ON CAMPUS: 29 April – 24 June 2023, Saturday 10am-2pm. Early Fee ends 20 March 2023
Dr David Briggs
Do you want to learn to draw in a way that’s responsive to the unique qualities of your subject? and to the expressive effect of your drawing’s abstract elements? Discover how to draw with graphite pencils, chalk and ink from subjects such as the still life, the life model and on-location at the historic NAS campus
Full details below: course overview, course delivery, lecturer profile and art materials
Do you want to learn to draw in a way that’s responsive to the unique qualities of your subject? and to the expressive effect of your drawing’s abstract elements? Discover how to draw with graphite pencils, chalk and ink from subjects such as the still life, the life model and on-location at the historic NAS campus. David Briggs guides you to develop the skills of proportion and perspective, to help you to see and record your subject in a unified way, while learning about your drawing’s abstract elements. You’ll increase your awareness of the expressive effects of visual elements using line, rhythm, shape, tone, and mass, with group exercises and individual tuition. David also introduces you to many other artists’ drawings from different eras and their outstanding responsive drawings from real life.
*Short courses are open to students of ages 16 years and over. For students under 16 years of age there are School Holiday Workshops, Art Club and other youth art programs.
Lecturer Profile
David Briggs PhD trained at the Julian Ashton Art School, Sydney. He specialises in life drawing and painting and in relating modern scientific knowledge to artistic colour theory. He has taught art classes since 1996 at many institutions, including six years as the life drawing instructor for Disney’s Sydney studio and classes in drawing, and art history and theory at the National Art School. He is the author of an extensive website on the theory and practice of colour for painters, The Dimensions of Colour.
ART MATERIALS
Materials required for the first class:
A4 sketchbook
Progresso (solid woodless graphite) pencils – 2B, 4B
Pencil sharpener or Stanley knife
Pencil eraser
Additional materials (to be discussed in first class):
Cartridge paper A2/A3 size – loose sheets or pad
2 bulldog clips
Black and white conte crayons
Grey/brown toned paper
Selection of fine point pigment ink pens
Small (A5 or similar) sketchbook with smooth paper
PARKERS FINE ART SUPPLIES
Parkers Fine Art Supplies have a location of the NAS campus and offer a discount for NAS short courses students. To discuss and order art materials please contact Parkers on +61 2 9247 9979 or email [email protected]
Website https://www.parkersartsupplies.com/
COVID-19 Policy
Whilst NAS strongly encourages vaccination, students are not required to be vaccinated as a condition of their enrolment at NAS.
Protective clothing and covered footwear essential
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