Portrait Perfection: Capturing Character and Likeness:

Join Dark Yellow Dot for The Crate Party Weekend! An immersive two-day experience at CRATE Walthamstow celebrating artists, creativity and artistic growth. We’ll be celebrating 7 years of supporting emerging artists with this event showcasing an array of enriching activities for creatives who want to do more with their art. We're kicking off the renowned E17 Art Trail, with this fun weekend spanning June 1st-2nd.

About this Workshop:

What's the secret to creating captivating portraits that capture the essence of your subjects? In this hands-on workshop, you'll learn the art of honing your portrait skills, focusing on accurately capturing facial expressions, proportions, and shading to convey character and likeness with precision. Whether you're a total novice or just want to improve, you'll come away from this workshop with newfound confidence in your ability to breathe life into your portraits, as well as practical techniques to apply in your own artistic practice.

Other Workshops happening at the Crate Party Weekend:

(We're offering Day Passes & Weekend Passes too! Grab one here)

Makers Workshops

Learn from skilled artists and experiment with hands-on making sessions covering various techniques such as capturing likeness in portraits, breaking subjects down into shapes and blocks, infusing emotion into your work to attract buyers, and more.

Understanding Shapes & Shadows To Elevate Your Art and Designs

The Psychology of Art: Infusing Emotion and Meaning Into Your Work

Portrait Perfection: Capturing Character and Likeness

Smartphone Photography Techniques for Artists

What Art School Didn’t Teach You

A series of incredibly informative sessions on topics that school somehow forgot to teach us! Learn from established artists and creative professionals including our Founder of Dark Yellow Dot, Lauren Little, to learn how to build an artist brand, write impactful artists statements, business basics and more.

Crafting Effective Artist Statement and Bios That Make An Impact

Get Started with Art Licensing and Merchandising

Building Your Brand & Influence as an Artist

From Art to Income: Business Basics for Creatives

Feedback Sessions / Portfolio Reviews: Receive personalised feedback from seasoned professionals and peer-to-peer commentary to find areas for improvement and refine your portfolio to elevate and develop your practice.

(You'll need to book Workshops you're interested in individually. Buy a Day or Weekend Pass to come to any and all workshops - Grab one here)