"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.
In 2024 we are offer an exciting collection of Life Drawing weekends - one per Term. We start with Annette Raff in February, and then Life Drawing, with Patrick J Jones in May. We round out the series with David Bongiorno in August. All three weekends are aimed at Beginners, but each tutor will bring different styles and techniques to this important art practice.
Throughout the year, Jan Lawnikanis will broaden your drawing techniques and use of materials in a friendly and supportive environment.
Do you find it hard to devote time to your painting practice? Do you get stuck with a painting and don’t know where to take it next? Do you have technical questions about your painting? Are you looking for a group of likeminded artists to paint with? The Studio Painting Practice casual courses provide: uninterrupted time to focus on your own work in a studio setting an expert tutor to help you extend your skills a small group of passionate likeminded artists What will I learn?...
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Painting Practice - Casual | Bronwyn Searle
<p>Do you find it hard to devote time to your painting practice?<br />
Do you get stuck with a painting and don’t know where to take it next?<br />
Do you have technical questions about your painting?
About this workshop Spend the weekend 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...
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Coloured Pencils Techniques | Jan Lawnikanis
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<p>Spend the weekend learning how to get the best results from using colour pencils as a fine art medium! Jan will share her extensive
Experience the wonderful world of pencil drawing using the portrait as your subject. In this 1 day workshop, Lyn will take you through the basic skills of portrait drawing showing how to gain a good likeness and sculpt the planes of the face. You will work from your own photo reference. Included in your workshop is a FREE video introducing you to the fundamentals of technical know-how valued at $30. Once you have booked in, please log in to your student portal to see the free video...
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Portrait Drawing in Graphite | Lyn Diefenbach
<p>Experience the wonderful world of pencil drawing using the portrait as your subject. In this 1 day workshop, Lyn will take you through the basic skills of portrait drawing showing how to gain a
Learn from Brisbane Portrait Prize finalist, Scott Breton. This workshop condenses the form and figure drawing section of the Form, Gesture, Anatomy Course through a series of carefully designed sequential activities and drills. Many of the key elements from the anatomy section are covered, though we won’t be using sculpture activities due to time constraints. Nonetheless, the complementary access to the online notes will give you full access to the anatomy section. His online...
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What will I learn? This is a workshop to expand the use of pastel. We will look at brief theory of design, particularly for collage; how pastel can be used as a wet medium as well as dry; pastel techniques especially stroke-making; pastel underpaintings; and brief colour theory, working over the two days on exercises and one larger landscape work. Participants can choose to work in a traditional manner or a more contemporary approach. Tricia’s teaching process includes theory,...
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This 5-week course will involve getting into a daily habit of drawing in the context of a sketchbook. With a simple kit of materials you can carry with you everywhere, you will discover that you can be drawing in all those incidental times and learn that being opportunistic about drawing can help get us into daily creative habits. What will I learn? We will run through different drawing exercises each week and practice our skills in our sketchbooks and on loose sheets of large...
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This 2-day workshop will explore the versatility of pen, ink and watercolour as a fast and fun way to get into a daily drawing habit. What will I learn? In this workshop, we will look at mark making and try different types of ink media in soluble and non soluble with the addition of quick watercolour washes and glazes. We will cover gestural drawing, contour lines, negative space, shading, angles and plumbs in amongst a heap of fun drawing exercises. Our subject matter will include...
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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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About this workshop Finally get to use those water-soluble (Aquarelle) colour pencils that you’ve been hanging onto but didn’t know how to utilise! Discover different ways of working with these pencils and how to combine them with watercolour paint to get the best results for your chosen subjects. Also learn about using solvents for non water-soluble pencils and how to establish an underlay to quicken the colouring process. After some short exercises and information, students...
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About this class Annette will customise the workshop to the needs of each student. You will be supported with ongoing demonstrations, guided practice, handouts, diagrams, and supporting references to supplement your learning. Over four consecutive Monday mornings, we will draw simple subjects from supplied photographs and still (inanimate) objects. Over the four weeks you will learn, or re-learn, the fundamentals of drawing. Beginners will learn effective mark-making, construction...
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