T2 Life Drawing

Course Description

This course is designed as an introduction to Life Drawing suitable for beginners who are just starting out, through to experienced artists who want to hone their observational skills. The course will take you through a variety of different techniques and processes and guide you through the tricky process of representing the human form. Each week we will discuss different approaches to life drawing, such as how to establish proportions, finding direction and form with gesture drawing, using negative space as a tool, and rendering light and shadow. We will also test different media such as graphite, charcoal, pastel and ink to find what is useful for different lengths of pose and situations. Each class will have a life model with a variety of poses, starting with short warm up poses and finishing with a longer poses. About your Tutor: Jane Barwell studied Sculpture at Curtin University and after completing a Post Graduate Diploma in Visual Arts at Sydney College of the Arts Jane received an Australia Council Studio in London and travelled to the UK. While there Jane studied Theatre Design and worked for many years for English National Opera as a Scenic Artist. Jane has taught at WAPAA, ECU and Fremantle Arts Centre. More recently Jane has been an arts worker at DADAA working in the areas of visual arts, dance and drama. Jane’s art practice currently centres around drawing and she recently exhibited a body of this work at EarlyWork gallery in Fremantle. What you need to bring: Paper – For the first class please bring - butchers paper, large. For successive classes please discuss with me first and then source - A3 cartridge paper, A3 copy bond, toned paper such as grey, craft or brown paper. Drawing media - For the first class please bring – willow charcoal. For successive classes please discuss with me and source - a variety of media such as compressed charcoal (very soft), soft graphite pencil or stick in 4B or 6B, charcoal pencil (soft), white pastel or chalk, black ink. Bulldog clips x 2 to fit a large drawing board- for every class Erasers – a plastic and a kneadable eraser – for every class Your tutor will discuss other items and suppliers on the first day of class.