"Anyone can draw if they are given the right instructions.” - Marcel Desbiens, Master Artist and Principal Tutor
Marcel has designed learning pathways to give students structure as they develop from novice to advanced artist.
If you have limited or no experience with Drawing, then we recommend you start with Introduction To Drawing with Annette Raff and then Life Drawing, with Patrick J Jones
Jan Lawnikanis will broaden your techniques and use of materials in a friendly and supportive environment.
About this class Over 4 consecutive Friday mornings, students will build upon elementary drawing skills and further refine visual interpretation and pencil techniques while observing various subjects of increased complexity. This observational drawing class is ideally suited to those who have attended Annette’s Drawing Fundamentals course, however all students will be welcomed. What will I learn? You will develop drawing construction methods, proportion and value; and in addition...
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$420Limited
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Drawing Development | Annette Raff
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<p>Over 4 consecutive Friday mornings, students will build upon elementary drawing skills and further refine visual interpretation and pencil
About this class Over five consecutive Monday mornings, we will draw simple subjects from supplied photographs and still (inanimate) objects. You will be supported with ongoing demonstrations, guided practice, frequent Q&A sessions, handouts and diagrams, supporting references, and weekly revision. What will I learn? Practice effective mark making using graphite pencils and erasers in building confidence Discover the benefits of contour drawing (drawing what you see; not what you...
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$525Limited
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Drawing Fundamentals | Annette Raff
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<p>Over five consecutive Monday mornings, we will draw simple subjects from supplied photographs and still (inanimate) objects. You will be
About this workshop Spend the day learning how to get the best results from using colour pencils as a fine art medium! Jan will share her extensive knowledge to either start newcomers off with this medium or help those with some experience to achieve more professional results. Learn all about the differences in brands and types of pencils and what surfaces suit, along with experiencing a variety of techniques. There will be plenty of subjects to choose from to make your work unique...
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$220Limited
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Professional Techniques for Colour Pencils | Jan Lawnikanis
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<p>Spend the day learning how to get the best results from using colour pencils as a fine art medium! Jan will share her extensive
The foundation of the success of award-winning fantasy and sci-fi artist and author Patrick J Jones, is his finely honed figure drawing skills and his belief that understanding gesture is the key to drawing figures with style. In this weekend workshop, Patrick will explore in greater depth more of his exciting and accessible methods and formulas for drawing human figures with style and grace. What will I learn? Through a combination of demonstrations, your own practice, and...
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About this workshop Part 2 of the Drawing Fundamentals and More course takes your basic drawing skills to the next level by applying the concepts of line, shape, form, space, value and texture to achieve fully developed drawings. Learn about the triangular grid method to aid with placing key points in your under-drawing. Explore and observe the true nature of your subject including reflections, shadows and transparency. Learn charcoal and graphite drawing techniques you can add to...
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About this workshop Let go of your ‘blank canvas’ fears and free up your mind! This workshop guides you through the processes essential in creating an abstract landscape piece of art. Mark draws from his experience in the Australian Outback. Camping beside rivers of North Queensland Mark would sketch with pencil and paint with acrylics to fine tune his colour palette and gain knowledge of the outback; escarpments, billabongs, rivers, creeks, rocky outcrops and the abundant...
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Jessie is a highly-skilled Botanical Artist and is only in Brisbane for a limited time in 2021. She is teaching this course in person and exclusively at Bienarté. Learn how to create your own botanical artworks over this 4-week course. These classes provide a friendly and encouraging environment to help you build confidence in observational drawing and watercolour painting techniques in the field of botanical art. What will I learn? Jessie will guide you through her step-by-step...
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In De Gillett Cox's workshop, everyone will create their very own unique and creative painting in a safe and supportive environment. You will walk away with the skills and techniques to create your very own creative artworks! And De runs the workshop with her artist daughter Ali Gillett, so you get twice the instruction! What will I learn? De will show you how to develop beautiful transparency and illumination in your work. You will be laying in the darks with a colour rub first,...
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Drawing is a skill-set that's easy to overlook, especially when we want to dive in and get our paintings out of our heads and onto a canvas! Yet painting is drawing by another name, so if you can’t draw, how are you going to paint? More than that, despite being able to use projectors, tracing and grids to set an image up, how do you correct the image once the painting has started if you’re not familiar with critique and analysis? What will I learn? This 2-day workshop is dedicated...
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About this workshop Charcoals allow you to create impactful portraits with its dynamic range of deep blacks, brilliant whites and all the shades of grey in between. Join our workshop where a photo reference will be supplied allowing you to focus on the sequential steps of creating a powerful charcoal drawing. What will I learn? You will learn how to block in areas of value, capturing areas of general form, then gradually refine specific features of your subject, ending up with an...
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