Life Drawing for Absolute Beginners

A comprehensive introductory one-day workshop
For total beginners to the life drawing genre.

Participants will be shown fool proof, tried
And tested methods of rendering the life model using a variety of drawing
media. By the end of the day you will have the knowledge, confidence and
Ability to continue your life drawing journey.

Following a brief group discussion on the subject of why life
Drawing is considered so difficult, you will begin drawing with a variety of
short poses. Next you’ll look at techniques such as gestural drawing, pivots
The picture plane, negative spaces, shape, shadow mapping, linkage and
subtractive drawing...amongst others. By the end of the day you’ll know what all
Of these are!

You’ll discover that it’s not as difficult as you had thought
To render the human form in a convincing manner.

After lunch you’ll work towards a more
Finished piece of work from a longer, more sustained pose.

About the tutor:

Tutor Scott Bridgwood is a working
artist with over 30 years experience after graduating from Chelsea School of
Art in 1992. He worked and taught art in Rome (Italy) for 10 years before
moving to Leicester. It was during his time in Rome that he developed his
Passion for drawing/painting the human form, which continues to the present
day. Scott has taught at Attenborough Arts Centre for nearly 20 years. He also
teaches Life Drawing at De Montfort University and from his home studio in
Leicester.

Further information:

All materials are provided.

Participants
Must be aged 18+.

This
One-day workshop will start at 10:30am and end at 4pm, with a short break for
lunch. Our café will be open, or you are welcome to bring your own
Refreshments.

If the
Course/workshop you'd like to book is sold out, we do operate a waiting list
Simply contact our box office team on / arts-centre@le.Ac.UK and ask to be added to the waiting
list. We’ll then contact you if a place becomes available, with absolutely no
Obligation to accept it if you've made other plans!

Please ensure that you agree to our updated Terms
& Conditions before booking as courses/workshops
Are non-refundable if cancelled within 21 days of the start date for any
Reason.

We aim to
make all our sessions as accessible as possible and carers/PAs are very welcome
just remember to book their free place when you book your session. If you'd
Like to talk to us in advance of booking or attending your sessions to discuss
your access needs, our Box Office team is here to help! Email
Arts-centre@le.Ac.UK, pop in or call, open 7 days a week.

We have four blue badge parking spaces outside
Attenborough Arts Centre, plus double yellow line roadside parking very close
To the building for blue badge holders for up to three hours if our parking spaces are
Occupied.

Free parking for all customers is available after
5pm on weekdays and all day at weekends in the University of Leicester car park
next door to Attenborough Arts Centre on Lancaster Road. The closest public car
park for parking at all other times is Victoria Park, 5-10 minutes walk from us
(near De Montfort Hall).