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Portrait Drawing Crash Course with Jonny Kemp (Day 2/2)
In this creative crash course, you will explore different ways of starting a drawing, the essentials of drawing features of the face and the importance of light and shadow, taking your cue from a clothed artists' model.
The session is designed to be friendly, welcoming, and informal, with tuition by award-winning artist Jonny Kemp, who appeared on Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year 2023.
En route to completing at long portrait at the end of the session, you will learn how to:
Use tone/lights and darks to create form
Break down eyes, nose and mouth into simpler shapes
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Drawing materials are provided, but feel free to bring your own.
Personal assistants attend free. Email hello@packedlunch.org for details.
Tea and coffee included.
£25.00
Portrait Drawing Crash Course with Jonny Kemp (Day 1/2)
In this creative crash course, you will explore different ways of starting a drawing, the essentials of drawing features of the face and the importance of light and shadow, taking your cue from a clothed artists' model.
The session is designed to be friendly, welcoming, and informal, with tuition by award-winning artist Jonny Kemp, who appeared on Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year 2023.
En route to completing at long portrait at the end of the session, you will learn how to:
Use guidelines to get the correct angles and measurements
Sculpt features by looking at the planes of the face
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Drawing materials are provided, but feel free to bring your own.
Personal assistants attend free. Email hello@packedlunch.org for details.
Tea and coffee included.
£25.00
Introduction to Life Drawing: Celebrating the Body
Join the Southwark and Lambeth MS group in celebrating the power and strength of bodies that live with chronic illness.
Creative expression is within us all - able-bodied and otherwise. To celebrate this potential, we’ve partnered with our local Multiple Sclerosis society to offer an afternoon of inclusive, accessible life drawing for all levels of ability.
Our model will be Jane Roberts, a graduate of the Starkers Academy for new and developing life models. Jane also lives with a chronic physical condition that once limited how she viewed her body and its potential. She now uses that same body as a source of artistic inspiration for creatives across London.
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“As a woman with a disability, I am always pushing myself that bit harder. Life modelling is such a peaceful and in-the-moment discipline. It provides me with the chance to really appreciate my body, along with its limitations. What I have pleasantly discovered is that my body remains motionless without any tremors.” - Jane Roberts
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Materials provided, but if you prefer bringing your own, dry mediums only, please!
Paper also provided, as well as guidance for all new drawers on where to make your first marks and how to continue.
Spaces are limited, online booking essential. A massive thanks to West Norwood Library for the space to host this community workshop.
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Ever considered trying life modelling yourself? For information about gaining experience, ticking off that bucket list item or properly getting started in the industry, get in touch or visit the Starkers Academy.