Welcome to Drawing Matters. Apologies if it feels like a long time since you've received one of these - it has been! The summer is always a busy time for me and somehow early Autumn has become so too. However, I'm delighted to bring you details of next year's courses below. 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 2013


• The Importance of Light and Dark How to use light and darks more confidently


• 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 2013

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.




CENTRAL LONDON: Monday May 6th- Friday May 10th 2013 (9.30 to 5.30pm)
WHERE? Amadeus Centre, 50 Shirland Road, Little Venice W9 2JA (Nearest tube: Maida Vale (Bakerloo line))

HOW MUCH? £495

EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT £50 off Special price of £445 if you book and pay in full before 18th December 2012

Course fee includes:

• 35 Hours of teaching
• 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.

• 35 Hours of teaching
• The Drawing Portfolio (RRP Over £80).
  *see note below

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



CENTRAL LONDON: Monday Monday 12th August to Friday 16th August 2013 (9.30 to 5.30pm)
WHERE? Amadeus Centre, 50 Shirland Road, Little Venice W9 2JA (Nearest tube: Maida Vale (Bakerloo line))

HOW MUCH? £495

EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT £50 off Special price of £445 if you book and pay in full before 1st March 2013

Course fee includes:

• 35 Hours of teaching
• 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.

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)

The Importance of Light and Dark

• Use an angle poise lamp to direct light where you wish. This will create strong light and dark shapes to draw.
• If you have laid a ground on your drawing remember that is your middle tone – your darks have to be a lot darker and your lights lighter to create a range of values.
• Creating high contrast shadows will help you create a sense of 3-dimension to your drawing – you can draw the negative shapes of the lights and darks and the face will emerge for free.
• Practice light and darks by drawing a value scale. This can be as simple as 3 boxes about an inch square. The first will be white – your lightest light which is the colour of the paper, the second will be your mid tone and the third will be the blackest black you can achieve. Go as black as you can – really go for it! As you get more confident, you can try a 6 step value range or even a 10 step.
• Experiment with different types of pencil – they come in all ranges and get used to using a wide range of pencils in a drawing.
• When you think you’ve finished your drawing, put it down and step back from it. Does it have a full range of values from light to dark? If not, go back and look at your subject and keep asking yourself ‘where is the lightest light? Where is the darkest dark?’ and work across your whole drawing in this way.
• Look at other people’s drawings – particularly Old Master drawings – and notice the range of values used. Copy them.

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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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