This compact course opens up the secrets and fundamentals of drawing in a way that is accessible and fun. Week by week build on acquired skills to provide an overview of the art of drawing. Insights and guidance are provided to improve your drawing painlessly and ensure that drawing holds no fear. 

Learn how to capture the essence of what you observe and create drawings that are vibrant and convincing! All levels of experience are catered for, especially beginners.

Course content includes: faces, hands and figures; proportions and anatomy, the portrait, perspective and vanishing points; animals, birds and plants; landscape and cityscape; objects and still life; creating volume; shading and texture.

Course Breakdown

Week 1: Students focus on drawing vessels, learning the importance of a preparatory sketch and introduction to perspective, shading, and drawing a dog and still life.

Week 2: Continues with the focus on drawing, as students work on faces, proportions and individual features, figures, proportions, buildings, and animals.

Week 3: Continues with drawing faces, as well as a quarter profile and seated figure, and moves on to an urban street scene in perspective and drawing trees and clothed figures.

Week 4: Concentrate on drawing hands, feet, more faces, and the figure in action and foreshortening.

2026 Term Dates

Term 1 runs from Friday 6 February to Friday 27 February 

Term 2 runs from Friday 24 April to Friday 15 May 

Term 3 runs from Friday 24 July to Friday 14 August

Term 4 runs from Friday 16 October to Friday 6 November