The Fundamentals of Drawing -Autumn Term

with Sophie Newnham

This course is designed to help those wishing to learn or improve their fundamental drawing skills. Knowing how to purposefully observe and translate what we have seen onto the page is a practice that is an essential starting point to any drawing or painting we create. Over the course we will be taking inspiration from the works of a wide range of accomplished artists and learning new methods to aid personal expression of the world around us whilst developing our own styles.

Beginners to Intermediate

Course Dates Autumn Term

Wednesdays 12:45-3:15pm

16, 23, 30 September

7, 14, 21 October

(Half term 28 October & 4 November)

11, 18, 25 November

2, 9, 16 December

Fundamentals of Drawing: Recommended Materials

 

A few links for recommended materials are given below but anything similar would be fine. 

 

Good quality drawing paper- according to preference, smooth/ grain.

A set of graded pencils, H’s to B’s

Ink pens

Tortillons/ stumps

A soft eraser

Masking tape

Ruler

 

N.B. Drawing boards and clips will be provided.

 

Spiral sketchpad, drawing paper:

https://www.cassart.co.uk/Fabriano-1264-Spiral-Bound-Drawing-Pad-50-Sheets-180gsm-A4/

 

Set of pencils- Hs to Bs

https://www.cassart.co.uk/faber-castell-9000-pencil-art-set-of-12--c/

 

Tortillons/ paper stumps

https://www.cassart.co.uk/loxley-paper-stump-tortillion-assorted-set-of-5--c/

 

Eraser (soft)

https://www.cassart.co.uk/cretacolor-monolith-eraser/

 

Sandpaper-

https://www.jacksonsart.com/faber-castell-sandpaper-sharpening-block?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAgJa6BhCOARIsAMiL7V-N48wsoqwYJ-2skk-tf1OiefIGtbrPgXkJjX9xf_1OoXos42OcHV4aArhdEALw_wcB

 

Charcoal

https://www.jacksonsart.com/nitram-academie-fusains-square-stick-charcoal-pack-of-5-hb

 

Fine-liners 0.3, 0.5

https://www.cassart.co.uk/staedtler-pigment-liners/

 

Fixative

https://www.jacksonsart.com/daler-rowney-perfix-colourless-fixative-spray-150ml-road-shipping-only-by-road-parcel-only