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Home / Weekends / Charcoal drawing

Charcoal drawing

£73.00

Saturday workshop 1-day

Discover the freedom, physicality, and joy of high energy gestural drawing with willow and compressed charcoal. Drawing in monochrome, without the distraction of colour is engaging and liberating.
Embrace the emotive power of charcoal while learning different approaches and techniques for developing and controlling tonal values, expressive drawing and blending skills. Projects are based on a variety of themes and topics.
Suitable for: Adult, absolute-beginners, beginners, improvers, intermediate
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Workshop Structure

Improve the use of tone, shading and blending with charcoal by using both putty and plastic erasers. Develop the use of creative line and mark-making to add depth and self-expression. Perfect for all students who wish to learn the expressive qualities of working with monochrome tones and learn the differences between drawing with Willow and Compressed charcoals.

Freedom of Willow charcoal

Willow charcoal is easy to apply and remove from the paper, allowing greater flexibility and freedom of expression, as mistakes are easy to change. Students will work on a project that allows them to explore the freedom and flexibility of willow charcoal and discover how willow charcoal allows fabulous control to develop a wide range of tones and expressive line.

Power of compressed charcoal

Unleashing the expressive power of drawing with compressed charcoal demands working at a large scale. Students will be asked to fully explore quality of line and mark-making, with a focus on composition and use of tone to add drama and expression to their drawings. The depth of tone achievable with compressed charcoal allows images of high drama with extremes of light and dark.

By the end of the course…

Students will go home feeling empowered by the creative opportunities of working in monochrome tones with new skills and techniques to make the most of willow and compressed charcoal.

Book now...

Help + Guidance

  • HEALTH-sure info >
    1.  CLICK HERE> Covid and HEALTH-sure procedures that ensures a safe low risk studio environment
    2. CLICK HERE>  Free Course Transfers in the event a student is unable to attend due to Covid
  • Course info

    Days: Saturday
    Times: 10-4pm
    Materials: Includes most materials, other than the materials students are asked to bring

    Suitable for: Adults
    Teaching Level: Absolute-beginners, beginners, Improvers, Intermediate

    Group Size: Min 6 – Max 10
    Your tutor: Brian Raymond  biography >

    Refreshments:
    Course includes tea, coffee & biscuits. Please provide your own lunch on full day courses, workshops and classes.

  • Materials to bring

    Essential items to bring

    • Pencil: 4B
    • Plastic eraser
    • Kneadable ‘putty’ rubber
    • Drawing paper is provided

    Optional items to bring
    Cloth for cleaning your hands
    Rag (old cloth) for smudging charcoal 
    Wear old clothes or bring an apron
    Pen and notebook for taking notes

  • What level course is right for me?

    To help you answer the question,

    “What level course is right for me?”

    To help you decide what level course is most suited, you will see Teaching Levels explained within the Course Info tab.

    Students will always benefit from clear instructions, lots of one-to-one tuition, guidance and supportive encouragement on all of my courses.

    Level 0: Absolute-beginner 
    For absolute-beginners to start learning art for the first time. Teaching focuses on core skills with step-by-step instructions.

    Level 1: Beginner
    For beginners looking to establish, refresh and gain confidence in fundamental core techniques.

    Level 2: Improver
    For improvers who already have the basics and wish to develop and enhance their skills and techniques further.

    Level 3: Intermediate
    For those students with a growing, but limited, amount of art experience who feel confident in their art knowledge and skills yet recognise the need for further creative learning to take their art to the next level.

    Level 4: Experienced
    For those students with creative experience who feel confident in their abilities and techniques, who are looking to challenge themselves further, to create a coherent body of work, possibly to exhibit and sell. 

  • What course should I do next?

    To help you answer the question,

    “What course should I do next?”

    There are 2 approaches to deciding what to do next.

    1. Treat my courses as a Mix + Match Patchwork
      All my courses can be booked as single stand-alone courses on whichever topic takes your interest.
      Just book whichever course you want when it suits you.
    2. Choose one of the linked courses at the bottom of this page
      These courses are suggestions that will help you develop and progress your art in a more focused direction.

    Whichever approach you choose, remember to check the Teaching Levels to decide if the course is appropriate for you. Contact me if you’re not sure and I’ll be happy to help.

