beginners life drawing

An introduction to drawing the Figure with Kate Broad

Join this friendly Life Drawing class for beginners to learn new or improve your drawing skills

This 3-hour workshop is a great introduction to drawing directly from the nude model.

With encouraging, helpful guidance from your tutor Kate Broad, this workshop will increase your creative confidence and prepare you for future Life Drawing opportunities.

It is suitable for Beginners and those who want to refresh their skills in Life Drawing fundamentals.

This welcoming class is open to all.

PRICES:
Full Price: £40
Locals: £35 (TR10 postcode)

DAY: Saturday 28th June 2025
TIME: 2 - 5pm
LOCATION: The Art Room
SESSIONS: one 3-hr session
LEVEL: Beginners
MAXIMUM PARTICIPANTS: 10

16-18 year old’s welcome if they are accompanied by an adult (parent/carer). The parent/carer will be required to also book onto the class and give consent. Please email us at info@artcentrepenryn.org before booking.
No under 16s.

Tea and coffee provided.

What is life drawing?

During a life drawing session, there will be a nude model surrounded by people drawing them. The model will be posing for different lengths of time. The poses can vary from 2 minutes to 10 minutes and longer.

You will be drawing the human form in various poses and levels of detail from anatomically proportional drawings to loose and expressive sketches.

We will cover:

• How to use basic shapes and lines to draw the figure.

• Building a relationship between what you see and what you draw.

• An introduction to the use of gesture, structure and detail to understand proportion and composition.

• How to interpret light, form and volume, bringing a three-dimensional quality to your drawing.
  
  

Materials and equipment:

Working from a live model, this workshop includes all paper and dry drawing materials (pencils, charcoal, chalk, pen). Participants are welcome to bring their own paper and materials if desired.

We have A1 and A2 drawing boards and clips with 10 easels for you to use standing or sitting. The drawing boards can also be comfortably used sitting down and resting on trestles.

Please note:

The room temperature will be adjusted using infra-red and fan heaters for the model’s comfort during the session. Please dress appropriately for sessions as the space may get hot.

Art Centre Penryn and Life Drawing Lab provide safe and inclusive spaces in which to work and be creative. We have a zero-tolerance policy for any disrespectful or offensive behaviour. The code of conduct displayed at the art room must be followed.

About Kate Broad

As an Educator Kate shares her passion for drawing practice wholeheartedly. Her teaching brings energy and dynamism to the studio space. Always fun but informative, she provides the right balance of guidance and mentoring for all levels from Beginners to Advanced. 

Kate Broad is a Cornwall based Artist, Educator and Researcher in drawing practice. She is currently Associate Lecturer in Drawing at Falmouth University, devisor and facilitator of Lifedrawlife, Life Drawing in Cornwall, and Materialimmaterial, immersive creative events.

Educated in 2022 PGCEHE H.E Falmouth University /1993-1995 Royal College of Art M.A RCA /1986-89 Winchester School of Art B.A Hons Textiles.

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WHERE YOU’LL BE

FIND US

The course will take place in the Art Room which is located in the School Room building at Art Centre Penryn.

CANCELLATIONS POLICY

Art Centre Penryn is a small, non-profit organisation and our courses form a really important part of our income. Our courses are therefore non-refundable, but we offer the following options:

If it is more than 30 days from the course start date, we can offer a voucher worth the same amount for a future course. Within 30 days from the course start date, we cannot offer a voucher, but you could send someone else in your place, just email us to let us know.