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Welcome to Drawing Matters, In here you will find details of next year's drawing courses - although these are booking up very fast. If you are disappointed do make me sure you contact me to go on a waiting list and to go on my email mailing list who always receive first notification of new dates. In addition in this month's newsletter you will find:
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Course Dates 2012If you've always wanted to learn to draw, Dr. Betty Edwards' Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain 5-day intensive course is a proven technique for teaching drawing - particularly to those people who swear they could never be taught to draw! This course is taught in the UK by Anna Black, certified and licensed by Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain Inc.
Course fee includes:
Course fee includes:
 NORTH WALES: Saturday 11th August to Thursday 16th August 2012 This course is residential WHERE? Trigonos, Nantlle, North Wales (nearest train station is Bangor) HOW MUCH? £495 plus accommodation and full board
Course fee includes:
ACCOMMODATION & BOARD COSTS The Course Fee does not include accommodation or full board. There is an additional cost for this which varies depending on the room type. (£370 for 5 nights full board for single ensuite to £305 for 5 nights full board single with shared facilities plus twin rooms at reduced cost subject to availability).
UNITED STATESIf you are interested in purchasing the portfolio separately or for courses in the United States with Brian Bomeisler, follow the link at the bottom of the page. MAILING LIST
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ESSENTIAL BASIC SKILLSI've been drawing lately with the intention of printing the image as a linocut and this has reminded me of the importance of the basics - those essential drawing skills. When we are 'cutting' we have to have a clear intention about the purpose of every line - what shape does it describe? Are we creating a light or dark. Reminding ourselves of the essential skills of drawing will help.
A negative space around the eyeball will determine what direction the eye is looking and so on. Every shape counts. Light logic Shadows are caused by light hitting the form. Where it falls directly there will be light (a highlight), as the form turns away from the light less light will reach it and so it gets darker. When drawing a portrait the face has a skull underneath it. This is what gives the face structure. When light hits the skull the shape underneath the skin is defined by light and shadow. If you focus on defining the shape exactly as you see it then you are more likely to create a believable face/head structure. Look know at objects around you that are in light - notice how light behaves and how shadows are created. We can learn so much from just looking. Simplify what you see as much as possible, forgetting about mid tones for now but just focusing on what is light and what is dark - how would you describe that shape? Line is everything with linocutting. Both the contour line describing the edge or the lines or cuts which create light or shadow. The width, length, strength and direction of the line all inform and create the drawing. Each line needs to have a clear intention of purpose. Letting go of outcome Although this isn't a drawing skill I think it's an essential attitude to cultivate in drawing and particularly if you are printing. If we get too attached to how we think our drawing is going to turn out we are likely going to be disappointed. If we can keep a flexible and open-minded our drawing or print may not be what we thought but it doesn't mean it is bad or worse, it is just different to what we expected. And more often than not, what emerges is stronger. Experimenting with different media can teach us so much - it might take us out of our comfort zone at first but that will likely be followed by a period of a growth in confidence. Doing something different can also give us feedback - perhaps one of our drawing skills needs fine-tuning - if so, great - practice it rather than judge it! Forthcoming ExhibitionsThere are some great exhibitions coming to London in 2012 and booking is now open but demand is high so if you want to be sure to get a ticket don't leave it too late:LUCIEN FREUD at the National Portrait Gallery Find out more here DAVID HOCKNEY at the Royal Academy Find out more here Visit Learn to Draw Right on FacebookVisit Learn to Draw Right on Facebook hereYou can keep in touch by just becoming a Fan by clicking on the relevant button. Also, there is now a DRAWING MATTERS FACEBOOK GROUP page you can join. This is interactive and like any group is only as good as its contributors so this is the place you can ask questions, answer other people's questions, share tips etc etc.
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