"Anyone can draw if they are given the right instructions.” - Marcel Desbiens, Master Artist and Principal Tutor
Marcel has designed learning pathways to give students structure as they develop from novice to advanced artist.
If you have limited or no experience with Drawing, then we recommend you start with Isabella Allis who will help you learn the basics of Drawing in a friendly and supportive environment.
Once you have built your confidence in Drawing, it's time to develop and broaden your skills with a weekend workshop run by a guest artist, covering a range of subjects. We recommend you try Patrick J Jones.
Have you ever wanted to design your own prints for fabric or homewares? About this workshop Join Brisbane Surface Pattern Designer Rachael King - author of Pattern Pulse - as she takes you through the steps to creating your own hand-drawn repeat tile. Learn how you can create a repeat tile that is ready to upload to a print-on-demand site for fabric or homewares. And enjoy your choice of tea or coffee with cake at the same time! After an introduction to Repeat Tiles and how they...
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$145Limited
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Creating a Surface Pattern Design | Rachael King
<p><strong>Have you ever wanted to design your own prints for fabric or homewares?</strong></p>
<h4>About this workshop</h4>
<p>Join Brisbane Surface Pattern Designer Rachael King - author of <em>
About this class Initially, we will focus on the fundamentals of drawing technique and then progress to explore and observe the true nature of your subject including reflections, shadows and transparency. Developing your drawing technique will also improve the quality of your paintings. Isabella will discuss the various materials, drawing mediums and types of paper used. What will I learn? The course will focus on the fundamentals of drawing (line, shape, form, space, etc.) and...
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$680Limited
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Drawing Fundamentals | Isabella Allis
<h3>About this class</h3>
<p>Initially, we will focus on the fundamentals of drawing technique and then progress to explore and observe the true nature of your subject including reflections, shadows
About this workshop Spend the day learning how to get the best results from using colour pencils as a fine art medium! Jan will share her extensive knowledge to either start newcomers off with this medium or help those with some experience to achieve more professional results. Learn all about the differences in brands and types of pencils and what surfaces suit, along with experiencing a variety of techniques. There will be plenty of subjects to choose from to make your work unique...
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$210Limited
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Professional Techniques for Colour Pencils | Jan Lawnikanis
<h4>About this workshop</h4>
<p>Spend the day learning how to get the best results from using colour pencils as a fine art medium! Jan will share her extensive knowledge to either start newcomers off
The foundation of the success of award-winning fantasy and sci-fi artist and author Patrick J Jones, is his finely honed figure drawing skills and his belief that understanding gesture is the key to drawing figures with style. In this weekend figure-drawing course, Patrick will introduce you to the forgotten secrets of the old masters and share his exciting and accessible figure drawing methods and formulas developed over decades of presenting Masterclasses. What will I learn?...
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The foundation of the success of award-winning fantasy and sci-fi artist and author Patrick J Jones, is his finely honed figure drawing skills and his belief that understanding gesture is the key to drawing figures with style. In this weekend workshop, Patrick will explore in greater depth more of his exciting and accessible methods and formulas for drawing human figures with style and grace. What will I learn? Through a combination of demonstrations, your own practice, and...
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About this workshop Part 2 of the Drawing Fundamentals and More course takes your basic drawing skills to the next level by applying the concepts of line, shape, form, space, value and texture to achieve fully developed drawings. Learn about the triangular grid method to aid with placing key points in your under-drawing. Explore and observe the true nature of your subject including reflections, shadows and transparency. Learn charcoal and graphite drawing techniques you can add to...
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Jessie is a highly-skilled Botanical Artist and is only in Brisbane for a limited time in 2021. She is teaching this course in person and exclusively at Bienarté. Learn how to create your own botanical artworks over this 4-week course. These classes provide a friendly and encouraging environment to help you build confidence in observational drawing and watercolour painting techniques in the field of botanical art. What will I learn? Jessie will guide you through her step-by-step...
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About this workshop Charcoals allow you to create impactful portraits with its dynamic range of deep blacks, brilliant whites and all the shades of grey in between. Join our workshop where a photo reference will be supplied allowing you to focus on the sequential steps of creating a powerful charcoal drawing. What will I learn? You will learn how to block in areas of value, capturing areas of general form, then gradually refine specific features of your subject, ending up with an...
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About this workshop Enhance your portrait drawing technique using the highly portable and convenient medium of graphite. A reference photograph will be supplied by Isabella. What will I learn? Learn about capturing mood, expression and likeness. Study the form and proportion of the head and face using techniques to develop accuracy. The course will cover: Facial proportions Structure Working with angles Looking at the construction of each facial feature such as eyes, nose, mouth...
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About this workshop Take your drawing skills to the next level, through regular, mentored studio practice in this 5-week course. Experiment with ways to make your drawings really pop! Understand how light interacts with objects to create the feeling of 3-dimensional form. Master pushing and pulling values to create greater drama and contrast. Look at the treatment of edges (sharp, lost-and-found or soft) and how this will bring greater realism to your work. Develop your own drawing...
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