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Welcome to Drawing Matters, In here you will find details of next year's drawing courses - both London courses are now full but there are still a few places left on the residential in August 2012. If you are disappointed do make me sure you contact me to go on a waiting list and to go on my email mailing list who always receive first notification of new dates. In addition in this month's newsletter you will find:
- Information about the content 5-day Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain course, devised by Dr. Betty Edwards. This includes links for viewing a slideshow of participants' work and reading course feedback.
- UK Courses Details of courses in 2012
- Drawing the Skull How to build up a structurally sound head.
- Celebrity Come Draw With Me! A special event at London's National Portrait Gallery - Jan 26 2012
- Forthcoming Exhibitions Details of forthcoming exhibitions in London which have just opened booking.
- We're on Facebook Learn to Draw Right now has a page on Facebook
- Drawing Matters Facebook Group has now been created so why not join it and keep in touch with fellow artists around the world...
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Anna Black
Certified Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain instructor, operating under license from Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain (www.drawright.com)
Course Dates 2012
If you've always wanted to learn to draw, Dr. Betty Edwards' Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain 5-day intensive course is a proven technique for teaching drawing - particularly to those people who swear they could never be taught to draw! This course is taught in the UK by Anna Black, certified and licensed by Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain Inc.
Courses take place in central London (Little Venice), which are non-residential, and North Wales, near Bangor, (residential). The course lasts for 5 days and includes 35 hours of teaching and The Drawing Portfolio (RRP over £80).
The contents of the Drawing Portfolio were designed by Dr Betty Edwards and Brian Bomeisler. It includes all the materials you will need for the course, including drawing tools unique to Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. These unique tools were developed by Brian Bomeisler based on those used by the Old Masters. The Portfolio and its contents are yours to take home and keep.
LONDON: Monday 2nd April to Friday 6th April 2012
This Course is now full please contact me to go on the waiting list.
WHERE? Amadeus Centre, Shirland Road, Little Venice, London W9
HOW MUCH? £495
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT £50 off
Special Course Fee price of £445 if you book and pay in full before 18th December 2011 |
Course fee includes:
- 35 Hours of teaching
- The Drawing Portfolio (RRP Over £80)*see note below.
This course is now full. Please contact me if you'd like to go on a waiting list in case a place becomes available
LONDON: Monday 4th June to Friday 8th June 2012
This course is now full please contact me to go on the waiting list.
WHERE? Amadeus Centre, Shirland Road, Little Venice, London W9
HOW MUCH? £495
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT £50 off
Special Course Fee price of £445 if you book and pay in full before 1st February 2012 |
Course fee includes:
- 35 Hours of teaching
- The Drawing Portfolio (RRP Over £80)
You can find out more about the contents of the Drawing Portfolio below
This course is now full. Please contact me if you'd like to go on a waiting list in case a place becomes available
NORTH WALES: Saturday 11th August to Thursday 16th August 2012 This course is residential
WHERE? Trigonos, Nantlle, North Wales (nearest train station is Bangor)
HOW MUCH? £495 plus accommodation and full board
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT £50 off
Special Course Fee price of £445 if you book and pay in full before 1st March 2012 |
Course fee includes:
- 35 Hours of teaching
- The Drawing Portfolio (RRP Over £80).
*see note below
ACCOMMODATION & BOARD COSTS
The Course Fee does not include accommodation or full board. There is an additional cost for this which varies depending on the room type. (£370 for 5 nights full board for single ensuite to £305 for 5 nights full board single with shared facilities plus twin rooms at reduced cost subject to availability).
THE DRAWING PORTFOLIO
The contents of the Drawing Portfolio were designed by Dr Betty Edwards and Brian Bomeisler. It includes all the materials you will need for the course, including drawing tools unique to Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. These unique tools were developed by Brian Bomeisler based on those used by the Old Masters. The Portfolio and its contents are yours to take home and keep. You can find out more about the contents of the Portfolio
here
UNITED STATES
If you are interested in purchasing the portfolio separately or for courses in the United States with Brian Bomeisler, follow the link at the bottom of the page.
