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Short Course

Introduction to Drawing

  • Duration

    8 Weeks

  • Cost

    £270

  • Tutor

    Lexi Strauss

  • When

    Friday Mornings

Apples

Whether you’re a complete beginner or just brushing up existing skills, this fully comprehensive drawing course will build confidence through enjoyable experiments and solid drawing exercises.

Overview

This course is designed to boost your drawing skills while helping you build a unique body of work. Each session hones in on a different technique, from line and tone to perspective and mark-making. You’ll explore a variety of methods, working with both traditional materials and more unconventional mediums, all while being encouraged to experiment and discover your personal style.

Perfect for beginners or anyone looking to gain confidence in drawing, this course covers everything from life drawing and portraits to more abstract approaches. We provide basic materials to get you started and will guide you on any additional supplies you may need as your skills and projects grow.

Looking over the shoulder of a woman in an orange jumper, you can see her drawing on a board at an easel. The drawing is a simple but accurate line drawing of a man sat in a chair.
A rough sketch of a person wearing glasses and a shirt. The sketch is fast and sketchy, but it is a well-drawn and accurate portrait.
A lady with white hair and bright red glasses is focussed on drawing on a board in front of her. In the background, you can see the model sat down.
A close up of a desk with papers on. The papers have drawing exercises on them including a study of a sphere and a study of a crumpled up ball of paper.
apples drawing - intro to drawing
Photo of Lexi Strauss painting a colourful painting. She is wearing a neon pink beret and is smiling at the camera.

About the Tutor

Lexi Strauss, an MA Painting graduate from the Royal College of Art (2014) and Fine Art graduate from Hereford College of Arts (2011), is a painter and performer known for her theatrical installations and art clown performances. Her work bridges art, theatre, and comedy, often exploring themes of humour and trauma.

See more of Lexi's work

Term Dates

Term starts on Friday 3rd October. There will be 8 sessions with a break for half term on 31st October. The final session will be on 28th November.

Term will start on Friday 16th January. There will be 8 sessions with a break for half term on 20th February. The final session will be 13th March. 

Term starts on Friday 17th April. There will be 8 sessions with a break for half term on 29th May. The final session will be 12th June. 

A lady with dark grey curly hair is stood at an easel drawing. She wears a patterned top, and is looking off camera, so you can't see her face.

The teaching is inspiring, encouraging and fun. It makes you think in ways we forget as adults. I would recommend it to anyone wanting to get into drawing.

Jane - Introduction to Drawing Short Course
A wide shot of the Folly Lane Print workshop. Various students are working at different workstations throughout the workshop. The room is filled with old fashioned printing presses, ink stations and is flooded with natural light from big windows.

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FAQs

Basic materials are provided on all of our short courses, and you will be advised on any additional materials you may want to buy for personal projects whilst on the short course. 

You may want to bring your own sketchbook, but we will provide you with a basic sketchbook and paper for the course. 

Courses like these can look great on your CV and are good for professional development. Therefore, we award certificates at the end of the course, provided that you attended enough of the sessions. 

Our short courses are non-credit bearing programmes.

This course is suitable for complete beginners or anyone wanting to refresh their skills starting from the basics. 

This course will be held at our College Road Campus. You will need to arrive at our reception each week to sign in. 

This course will take place over 8 sessions with a break for half term. Please see dates listed above. 

Sessions will start at 10am and will finish at approximately 12.30pm. You may have to arrive earlier on your first week for registration. 

Unless otherwise stated, our short courses are suitable for anyone over the age of 16. 

We recommend anyone aged 16-17 is accompanied by someone 18+ who is also a paying participant. 

We keep our class sizes small so that you benefit from a lot of contact time with the tutor. There will be a maximum of 15 people on this course.

Yes, there is parking available on campus.

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