Creative Portrait Drawing
Ages 11-15 | 3-Day Online Course 1.5 Hours Per Session | Live on Zoom
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A creative portrait drawing course exploring how artists observe, sketch, and interpret people through expressive drawing techniques and tonal studies. Across the three sessions, young creatives will learn how to better understand facial proportions, light and shadow, texture, mark-making, and composition while developing stronger observational drawing skills and greater confidence drawing portraits. Working together through guided demonstrations, drawing exercises, and creative experimentation, we’ll gradually build up portraits through sketchbook studies and tonal exploration before developing more individual and expressive outcomes as confidence grows throughout the course. Rather than focusing on hyper-realistic perfection, the course encourages young creatives to properly observe what they are looking at, experiment creatively, and develop portraits with personality, atmosphere, and individuality. Working primarily with charcoal, white chalk, and toned paper allows students to explore drawing in a slightly more expressive and artist-led way while learning important tonal techniques used by many professional artists. Young creatives will leave the course with: a stronger understanding of portrait proportions and facial structure improved confidence drawing from observation experience using tonal drawing materials such as charcoal and chalk sketchbook studies and developed portrait drawings from across the course greater confidence creating expressive and personal artwork Materials Suggested materials: Charcoal White chalk or white pastel Off-white or toned paper Sketchbook or cartridge paper Drawing pencils Rubber and sharpener How Online Sessions Work Sessions take place live on Zoom in a calm and supportive small-group environment. Young creatives are welcome to interact as much or as little as feels comfortable for them. Some love chatting and sharing ideas throughout the session, while others prefer to quietly draw along and listen in. The Zoom chat box is always a lovely way for everyone to ask questions, contribute, and feel involved in a way that feels comfortable to them. Perfect for young creatives who enjoy drawing people and want to strengthen both their technical drawing skills and creative confidence in a thoughtful and supportive environment.
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Cancellation Policy
Booking & Payment All workshops and courses must be booked and paid for in advance to secure your place. Payment can be made via the website or through an agreed payment method. Block bookings offer a discounted rate and must be paid in full before the course starts. Cancellations & Refunds If you need to cancel a session, please provide at least 48 hours’ notice. Cancellations made with less than 48 hours’ notice are non-refundable. If you miss a session as part of a course, unfortunately, refunds or make up sessions cannot be guaranteed. However, where possible, I may provide access to recorded material. Block bookings and full course payments are non-refundable, except in exceptional circumstances at my discretion. In the rare event that I need to cancel a session, you will be offered a full refund for that session or the option to reschedule. Course Structure & Materials All workshops are live and interactive, encouraging creativity and participation. Some sessions may be recorded for reference (these will not be publicly shared). Participants are responsible for their own materials, basic supplies will be listed ahead of each session. The sessions are designed to be engaging and supportive; all participants are expected to be respectful to each other in the online space. Technology & Access Workshops are held via Zoom and a link will be sent before the session. Please ensure you have a stable internet connection and a suitable device for joining. If a session is disrupted due to unforeseen technical issues, I will do my best to reschedule or provide alternative learning materials. By booking a session, you agree to these terms. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out!