Begin Life Drawing Overview
Join us for fully-tutored life drawing classes for absolute-beginners and those returning to life drawing, looking to brush up on their observational skills, drawing techniques, and basic anatomy knowledge to help improve their drawing accuracy when translating the human figure from life to paper.
Led by an experienced and qualified life drawing tutor students are taught with patience, plenty of 1:1 feedback, support, and guidance to improve life drawing skills step by step.
Techniques taught in these classes will enable students to make significant improvements to their observation skills, accuracy, proportions, scale, detail, and composition in their life drawings.
Mastering these techniques and knowledge will give students a real boost to their creative confidence.
Student review
“Highlights have been discovering my previous errors/habits. Very worth doing for any level or experience.” Dean P
Measuring the figure
The 3 hour class is jam packed with measuring techniques to help achieve greater drawing accuracy.
Clear instructions and demonstrations is balanced with plenty of time to draw from a life model in the studio.
Techniques cover the following skills
- Measuring proportions – pencil and thumb technique
- Measuring gradients and angles – capturing balance and dynamics
- Measuring relationships – using guidelines effectively
- Measuring perspective – tips for drawing the foreshortened figure
Shapes of the figure
The 3 hour class is jam packed with techniques to help you draw the structural anatomical shapes of the human figure.
Clear instructions and demonstrations is balanced with plenty of time to draw from a life model in the studio.
Teaching covers the following
- Building a structural framework for your figure
- Dynamics of the rib cage + abdomen
- Structures of the head and neck
- Capturing the tilt of the hips
Benefits of attending
The Begin Life Drawing classes gives students the time to learn and become confident in applying established techniques and knowledge within their life drawing.
Students can attend a class just once and will benefit from a toolbox of measuring techniques and an introduction to the anatomical shapes of the figure which they can then practice further on their own. Alternatively, students can attend the Begin Life Drawing classes on an ongoing basis to embed new techniques within their drawing practice while benefiting from ongoing tutor support, encouragement and guidance.
Whether a student attends once or multiple times, they will always be guaranteed continued tutor support from a qualified and experienced tutor.
These classes blend seamlessly with the regular Monday eve peer-group Life Drawing Ancoats where students can gain invaluable life drawing practice on a regular basis. Other life drawing opportunities include the transformational Life Drawing Foundations course offering an alternative experiential and expressive approach to drawing the human form.
Personal self-expression
We are a creative arts studio so always encourage personal interpretation and self-expression in students’ work. This is why we endeavour to offer opportunities for students to use materials in more self-expressive ways and believe that learning measuring techniques and basic anatomical shapes of the figure is what underpins the development of critical observation skills which fuels creative self expression.
Supportive tutor-led teaching
Students will experience an encouraging, patient and inclusive style of teaching perfect for absolute-beginners, beginners, and those returning after a long absence from life drawing. There will be lots of one-to-one support for everyone and plenty of opportunity for group sharing and learning together in a supportive studio environment.
Student Quotes
“Educational and enlightening. The highlights of the course were drawing the flow of the body and it’s parts.” John P
“Just do it! Intensive, exhausting, cathartic. Lots of new concepts to explore in a supportive environment. Non-judgemental approach. First attempts at life drawing, really enjoyed it.” Ruth C
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Izzy (verified owner) –
Brian has thought of everything to make the class welcoming and enjoyable, down to detailed directions and brews during the session. I have been to life drawing classes before but not been taught specific techniques and this has definitely given me more confidence – god teaching that can be applied as I continue to practice and develop. If you are thinking you’d like to start/improve your life drawing I’d really recommend.
Sam (verified owner) –
Excellent practical course. Great to try the new techniques. Leaves you inspired to continue creating and improving
Laurence (verified owner) –
Really enjoyed the course and learning new techniques; it had the right balance of explanation and practice. You leave wanting to apply your new knowledge right away, so can’t wait to do more! Thank you Brian!