Have fun learning how to use charcoal in a loose and expressive way to create your own unique portrait!
What will I learn?
Charcoal drawing techniques
The different materials used to create a charcoal drawing
How to work from loose abstract shapes towards greater realism and detail
How to create a likeness in portraiture
How to be more expressive in your drawing
How to quickly establish form with charcoal
Course Sessions
The course is held over 1 Saturday.
Details:
1 x Saturday (total 6.5 hrs)
14th September 2024
9:30 am – 4:00pm
Venue: Chrome Street Studios
2B/ 9 Chrome Street Salisbury
Cost: $240 includes access to charcoal materials for the duration of the workshop
Who is this course suitable for?
This course suits complete beginners as well as intermediate artists who would like to develop their charcoal drawing skills.
What do I need to bring?
A good quality, detailed, close-up photo (approx. 8 x 10 inch), or A3 colour/ black and white print of the portrait you would like to draw. Alternatively, ask Isabella to provide one for you. The photo should be of the head and neck only.
Tip: If you are a complete beginner, it is recommended to use a profile rather than a ¾ view of the face, or you could use a front view of a face with no tilt.
BYO lunch (we have a microwave and fridge) and drinking mug. There is a café next door.
What is provided?
Tables and easels
Toned paper
Access to charcoal materials for the duration of the workshop
Tea and coffee
A fantastic environment to unleash your creativity
About the Tutor
Practicing artist and art educator, Isabella Allis, runs regular adult art classes at Chrome Street Studios. She tailors her art instruction around each individual student, considering their chosen pathway in art and helping to develop their unique artistic voice. Isabella strongly believes in the benefit of having a strong technical foundation in art, developing skills through practice and observation, and then being able to apply these skills in any chosen way.
Although Isabella specialises in oil painting and charcoal/ graphite drawing, she draws on her knowledge of a broad array of mediums to guide students working in the medium of their choice. The weekly classes bring together a small art community where art students can socialise with like-minded people, share ideas and resources and paint or draw in a social setting, whilst receiving instruction and mentoring from Isabella.
Isabella also runs specialized art workshops (e.g. portraiture). She has also provided grant-funded private mentoring, private tuition and high school workshops/ vocational talks.