Portraits With Sabine

In this course we will draw and paint portraits with a range of mediums. We will use tracing templates of human heads and faces as the basis onto which we will craft our pictures. Sabine will provide these and we will also make our own tracing templates from photographs that learners bring in. Learners do not need to have active skills in sketching human heads from observation but, if learners want, we will practice this too.

We will learn how to work with portraits by hatching with pencils, using fine-liners for contours and adding layers of colour. We will explore how shadows can be shown in a face using watercolours, coloured pencils and acrylics.

In our course we use portraiture to learn essential skills in relation to working with pencils, watercolours and acrylics.Please, be aware that creating likeness to a known person’s face is a process that requires meticulous attention to facial proportions whose production requires a lot of practicing.

Sabine will provide plenty of demonstrations for each step and will help each learner individually.

Learners please bring along the following:

-       A4 photocopying paper (or slightly thicker paper if they wish)

-       pencils (HB and 4B) and a pencil sharpener

-       watercolours and round brushes, size 10 or 12 and a very small brush (e.g. size 2, 3

         or 4)

-       watercolour paper A4 size

-       a water container

-       a hard background, e.g. a sheet of cardboard or a book onto which to paste the

        watercolour paper

-       masking tape to past paper onto the backing board

-       a water resistant fine-liner e.g. 0.5 thickness

Notes:

The course is split into two halves but you can join at anytime. If you are booking for autumn term block two (6th Nov to 4th Dec, five weeks) please book online. If you would like to try the class or join before 4 Nov call the office to reduce your fee 01625 523903

Dr Sabine Kussmaul is a visual artist and fashion designer who has many years of experience in teaching drawing. She holds a PGCE(FE), and a masters degree in Fine Art. In her PhD project, Sabine researched drawing and installation in connection to the outdoor world of the British Peak District.