Thursday Sketchbook Sessions

Learn tips and tricks to fuel your passion for sketching and to
Help keep a sketchbook as part of your creative life.

In
A relaxed and supportive environment, you'll learn interesting ways to fill a
Sketchbook whilst honing your sketching skills and embracing the creative
Journey.

This
Ten-week course is suitable for anyone new to sketching, but also for those
Students looking to reignite their passion for sketchbook drawing, or simply
For anyone wanting to explore the creative power that working in a sketchbook
offers. Previous participants will be encouraged to expand their sketching
Practice with a series of weekly projects designed to enhance creativity and
Drawing skills, with guidance from the tutor.

With
25 hours of studio contact time we will be using such things as the built
Environment, elements of nature, and a menagerie of still-life objects as our
reference. As well as doing plenty of sketching there will be many playful
Sketching exercises to enhance both your skill-set and enjoyment of this fabulously
creative pastime. Mainly project led, we’ll think about layout and consider
different compositions on each page to enhance your sense of design. We’ll also
Look at ways to distort the perspective of a scene so we can depict it in new
and exciting ways. There will also be an opportunity to spend time in the
Attenborough Arts Centre gallery spaces, where we’ll perhaps be inspired to
Fill a sketchbook page or two.

Amongst many other things we'll show you how to
Make a start in a sketchbook, how to lose the fear of the blank page, and how
to see things differently. A sketchbook is not only a portable place to store
Your work, but a place that can hold your creative endeavours
Your learnings, your thoughts and your growth, as well as your finished drawings.
It’s a place for fun and a place where rules don’t matter.

About the tutor:

Working
in a sketchbook is fundamental to tutor Austin Orwin’s artistic practice. It
Offers him a space to experiment and grow, a space to work out ideas, and a
space to document his day-to-day thoughts and existence. His enjoyment grows
With every sketch he makes, and he almost never leaves home without a
sketchbook in one of his pockets. See more of Austin’s sketch work on Instagram
@theleicestersketcher

Further information:

Sketchbook
And all drawing materials are included in the course fee.

Participants
Must be aged 18+.

This 10-week course runs on Thursday afternoons 2pm - 4:30pm
starting on 23 April, ending on 9 July 2026.

No session on Thursday 7 May and 28 May 2026.

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).