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ESSENTIAL INFO
If you purchase a ticket for this course, all the information on this page will be emailed to you with your ticket.
👥 Suitable for: Ages 13 and up
📍 Venue: Bellingen High School
📈 Level: Suitable for all skill levels
⏰ Schedule: Mon–Fri, 9am – 4pm (5 Full-Days)
🏷️ Extra costs: This course has a cost of $100 for materials
⚠️ Extra info:
There will be NUDE MODELS used in this course. Students aged 13-17 may attend with parental permission.
This course is held in a room up about 6 stairs, and may not be suitable for students with mobility issues.
Required skills & experience
No experience required
Supplies that you need to bring to class
Approximately $100 cash model fee, payable to the tutor on the first day (model fee is shared between students)
A2 (minimum) Support Board
A2 (minimum) cartridge drawing pad
Bulldog clips
Willow charcoal
4B Graphite pencil
Any media or materials that you already have & would like to bring
All other optional materials will be discussed on the first day of the course
Butchers paper supplied - cost shared between students or as used by individual students.
Learning outcomes
Train Your Eye to See: Move past what you think the human body looks like and learn to see and draw the form as it actually appears in front of you.
Nail the Proportions: Master classic measuring and perspective techniques to accurately capture the scale, balance, and angles of any pose.
Create 3D Depth with Tone: Use light, shadow, and tone to turn flat shapes on a page into realistic, dimensional forms.
Play with Different Materials: Step out of your comfort zone by experimenting with a range of mediums like charcoal, ink, conté, and textured paper.
Discover Your Visual Voice: Embrace the challenge of life drawing to build your confidence, encourage self-expression, and develop your own unique sketching style.
COURSE PLAN
EACH DAY
We kick off every day with a new model, practicing fast, high-energy gesture sketches to capture movement and energy. This warms us up & helps to relax into the day. Followed by a series of exercises with specific focus on a fundamental aspect of drawing. We then settle in for longer poses to develop these new skills and explore self-expression.
DAY ONE - Understanding General Proportions & measuring
Focus on the foundational "skeleton" of a pose, learning to map out basic lines and shapes quickly.
Learn how to use your pencil for measuring & angle sighting to get anatomical proportions spot-on.
DAY TWO - Light, Shadow & Tone
Dive into the world of shading, exploring how to use tone to give your drawings a sense of weight and 3D depth.
Experiment with dramatic lighting setups to capture high contrast highlights and deep shadows.
DAY THREE - Proportion & Perspective
Develop your looking & measuring skills to understand complex foreshortened forms.
Work through poses to practice foreshortening and tricky angles without losing the balance of the figure.
DAY FOUR - Heads, Hands & Feet
Focus on how to tackle these challenging aspects of the body with an understanding of their principal proportions, shapes, and underlying structures.
DAY FIVE - Sustained Poses & The Finale Portfolio
Put all your new skills together for a series of longer, sustained poses with the final model of the week.
Select your favourite drawings to present a diverse portfolio that shows off your incredible progress.
COURSE TUTOR
Adrienne Hmelnitsky
Adrienne has an Advanced Diploma in Fine Art and Diplomas in Visual Art and Furniture Design.
She has been a practising artist for thirty-five years, exhibiting in Sydney and locally. Adrienne has won several art prizes throughout her career. She is an experienced teacher in general drawing and life drawing. Her teaching focuses on drawing fundamentals and expression.
Adrienne is a founding member and a curator of The Art Space, Urunga.
“A great inclusive learning experience…all i wished it to be.”
“The tutor was excellent. She gave considerable thought to those books, resources, approaches which would best support the development of individual attendees skills and goals, providing them with individualised support and consideration.”
“Insightful, outstanding well paced, informative, catered for all levels. Something meaningful and extending for everyone.”
