Mixed Media Drawing and Collage

In this 4 week course you will learn how to create interesting effects by exploring a combination of different materials including pastels, charcoal, acrylic paints, paint mediums, ink, ink wash and crayon resist, papers and found objects.

A great all round course that will introduce you to a large number of media and how to use them as well as stretching your brain cells with a variety of drawing techniques.

Classes will be structured in two parts, with the first half consisting of a number of drawing excercises using a particular medium each week. The second half of the session will concentrate on a long drawing excercise using the medium of the week. Much of the time will be spent learning how to experiment and play with the materials to create intriguing results.

Suitable for complete beginners or those with some drawing experience.

Venue: Active Art Studios, 216 St. Vincent St, Port Adelaide

Tutor: SarahJane Cook

Course: 4 weeks

Level: Beginners

Course Dates: Sunday 19 February - Sunday 11 March

Time: 2pm - 5pm  Investment $195(Investment INCLUDES all materials) To enrol in this course please CLICK HERE.

Figure Drawing for Beginners

Students will learn the basics of figure drawing  for four classes through practical approaches to drawing the figure.  Students will then be prepared to join the open life drawing sessions on Thursday evenings having learnt some ways of approach to drawing from life.

This course will cover the fundamental elements of composition and proportion as well as different methods of approach and materials for drawing the figure.

Students will be encouraged to look at other artists and also be given examples from the tutors own work and from art history to assist them in their approach to the figure. On completion of this course students will have gained the confidence to attend untutored life drawing classes where they can put what they have learned into practice.

Venue: Active Art Studios, 216 St. Vincent St, Port Adelaide

Tutor: Sarah-Jane Cook

Course: 4wks

Level: Beginners

When: Wednesday 8 February - Wednesday 29 February

Time: 6.30pm-9.30pm

Investment: $150 (This course INCLUDES materials)

To enrol in this course please CLICK HERE

LIFE DRAWING

Life drawing classes are now on at Active Art Studios. These classes are UNTUTORED and anyone can come along and have a go. You must bring your own materials. We have 7 easels so 'first in, best dressed' for who gets those. Otherwise bring a drawing pad you can rest on your knee or the table.

Thursdays 6.30pm - 9.30pm $25 or 4 sessions for $88

PLEASE NOTE The last Life Drawing session for 2011 will be Thursday 15 December. We will resume on Thursday 2 February 2012.

Come and Try - Mixed Media Drawing and Collage

This three hour 'Come and Try' session will give you the opportunity to try drawing with a variety of media and see what it's all about. If you want to 'have a go' then this is the class for you . Come and give it a whirl. No prior knowledge assumed. A great way to get back into drawing and making art this class gives you the opportunity to try a large cross section of media and a number of different techniques to broaden your skill base.

Venue: Active Art Studios, 216 St. Vincent St, Port Adelaide

Tutor: Sarah-Jane Cook

Course 1x 3 hour session

Course Dates: Sunday 12 February

Time: 2pm -5pm

Investment:$30 (Investment INCLUDES materials)

Please CLICK HERE for enrolment