? This is your chance to shine and master the fundamentals.

Starting with the basics, we will explore mark making, using line and shape, observational and expressive drawing, shading techniques, accessing your present self, using positive/ negative space, perception, perspective and applying value. And of course you'll learn how to put it all together!

After the 6 sessions you will be begin to see like an artist does, finding lines and shapes and the relationship between them more easily and your confidence will have sky-rocketed, and you’ll have fun!

Once you have confidence with the basics, you are free to explore other ideas. Plus, you will have some gorgeous drawings to take home.

FUNDAMENTALS OF DRAWING WITH ANNIE WINCHCOMBE

I’m really excited to offer a drawing course for EITHER complete beginners OR to anyone that wants to brush up on their skills, while exploring their creative self and connecting with other fabulous people. There will be no pressure or judgement, you don’t need to have developed skills or talent to find success! Drawing is a completely teachable skill!

Week 1. Perception and fundamental skills
What is a drawing? Consider drawing as a way of seeing the world, a relationship between line, shape, value, texture, space, and colour. You are using a visual language to express an idea, and to do this you need a shift in understanding and a set of skills that enable you to capture this idea. Discover and practise these skills in this first lesson.

Week 2. Mark making and understanding line and shape
Take a line for a walk, discover 6 ways of approaching line and 3 types of shape that will help you capture an idea on paper. Alter your perception and discover the difference between process and outcome.

Week 3. Shading and contours
Learn ways of expressing yourself using mark making and drawing as a tool. Discover the several techniques of shading, your pencil hold, contour lines and the importance of value (light/dark) in a drawing.

Week 4. Perceiving space – Positive/ Negative
Discover the importance of negative space and see how it is of equal value to positive space when you are mapping your initial drawing. Learn how to find an edge and identify negative space as a shape.

Week 5. Perspective
Understand and apply the basic principles of one-, two- and three-point perspective. First you must learn this, internalise it and then forget it. Discover what foreshortening is, and 10 perspective hacks that will help you create depth of field in your drawings.

Week 6. Seeing Light – Value
Discover that drawing form is only an illusion. Learn the principles of using a grey scale to create value and using contrast as a way to enliven your drawings, making them more dynamic.

Workshop includes:

• All materials
• Guidance and instruction from Annie Winchcombe
• A glass of wine to share the collective creative spirit

What to bring:

An art apron, any favourite drawing materials you may have, such as pencils, charcoal or anything you want to try. I will also provide a range of basic drawing materials and paper.

Who:

Suitable for all skill levels, ages 14 and above. No prior experience necessary.

When:

Every Thursday over six weeks

Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm

Dates: 13, 20, 27 February & 6, 13, 20 March.

Location:

Commonage Pottery & Gallery 575 Commonage Rd, Dunsborough WA

About Annie Winch Art

My work is a heartfelt response to the environment around me. I am continually drawn to the natural world; the oceans, forests, landscape and plants. I like the complexity of layers and mark-making, and so strive to create interesting, suggestive surfaces that reflect this interconnectedness. I have been influenced by the exploration of natural pattern, colour, collage and stitch, including Australian Indigenous stories and marks. My work evolves through process rather than planning, where I explore mixed media, paint and stitch, allowing the mediums and tools to inform my process. My intent is to create artwork that evokes beauty in colour and marks, so the viewer may experience my connection to the natural world.

BA Visual Art: 15 years as a community artist and practitioner

Grad Dip Education: additional 15 years as a school Visual Art teacher and experience with adult education.

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