Life Drawing: Hands & Feet (2-day)

Open to any adult who enjoys drawing – no experience required.

This course is aimed at anyone interested in drawing but might be of particular use to those who do life drawing, as it will focus on those often neglected areas – the hands and the feet. Basic anatomy will be covered as well as methods of structurally simplifying hands and feet in a variety of positions and from different angles. We will also study their immense expressive potential and depictions in famous artworks. You will be taught how to construct and draw them quickly for a future life drawing scenario when time is limited, but you will also make longer more sculptural drawings enabling you to observe the subtleties of form and practise artistic techniques.

You will draw from reference images provided by the tutor which will include photographs and other artists work. There will be an option to draw from your own and others hands and feet. The latter is not compulsory and there is no obligation to do so!

Core Skills
Learning how to simplify the complex form of hands and feet.Strategies for drawing hands and feet in a range of positions and from different viewpoints.Understanding of basic anatomy.Using a range of materials and developing technical skills with these.Longer studies of the more nuanced forms of hands and feet.

Material list
Materials are NOT provided and you will need the following:
Pad of cartridge paper – any size from A4-A2 (I recommend A3), Pencils HB, 2B, 4B, 6B, pencil sharpener or scalpel, 2 bulldog clips, masking tape, willow charcoal (box of mixed size/thicknesses). putty rubber or ordinary eraser, monozero wedge-shaped pencil eraser, 3 sheets of A3 mid-toned paper (e.g. brown, grey, beige, blue -something you can work both light and dark on), conte or pastel pencil in white, conte, pastel or charcoal pencil in dark colour, 1 or 2 black or dark-coloured fibre-tipped drawing pens in different nib-widths if bringing more than one (or dip pen and ink if preferred).

Optional:
Any other personally preferred materials. Any useful reference of hands and feet, this might include photos of a loved one’s hands and or feet (ideally with a some tonal contrast or clear light and shade) or an artist’s work that you admire. Small or medium sized mirror to set up either free-standing on desk or leaning against a wall. This can be useful if making studies of your own hands.

Tutor
Emily Burton

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The programme is designed for people of all ability and experience. Age limits are at the discretion of the Landmark Arts Centre. Landmark Arts Centre reserves the right to make alterations to our published event programme where reasonably necessary. NO REFUNDS GIVEN FOR TUTOR or ACT SUBSTITUTION.

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