"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.
Offering both morning and evening classes. This course runs for 8 weeks. About this workshop Develop your drawing skills with this comprehensive 6-week foundation course, designed for those with all levels of experience. Under the guidance of experienced artist and tutor Kerry Daley, you will build a solid understanding of the fundamental principles of drawing, including line, form, tone, perspective, and composition. What will I learn? The course places a strong emphasis on...
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$680Limited
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Drawing For Absolute Beginners | Kerry Daley
<p>Offering both morning and evening classes. This course runs for 8 weeks.</p>
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<p>Develop your drawing skills with this comprehensive 6-
About the workshop Access to all materials are provided! 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 also be time to...
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Colour Pencils For Beginners | Jan Lawnikanis
<h3 id="Abouttheworkshop">About the workshop</h3><p>Access to all materials are provided!</p><p>Spend the weekend learning how to get the best results from using colour pencils as a fine art medium!
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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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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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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Stunning portraits can be created by using a very limited palette of 3 or 4 values. Value deals with the lightness or darkness of a colour. Since we see objects and understand objects because of how dark or light they are, value is incredibly important - it is the key to the illusion of light and form. What will I learn? How to create form by using value relationships, a perfect prep for full colour. Who is this course suitable for? This workshop is suitable for anyone who wants to...
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Have you ever wanted to learn how to turn your artworks into a repeatable pattern design that can be showcased on fabric, homewares and stationary? About this workshop Join Brisbane Surface Pattern Designer Rachael King - author of Pattern Pulse Vol 1 & 2 - as she takes you through the steps to creating your own hand-drawn repeat tile. Learn how you can create a repeat tile that is ready to upload to a print-on-demand site for fabric or homewares. And enjoy your choice of tea or...
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David has developed this course as a response to his own search for reliable techniques to accelerate and advance life drawing practice. When used in different combinations, these techniques will give you the foundational skills needed to tackle any pose with confidence. These transferable skills can be used to investigate anything you might want to draw, using timeless and proven techniques that will improve your drafting. What will I learn? Learn the key to confident accuracy in...
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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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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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