Life Drawing in Oiled Charcoal - Beginners to Intermediate

Following in the footsteps of great Master draughtsman, like the Italian Bolognese artists Guercino and the Carracci, learn to draw the life model in the highly sensual medium of oiled charcoal. A medium that while maintaining aspects of the texture of charcoal, mirrors the deep blackness and smoothness of black chalk. This class will also introduce you to (or build upon) a knowledge of proportion, human anatomy and the shading and modelling of the human form.

DELIVERY MODE

• Face-to-Face

COURSE OUTLINE

• An introduction to drawing with oiled charcoal
• Proportional exercises and gestural studies
• Anatomy of the skeleton and bony landmarks of the body
• Muscle groups of the body as they relate to life drawing
• Sustained poses with shading in relation to a life source

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Gain confidence in drawing with charcoal soaked in linseed oil.
2. Draw quick gestural figural studies and more sustained poses in oiled charcoal.
3. Recognise and understand the bones of the skeleton and the muscle groups of the body, as they relate to life drawing.
4. Gain an ability to subtly shade in oiled charcoal with the aid of paper stumps and white chalk highlights.
5. Learn from Master drawings of the life model in oiled charcoal.

MATERIALS LIST

• 10x willow charcoal sticks (Place one stick of willow charcoal in linseed oil prior to class)
• 500 ml of refined linseed oil
• Reeves Kraft paper (dark brown-buff colour) approx. 50 sheets
• Kneadable eraser
• White chalk pencil
• 2x paper stumps
• 2x large bulldog clips
• 1x aluminium foil wrap
• 1x paper towels

IMPORTANT: Please arrive to the first class with all the relevant materials. A lack of materials is not just a handicap to you but to the ability to teach. Materials cost is not included in a course fee. In the event of a course being cancelled WEA cannot be held responsible for the purchase of any course materials. We therefore suggest you purchase your materials closer to the time of the course commencing.

ART SUPPLY STOCKISTS

The following stockists below are examples of places you can buy art materials from:

• Art on King: 199-201 King Street, Newtown. Ph: 9516 2342
• Eckersley's Art and Craft Store: 93 York Street, Sydney. Ph: 9299 4151. Also located in various locations throughout Greater Sydney.
• Parkers Art Supplies: 3 Cambridge Street, The Rocks. Ph: 9247 9979
• The Art Scene: 914 Victoria Road, West Ryde. Ph: 9807 6900
• The Sydney Art Store: 11 Salisbury Street, Botany. Ph: 9699 2162

You can also purchase materials from places such as Dymocks, Officeworks, Spotlight, Lincraft or online art suppliers such as Art Shed Online.