MAILING LIST
If you would like to be among the first to hear about new course dates in the UK as soon as they are announced please contact me to be added to the mailing list.
View a slideshow of student drawings and class photos
If you are interested in booking for next year but you are still sceptical that you will really learn the basic skills of drawing in just five days, why don't you view a slideshow showing some drawings done by participants on the course
here (a new window will open)
(on Trigonos)"Food fantastic. Accommodation very comfortable. Location wonderful. The venue far exceeded my expectations... The course itself was hard work but I felt a tremendous sense of achievement at the end of the fifth day."
You can also read some participant feedback and a more indepth account of one participant's experience
here (a new window will open)
To find out more about how the course is structured and what you will learn, click here
For further information and
a booking form, click here
Read what the media and other people have thought of Betty Edwards' Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain course
here ( a new window will open)
DRAWING THE SKULL
Too often when we come to draw a head we forget that it is made up of a solid piece of bone unseen and yet informing everything that rests on it. To draw a convincing head it is important to let go of symbolic preconceptions of the head as a round shape and just draw what you see.
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- Begin by looking at overall shape of the subject’s head. Just look.
- Notice the angle of the head. Is it tilted to one side or the other? Is it looking down or upwards or facing straight on?
- Notice where the vertical centre line of the face is – and the angle it is (use a straight edge such as a pencil to get a visual sense of this) – and mark that lightly on your paper
- Mark the highest point of the head.
- What is the relationship between the width of the skull/head and its height from top to chin?
- Then take a straight edge such as a pencil and, holding it flat to the picture plane, move round the outer edge of the skull/hairline. Notice how this outline is made up of lots of different angles.
- Do the same thing again, but this time after you check each angle, immediately transfer that angle or line to your paper. I usually start with the angle of the highest point of the head and then move down either side, round the head, intersecting each angle. Don’t worry about the irregular joinings. You can smooth those out later. For now we want to build up the structure of the head with strong architectural lines that will inform the actual shape of the head.
- Where does the neck join the skull? Notice the point of intersection and notice where that is in relation to the face as a whole - is it halfway up? A third? Look at your own neck in a mirror and notice where it joins the skull... Necks are always wider than we think!
- Notice the angle of the neck – it’s rarely a vertical line.
- Remember the skull? Have a look at an image of a human skull and notice how it is constructed – or better yet run your hands over your own face/skull while looking in the mirror. Notice the planes at the side. Feel the dips and hollows… all of those are likely to be in shadow while the bits that stick out the most, such as the brow ridge and cheek bones will catch the light… It’s all logical!
Drawing is simply about looking. There is no magic formula. Everything you need to know is right in front of you if you look. Every shape and line is connected in some way to another shape or line – vertically and horizontally. It is like connecting a big jigsaw… have fun! Next month we’ll look at how to place the features.
Celebrity Come Draw With Me! January 26 2012
Don't miss this special event hosted by the Campaign for Drawing. From 6-8pm on 26 January 2012, join six internationally acclaimed artists and a team of celebrities known for their love of art. Be the Campaign's guest for two hours of drawing with this 'dream team' in the inspirational surroundings of the National Portrait Gallery, London, where the Victorian Galleries will be transformed into six drawing studios for one evening.
Celebrity Tutors: Rupert Alexander, Dryden Goodwin, Timothy Hyman, Michael Landy, Chris Orr and Posy Simmonds
Celebrity Guests: Vic Reeves, Levi Roots, Lynne Truss and others to be confirmed
Book here soon to avoid disappointment
Forthcoming Exhibitions
There are some great exhibitions coming to London in 2012 and booking is now open but demand is high so if you want to be sure to get a ticket don't leave it too late:
LUCIEN FREUD at the National Portrait Gallery
Find out more here
DAVID HOCKNEY at the Royal Academy
Find out more here
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Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain USA
To find out about Betty Edwards' Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain courses run by Brian Bomeisler in the USA visit
www.drawright.com
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Anna Black
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