Lecturer: Alex Beckinsale
Wed 4 Oct – Wed 8 Nov 6.00pm – 9.00pm
Level – Intermediate
This course (previously called Creative Figure Drawing) is designed to help you extend your figure drawings in new and exciting ways.
Building on the techniques learnt in Figure Drawing Fundamentals, participants will be encouraged to experiment with different materials and approaches to use when drawing people. Some of these approaches will add new levels of realism to your drawings, others will place emphasis on creative freedom and play.
The course will begin with a session working without a live model, generating ideas and surfaces in a range of fun and material based exercises. The following weeks will work from both clothed and unclothed models. Participants will create unique drawings each week and end the course with a series of vibrant and fresh life drawings.
Materials required:
A2 Sketchbook*
6 sheets of butchers paper
6 sheets of cartridge paper*
1 pack of Willow charcoal of mixed sizes*
1 Medium (2B or 4B) Charcoal pencil
Hard Eraser* AND Kneadable Eraser*
Rag (or old Tshirt cut up, doesn’t need to be fancy)
Set of coloured pastels (12 or 24 pack)
1 sheet of A2 coloured Canson paper in Grey, 1 sheet in your choice of colour
Other drawing materials (like coloured pastels, iPads, posca pens, etc) that participants wish to test and use are welcome
*Asterisk indicates the materials that will be required for the first class.
For all your material needs and advice, Central Artist Supplies is located next to our Administration Office at 7 Mulberry Road, Glenside.
Hours: Monday – Friday 8.30am-4.00pm, Saturdays 9.00am-12.30pm (9.00am-2.00pm when short courses are running). Phone 08 8271 6912. Email mail@centralartistsupplies.au
Alex Beckinsale is an emerging artist whose work is inspired by strange narratives, folklore, and popular culture. She graduated from Adelaide Central School of Art with a Bachelor of Visual Art (Honours) in 2016. She focuses on figurative art and portraiture, often constructing otherworldly and mysterious situations in her work. http://www.alexbeckinsale.com/ @alex.beckinsale
