For this workshop figurative artist Marie Le Men will teach you various techniques to complete a portrait from life, using your observation skills and working in charcoal pencils and colour pastels. You will learn how to bring your sketching skills to the next level by introducing subtle details and bringing in life and mood through spontaneous use of varied marks and a focus on contrasting values.
Open to beginners and intermediate level learners, this class is designed for young adults and teenagers interested in figurative and observational drawing. It is a short introduction to drawing and expressive portrait from life, aiming to encourage learners to cultivate their own personal style of mark-making. The focus will be on simplifying shapes, looking at the subject selectively, avoiding literal interpretation, and the students will be encouraged to develop their own aesthetic view through colour, pattern, composition. The presence of a model wearing colourful contrasting outfit will help achieve lively results.
In a short introductory demo, Marie will provide tips and some basic principles of observational drawing to equip participants with some basic technical knowledge to get started, and will then provide tips and positive feedback to the students during the process.
Intro and demo: 15 min
Drawing time and feedback: 1.15h
15 – 18 year olds welcome.
€25 per person.
Booking required.
All materials provided by the RHA.
Facilitator: Marie Le Men @marie_lemen_artworks
Model: Lauryn Creamer Nwadike @mischiif
