Drawing
One of the easiest visual arts to get started with. All you need is a pencil and paper! At WEA Sydney We love beginners and there's nothing more exciting than starting a new adventure! Our friendly and supportive tutors work with you to develop your confidence and skill. You won’t be left in the back of our drawing classes for adults trying to fake your way through. Our classes are offered in the evenings, daytimes and weekends, and support beginners and intermediates alike. From portrait drawing, to still life, sketching with pen and ink, and pastels there is a class that will suit you. So what are you waiting for? Come along, have some fun, meet new people and unleash your inner artist!
Fun With Feathers
<p>Using watercolours, learn how to paint realistic and colourful feathers of various birds. Explore various colour mixes and paint applications, including multiple watercolour washes to build up
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The Elements of Drawing
<p>At a comfortable pace, this course employs a broad array of exercises to assist the beginner in understanding the basics of drawing which includes contour, proportion, mass, volume and tone.
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The Principles of Drawing for Beginners: Basic Geometric Shapes to Living Forms
<p>A systematic guide to some of the fundamental principles that lead to a comprehensive proficiency in drawing. In the space of eight weeks, we will summarise skills that can be repetitiously
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Life Drawing Beginners to Intermediate – The Sustained Pose
<p>Studying the human figure in one sustained pose over the length of a class allows the student more time to reflect and refine a drawing, than is often possible in classes structured around much
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Painting White Flowers
<p>Learn how to paint ‘white on white’ flowers in watercolour, using a botanical art technique. Discover how to create depth and form using various subtle colours for shadows and outer edges of petals
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Montage Sketching
<p>Montage sketching is a method of collating smaller separate sketches on one sketchbook page. They can be overlapped, rearranged or superimposed to form a distinctive blended subject of a theme,
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Painting Banksia Cones
<p>Discover the detailed botanical art processes of drawing and painting a banksia cone, using your observational skills. Areas covered will be shadows and highlights, tonal variations, and mixing and
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Painting Blooms and Furry Leaves
<p>Learn to paint the blooms on fruit, such as grapes and plums, or on seed pods. Learn to paint furry leaves using white gouache. Explore highlights and shadows, as well as reflected light edges to
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Underglazes and Overglazes: Make Your Colours Sing
<p>Make your colours sing by using transparent watercolours for underglazes and overglazes. Achieve luminosity and brightness in your subject using botanical art techniques. Apply layers of various
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Drawing for Beginners 2-Day Workshop
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