Portrait Drawing

FOUR SATURDAY SESSIONS Starting 25th APRIL 10am to 12.30pm £120 Portrait drawing In this four week course, you’ll learn to create lifelike, expressive portraits while building confidence in a range of drawing techniques. Through guided exercises, you will develop your ability to capture accurate facial features, developing a true likeness of your subject. As you work, you'll strengthen your understanding of proportion, detail, and tonal contrast as you practise using pencil, charcoal and pen. One session will include drawing from a live (clothed) model. You will benefit from personalised guidance and support from practicising artist and experienced tutor, Ilse, throughout. By the end of the course, you will have produced a portfolio of drawings that showcase the progress, and development of your practice. Suitable for: Ideal for beginners and for those looking to build on, or refine, their existing skills. What you will need for this course: • A3 Sketchpad • Set of Sketching Pencils (including 2B and 4B) • Eraser NOTE: You can bring your own materials, or purchase them at checkout. This helps us keep the course cost down for those who already have their own. This course will run weekly on Saturday mornings for four weeks, from 10am to 12.30pm. Dates: 25th April, 2nd, 9th and 26th May. Places are limited to 8 participants. Questions? Contact us on 07786 256 934 Your tutor: Ilse Mikula is a South African artist based in Faversham. She holds a degree from Chelsea College of Art and PGCE from Goldsmiths University. Alongside her own artistic practice, she has extensive experience teaching drawing and painting. Ilse’s work is inspired by capturing the light and atmosphere of a place, often working plein air across a range of media. Tea and coffee will be provided. There is a corner shop a short walk away, and parking at the weekend is easily available just outside. We're on the first floor, unfortunately we have no lift.