Large Scale Portrait Drawing with Jake Spicer

Over this two-day course you’ll explore exercises that help you to draw portraits at a larger scale, drawing from mirrors and from a professional portrait model to make A1-sized portrait drawings. The course is suitable for anybody with some drawing experience, from beginners who have attended untutored drawing sessions and want to expand their practice, to experienced artists looking to explore new ways of working.

What to Expect

Day 1: We’ll work from mirrors to draw large scale self-portraits, exploring how our sense of touch can contribute to our understanding of the form of the head and thinking about how we compose our drawings at a larger scale.

Day 2: We’ll work from a model to make A1 drawings, working through a series of experiences to help us think about new ways of experiencing and representing the head and face.

What to Bring All materials will be supplied; you may wish to bring a sketchbook for taking notes, and elastic bands or a folder for taking rolled drawings home. Signed copies of Jake’s book ‘Figure Drawing’ will be available to buy on the day.

Getting to the studio West Hove Art studio is located at 16 Kingsthorpe Road, Hove, BN3 5HR. The studio has paid, on-road parking spaces outside the building. It is a 15-minute walk from Aldrington Station and is near to a variety of bus routes.

Discounts

The discounted rate is available for anybody on low income, full-time students or Draw Patreon supporters. You can become a Draw Patreon supporter () for just a few pounds per month, giving you access to the discounted rate, tiered access to our extensive artist’s photo reference library, live online life drawing & portrait drawing classes, online recorded courses and much more.

Safety & accessibility

West Hove Studio is on the ground floor with step-free access and has two standard (non-accessible) toilets. If you have any accessibility needs, please do let us know beforehand on info@draw-brighton.co.uk and we will do everything we can to make sure you can enjoy the classes here. If you have covid, flu or bad cold symptoms we ask you not to attend - you will receive a refund as well as our appreciation!

Cancellations

Bookings are non-refundable and cannot be transferred to another course. If you are unwell with a contagious illness please get in touch by email and we’ll issue a refund, minus Eventbrite’s fees. If you are unable to attend, please do get in touch with us on info@draw-brighton.co.uk to discuss the options for transferring your place to another attendee.