During this course you will be introduced to strategies used by artists to look more effectively, and heighten your awareness of surprising issues of perception of size, shape and tone that make representational drawing so particularly challenging and interesting.

With structured exercises, you will explore various elements of drawing, including observation of the fall of light on objects and space, and the use of line and measurement to better observe scale, proportion and perspective.

This course is suitable for beginners, and as a refresher course if you are a more experienced artist to sharpen your practice.

Included

The College will provide some cartridge paper per student and fixative to share amongst the group.

What students need to bring

• Pencils, 2B, 3B, 4B
• Willow charcoal, thick sticks
• Compressed charcoal
• White chalk
• Plastic eraser
• Putty rubber

Additional information

Please wear appropriate clothing/aprons for the workshop or studio, this includes stout covered footwear (no sandals or open toes).

Daily Timetable

Course teaching 11am–5.15pm
Students arrive 10.30am-11am (coffee optional)  
Morning teaching 11am-1pm
Lunch break between 1pm-2pm (lunch is not included)
Afternoon teaching 2pm-5.15pm (15 minute break, 3.30pm–3.45pm)
Teaching finishes 5.15pm  
 

Short courses are open to anyone aged 18 and over. The course fee covers tuition and materials where stated. You will need to bring all other items listed under the ‘Materials to bring’ section.

Refreshments

Coffee and tea are included in the course fee, but you will need to bring lunch with you to eat in the refreshments room. There are also plenty of other local venues to purchase food.

Access

If you have any specific access needs, we will need to know about your access requirements in advance. Please tell us about your needs in confidence by emailing: [email protected] This venue has steps to the front reception, with limited access via a side gate to the ground floor. There is a small lift to higher floors or stairs.

Safety

Short course students are required to sign a safety compliance form as part of West Dean Health and Safety regulations.

Refunds and cancellations

Please refer to our terms & conditions below.

Disclaimer

The information given is accurate at the time of publication. However, West Dean College reserves the right to cancel or amend courses if circumstances require.

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