Have you ever wanted to learn to draw? Maybe you put your pencil and paper down years ago. Maybe you’ve never so much as doodled. Whatever your experience of drawing, we want to invite you to take part in a series of upbeat drawing classes, designed for beginners as well as seasoned sketchers.
Join us for an hour of creativity once a week to put pencil to paper in a supportive environment.
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DRAWING MOVEMENT – DEPICTING SPEED & ENERGY
Join us for a series of creative drawing sessions. This series is all about conveying movement and energy in your drawing. You’ll tackle a wide range of subjects from vehicles to athletes with a primary focus on capturing a sense of movement in your work.
Choose your sessions by registering below.
Monday 28th June – 6:30pm (GMT)
Animals in Motion – Positioning & Movement – Download the reference images
In this session you’ll be learning how to put bounce into your subjects’ step. Your teacher Jan will teach you to compose drawings of a running ostrich, jumping monkey and leaping dog and you will learn to inject a sense of movement into each piece.
Monday 5th July – 6:30pm (GMT)
Moving Vehicles – Perspective & Blur – Download the reference images
In this session you’ll learning how to convey the rapid movement of vehicles. From trains to race cars, you will explore blurring detail and the importance of perspective.
Monday 12th July– 6:30pm (GMT)
People in Action – Shapes & Tension – Download the reference images
This class will teach you the key principles of figure drawing whilst focussing on creating tension in the body. You’ll be focussing on strong shapes and diving deeper into the use of negative space.
You will need:
STILL TIME TO REGISTER!
Monday 21st June – 1pm and 6.30pm
Drawing Above the Waves – Movement & Energy – Download the reference images
This class will teach you the key principles of creating convincing movement in your work. You’ll be focussing on portraying energy and diving deeper into composition and positioning.
At the end of each class, email us a photo of your favourite drawing for a chance to win a hamper of art supplies! Send your drawings to: k.wilson@theartmovement.co.uk
Click the button below to view all the incredible drawings you have sent in!
PAST SESSIONS:
Monday 14th June – Drawing Under the Sea: Flowing Lines & Negative Space
Monday 7th June – Drawing the Seashore: Structure & Form
Monday 24th May – Drawing Domestic Animals: Composition & Creating Texture
Monday 17th May – Drawing Wild Animals: Using Negative Space & Applying Pattern
Monday 10th May – Drawing Farm Animals: Simplifying Shapes & Composition
Monday 3rd May- Drawing Pattern in 3D: Contour Lines & Direction
Monday 26th April – Drawing Cuboids: Perspective & Shading
Monday 19th April – Drawing Spheres: Rounded Shapes & Form
Monday 12th April – Drawing Seeds & Pods: Texture & Shading
Monday 5th April – Drawing Trees: Learning to Shade
Monday 29th March – Drawing Cacti & Succulents: Shadow, Shapes & Pattern
Monday 22nd March – Drawing Front & Three Quarter Facing Portraits: Comparing Front on and Three Quarter Faces
Monday 15th March – Drawing Eyes & Three-Quarter Facing Portraits: Contrast & Comparison
Monday 8th March – Drawing Front Facing Portraits: Shadow & Texture
Monday 1st March – Drawing Insects: Proportions and Mark Making
Monday 22nd February – Drawing Reptiles: Negative Space and Contrast
Monday 15th February – Drawing Mammals: Texture and Composition
Monday 8th February 2021 – Drawing Hands: Simple Line and Shape
Monday 1st February 2021 – Figure Drawing: Negative Space and Line Weight
Monday 25th January 2021 – Portraits: Composition and Shape Building
Monday 18th January 2021: Slicing fruit: Loose Drawing & Tone
Monday 11th January 2021 – Figure drawing: Breaking Down the Figure
Monday 4th January 2021 – Drawing Water: Highlights & Fluidity
Monday 21st December 2020 – Your Festive Drawing Class
Monday 14th December – Let’s Get Festive: Gifts, Quality Streets and Mince Pies
Monday 7th December – Musical Instruments: Guitars, Pianos and Saxophones
Monday 30th November – Animals: The Hare, the Kangaroo and the Stag
Monday 23rd November – Holly, Berries & Fir trees: Contrast and Shape
Monday 16th November – Hands: Simplifying a Tricky Subject
Monday 9th November – Birds & Feathers: Texture and Pattern
Monday 2nd November – Perspective in Buildings and elements of architecture
Monday 26th October – Pumpkins and Autumn Leaves: Shading and line direction
Monday 19th October – Peppers and Chillies: Lines weights and negative space
Monday 12th October – Fir Cones and Sunflowers: Simple is Best
Monday 5th October – Stones and All-Sorts: Shadow and Line Direction
Monday 28th September – Animals: Simple Shape and Texture
Monday 21st September – The Gallery: Perspective and working in cubes
Monday 14th September – Bottles and glasses: Ellipses and line weight
Monday 7th September – Drawing Fruit: Negative space and line direction
