Keys to Drawing

The art of drawing is a performance of coordination between the hand, the eye, and the mind.

Keys to Drawing will help you gain the drawing skills you need to be able to draw what you see on paper by translating the three-dimensional world around you into a two-dimensional drawing.

The class will teach you to look at the world the way artists see it in terms of shapes, lines, colours, and the relationships between them and will help you develop your own interpretation of what is around you.

Each technique and theme will be demonstrated step-by-step in class; showing a variety of different methods and a range of subjects.

We will introduce the full range of drawing techniques & media:

MONOCHROME MEDIA:

Line & Tone; Drawing with pencils; Linear drawing; Working on toned paper

Materials used:

Pencils & Graphite; Charcoal; Pen & Ink; Brush & Ink

COLOR MEDIA:

Blending & color mixing; Wet brushing; Impressing; Line & wash

Materials used

Pastels: Soft & Oil Pastels; Colored Pencils; Water-soluble Pencils; Colored Ink;

MIXED MEDIA:

Wax/oil resist; Wash off; Drawing over paper shapes; Drawing with torn paper;

Materials used:

Pen; Watercolors; Ink; Masking fluid; Masking tape; Colored paper

THEMES:

Composing a landscape; Still-life set-ups; Floral still life; Buildings; Interiors, etc.