Drawing 1 Course

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Objectives The course aims to provide a structured introduction to the skills of drawing; introduce a wide range of media and methods; help students see in a selective way and become more aware visually and artistically.
Course description Seeing and being able to reproduce what you can see is the foundation of visual communication, which is why drawing skills underpin most work in art and design. Our drawing course will help practitioners from all disciplines to draw what they can see and what they can imagine. Anyone can learn to draw and the course is aimed at beginners, but many experienced artists and designers take the course to improve their drawing skills

    - Different media and different approaches to drawing
    - Creating the illusion of three dimensions
    - Light and shade
    - Townscapes and landscapes
    - Perspective and other drawing systems
    - A choice of projects: figure drawing; drawing and photography; plans and elevations; drawing with collage.

Postal tuition

You are allocated a tutor and receive their details in your course pack. You work from the course materials and send regular assignments to your tutor. These are returned to you with comment and advice. The course fee includes tutor feedback on your set assignments, but you can purchase feedback and comment on additional pieces of work if you wish.