PORTRAITS OF ANIMALS

On this course, Jason, your tutor, will show you a series of useful drawing and painting tips to make the process of creating an animal portrait easier, as well as breaking down the structure of the creatures facial features and body form.

By restricting the image to mainly concentrate on the animals head the 'eye contact' becomes a key focus of the image. Building up realistic fur or skin and keeping the structure of the animals form are key. Making the background simple so it does not distract too much from the main character also helps, but each project will have its unique challenges. You can use any drawing or painting medium to create your portrait. Jason will be there, every step of the way, to help you tune your art.

This course aims to show a variety of approaches to animal portraits using a variety of drawing and painting media. The approaches will range from basic pencil drawing to sketching with inks, coloured pencils and various painting media. You can choose to try all the approaches demonstrated or simply work slowly and steadily on your own personal project. the choice is yours.

Students provide their own art materials

Tea and coffee is provided