"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 Introduction To Drawing with Annette Raff.
In 2024 we are offer an exciting collection of Life Drawing weekends - one per Term. We start with Annette Raff in February, and then Life Drawing, with Patrick J Jones in May. We round out the series with David Bongiorno in August. All three weekends are aimed at Beginners, but each tutor will bring different styles and techniques to this important art practice.
Throughout the year, Jan Lawnikanis will broaden your drawing techniques and use of materials in a friendly and supportive environment.
Learn from Brisbane Portrait Prize finalist, Scott Breton. This workshop condenses the form and figure drawing section of the Form, Gesture, Anatomy Course through a series of carefully designed sequential activities and drills. Many of the key elements from the anatomy section are covered, though we won’t be using sculpture activities due to time constraints. Nonetheless, the complementary access to the online notes will give you full access to the anatomy section. His online...
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Are you new to life drawing or new to using charcoal? This workshop is suited for absolute beginners or those with some experience. Patrick will cover step by step demonstrations with guided teaching. There will be plenty of one on one teachings with instant feedback. What will I learn? Through a combination of demonstrations and your own practice, you will learn a range of techniques and formulas for producing anatomically accurate, stylish and graceful human figures. This will...
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This 5-week course will involve getting into a daily habit of drawing in the context of a sketchbook. With a simple kit of materials you can carry with you everywhere, you will discover that you can be drawing in all those incidental times and learn that being opportunistic about drawing can help get us into daily creative habits. What will I learn? We will run through different drawing exercises each week and practice our skills in our sketchbooks and on loose sheets of large...
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Stunning portraits can be created by using a very limited palette of 3 or 4 values. Value deals with the lightness or darkness of a colour. Since we see objects and understand objects because of how dark or light they are, value is incredibly important - it is the key to the illusion of light and form. What will I learn? How to create form by using value relationships, a perfect prep for full colour. Who is this course suitable for? This workshop is suitable for anyone who wants to...
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Have you ever wanted to learn how to turn your artworks into a repeatable pattern design that can be showcased on fabric, homewares and stationary? About this workshop Join Brisbane Surface Pattern Designer Rachael King - author of Pattern Pulse Vol 1 & 2 - 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...
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