Art
Life Drawing workshops
Level 1
This workshop is suitable for all abilities and will cover the
following topics:
Guidelines and relationships in space
Drawing with light and shade
Looking at the negative space (shapes in spaces)
Using colour effectively
Composition and the ground
Duration: 1 day
Price: £50.00
Level 2
This workshop builds on the skills learnt in level 1 and will cover
the following topics:
Coping with foreshortening
Hands and feet
Anatomy of the head
Using light effectively
Two hour single pose
Duration: 1 day
Price: £50
Life Drawing is key to the looking and drawing process, encouraging analysis and structure as a fantastic means of broadening and improving drawing skills. Life Drawing enhances an art portfolio. Pose duration will range from quick to extended and approaches will vary from highly measured and objective to rapid and expressive using a variety of media.
Portraiture
Learn
how to show the inner essence of the subject (from the artist's
point of view) or a flattering representation, not just a literal
likeness through this inspiring workshop.
Duration: 1 day
Price: £50
Sketching and Painting outdoors (Art Plein Air)
This sessional workshops are suitable for all abilities - including
beginners, improvers and advanced - who are interested in gaining an
experience of working outdoors, from the landscape, in a variety of
different habitats and venues.
The emphasis will be on using sketchbooks to facilitate the
development of compositional skills and drawing and painting
techniques.
Participants will be encouraged to make tonal drawings in both
pencil and colour, to make notes and to explore using different
media to make colour sketches in their chosen medium, and as a basis
for paintings in the studio at a later date.
The following themes are an indication of the topics available:
Local countryside landscapes (mountains and lochs)
Woodland and forests
Townscapes
Highland Folk - yesteryear
Highland wildlife
People and life drawing
Duration: 5 x 2 hr sessions Price: £47.50
4 hour sessions at £25 per session are also available
Botanical Illustration
Learn how to paint plants in a botanical style. A range of botanical
art techniques will be taught from loose free flowing wet in wet
styles, to detailed dry brush technique. In addition, participants
will be able to "get in closer", using hand lenses and microscopes
to observe fine detailed plant structures.
The various 5 hour sessions will be run throughout the year, to
provide a varied programme reflecting the seasons, and include the
following topics:
Drawing and painting late summer flowers
Illustrating fungi
Autumn colours - focussing on arrangements of leaves and berries
Winter twigs
Christmas card designs using floral illustrations
Focussing on vegetables
Painting fruits
Spring bulbs and flowers
Duration: 5 hour session
Cost: £40 per session
Introduction to Advanced drawing and painting
| Introduction - This progressive
course is suitable for anyone wishing to develop their
skills in drawing and painting. The 5 week sessions
will take you through various stages, step by step and may include some of the following topics: Understanding colour Basic drawing skills Colour mixing Using colour Colour harmony Use of contrasting colour Composition Still life Patterns in nature Watercolour Drawing and painting using watercolour pencils Drawing using Pen and Ink How to achieve textures Masks and Collages Using oil pastels Gouache and Acrylics Painting without brushes |
Advanced - This series of 5 week sessions are suitable for
anyone wishing to develop their skills in drawing and
painting to a more advanced level. Some of the
following topics will be covered, providing you with the opportunity
to explore the different styles of famous artists and create
your own individuality: The Old Masters - different eras and exploring ways to work in the style of famous artists The Impressionists - style and purposes of works, using acrylics and oils Developing Abstract Paintings Scottish Colourist's Modern Scottish Artists Collage - using a range of materials and textures e.g. paint, paper, fabric, 2D and 3D objects, calligraphy or printed text Working with imagination and fantasy Painting from nature Creating illustrations - making works intended for greeting cards, books, advertisements Landscapes using false colours Distorting perspective Developing portraits Modern Scottish Artists |
Duration: 5 sessions per course
Cost: £47.50