Portraiture I: The Structure of the head

Beginners + with artist & tutor Lewis Mackenzie Fridays 10am - 12pm

Starts Sep 27

320 British pounds

Great King Street

Available spots

Service Description

Portraiture Drawing I: The Structure of the Head This course is aimed at beginner artists and those wishing to brush up on their head-drawing fundamentals. The skills learned here will be developed further in terms 2 and 3, as part of a year long programme. The term can be taken independently also, do not be put off if you enter 1/2 way through the year, as all drawing practise in such a methodical teaching approach can only be beneficial! This course is also great at preparing the student to begin painting. It is wonderfully versatile, in that if you want to draw for a year and paint the next, you can, or if you would like to prepare for an afternoon of painting by first a morning of warm up drawing, you also can. As such, the course is highly recommended as a precursor to the “Portrait Painting in Oil: Beginners+ & Intermediate” course. The purpose of this course is to provide students with a firm foundation in the basics of head drawing, with a particular focus on understanding of the structure of the head through constructive line drawing from life. Students will begin by studying the skull and will learn the proportions of the head and neck, before moving on to a series of short pose drawings from the live model. Finally, students will undertake a two hour and a six hour study from life (the latter over three weeks), during which the concept of light and shadow will be introduced. The course focuses on drawing, as the foundation of visual understanding and the bedrock upon which painting skill is built. Course Structure: week 1: • Proportions of the Head and Neck • The Skull I Week 2 : • The Skull II Week 3: • Drawing the Head – short poses I Week 4: • Drawing the Head – short poses II Week 5: • Drawing the Head – 2 hr pose – introducing light and shadow Weeks 6 – 8: • Drawing the Head – 6 hr pose Materials: ESSENTIAL (EDS provides): • 3B Drawing pencil • Heavyweight smooth white paper • Eraser RECOMMENDED (Student provides): • SKETCHBOOK for notetaking • KNITTING NEEDLE/KEBAB-STICK for measuring distances and angles • PLUMB LINE AND BOB for checking vertical alignments (a large penny washer on a string works well) • SMALL MIRROR for checking your work (a smartphone screen is fine) • Paper towel or rags • Kneaded Eraser

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Cancellation Policy

We will provide a 50% refund if you give written advance notice up to 30 days before the course start date. 0% refund 30 days before a course starts. Please note there is an administration fee of £5 payable in respect of such refunds to cover payment processing fees. You will need to inform a member of administration staff in writing by emailing EDS at info@edinburghdrawingschool.co.uk. Additionally, if you withdraw for any reason after the course has started you will not be entitled to a refund. We are a small business and we depend on every booking to ensure that classes can go ahead. If a student is unable to attend a class due to illness, then EDS must be informed immediately so that the tutor can be notified. If you are missing a class because you suspect that you have developed Covid-19, please let us know immediately so that we can alert fellow student and tutors. Non-attendance of classes/workshops does not automatically mean a refund, however EDS will assess the circumstance