Student Quotes

“Really good!  Warm and friendly atmosphere, extremely welcoming.  Brian was very helpful and provided several tips and feedback for improvement.” Mamoona A
“Would highly recommend.  I’m a beginner to drawing, but learned so much in two days and I feel inspired to carry on.” Jackie S
“I have learnt a lot about shading and mark-making.  No previous experience at all!  Fun using different mediums. Excellent encouraging tutor.” Catherine M

More reviews >

Lets book it now ...

 

 

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.

Workshop Structure

Improve the use of tone, shading and blending with charcoal by using both putty and plastic erasers. Develop the use of creative line and mark-making to add depth and self-expression. Perfect for all students who wish to learn the expressive qualities of working with monochrome tones and learn the differences between drawing with Willow and Compressed charcoals.

Freedom of Willow charcoal

Willow charcoal is easy to apply and remove from the paper, allowing greater flexibility and freedom of expression, as mistakes are easy to change. Students will work on a project that allows them to explore the freedom and flexibility of willow charcoal and discover how willow charcoal allows fabulous control to develop a wide range of tones and expressive line.

Power of compressed charcoal

Unleashing the expressive power of drawing with compressed charcoal demands working at a large scale. Students will be asked to fully explore quality of line and mark-making, with a focus on composition and use of tone to add drama and expression to their drawings. The depth of tone achievable with compressed charcoal allows images of high drama with extremes of light and dark.

By the end of the course…

Students will go home feeling empowered by the creative opportunities of working in monochrome tones with new skills and techniques to make the most of willow and compressed charcoal.

Book now...

Help + Guidance

  • HEALTH-sure info >
    1.  CLICK HERE> Covid and HEALTH-sure procedures that ensures a safe low risk studio environment
    2. CLICK HERE>  Free Course Transfers in the event a student is unable to attend due to Covid
  • Course info

    Days: Saturday
    Times: 10-4pm
    Materials: Includes most materials, other than the materials students are asked to bring

    Suitable for: Adults
    Teaching Level: Absolute-beginners, beginners, Improvers, Intermediate

    Group Size: Min 6 – Max 10
    Your tutor: Brian Raymond  biography >

    Refreshments:
    Course includes tea, coffee & biscuits. Please provide your own lunch on full day courses, workshops and classes.

  • Materials to bring

    Essential items to bring

    • Pencil: 4B
    • Plastic eraser
    • Kneadable ‘putty’ rubber
    • Drawing paper is provided

    Optional items to bring
    Cloth for cleaning your hands
    Rag (old cloth) for smudging charcoal 
    Wear old clothes or bring an apron
    Pen and notebook for taking notes

  • What level course is right for me?

    To help you answer the question,

    “What level course is right for me?”

    To help you decide what level course is most suited, you will see Teaching Levels explained within the Course Info tab.

    Students will always benefit from clear instructions, lots of one-to-one tuition, guidance and supportive encouragement on all of my courses.

    Level 0: Absolute-beginner 
    For absolute-beginners to start learning art for the first time. Teaching focuses on core skills with step-by-step instructions.

    Level 1: Beginner
    For beginners looking to establish, refresh and gain confidence in fundamental core techniques.

    Level 2: Improver
    For improvers who already have the basics and wish to develop and enhance their skills and techniques further.

    Level 3: Intermediate
    For those students with a growing, but limited, amount of art experience who feel confident in their art knowledge and skills yet recognise the need for further creative learning to take their art to the next level.

    Level 4: Experienced
    For those students with creative experience who feel confident in their abilities and techniques, who are looking to challenge themselves further, to create a coherent body of work, possibly to exhibit and sell. 

  • What course should I do next?

    To help you answer the question,

    “What course should I do next?”

    There are 2 approaches to deciding what to do next.

    1. Treat my courses as a Mix + Match Patchwork
      All my courses can be booked as single stand-alone courses on whichever topic takes your interest.
      Just book whichever course you want when it suits you.
    2. Choose one of the linked courses at the bottom of this page
      These courses are suggestions that will help you develop and progress your art in a more focused direction.

    Whichever approach you choose, remember to check the Teaching Levels to decide if the course is appropriate for you. Contact me if you’re not sure and I’ll be happy to help.

Student Quotes

“Really good!  Warm and friendly atmosphere, extremely welcoming.  Brian was very helpful and provided several tips and feedback for improvement.” Mamoona A
“Would highly recommend.  I’m a beginner to drawing, but learned so much in two days and I feel inspired to carry on.” Jackie S
“I have learnt a lot about shading and mark-making.  No previous experience at all!  Fun using different mediums. Excellent encouraging tutor.” Catherine M

More reviews >

Lets book it now ...

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