Charcoal & Pastel Drawing (10 Weeks) with Jess Portsmouth T4

If you're a a bit of a doodler who wants to sharpen your pencil skills - this drawing course is a great opportunity to learn with a small group in a relaxed and casual atmosphere. This Chalk Pastel and Charcoal Drawing course will show you that anyone can draw! 

THIS CLASS IS FOR:  Beginners to Advanced
TIME: Thursday 6-8pm
DURATION: 10 weeks
WHEN: 15th October - 17th December
TUTOR: Jess Portsmouth
COST: $270

What will be covered in this course?

In this Charcoal & Pastel course, you will learn how to confidently use a range of charcoal and pastel materials while developing strong drawing and observational skills.

We will explore techniques such as line, tone, blending, layering, shading, texture, proportion and composition, as well as how to simplify complex subjects into manageable shapes and forms. You will also learn how to create depth and realism through value, perspective, negative space and careful observation.

Throughout the course, these skills will be applied to a variety of subjects including portraiture, landscapes, animals, still life and other observational drawing projects. Each lesson will introduce new techniques and give you the opportunity to complete an artwork while building confidence in both charcoal and pastel.

By the end of this course students will: 

This course is suitable for students to enrol in more than once as each lesson is designed to be suitable for all ability levels. By continuing this course for another term you will be able to build on your knowledge from the previous term and continue to create wonderful unique artworks. By the end of this course you will have a number of completed artworks you will be proud to send straight to the pool room!

MATERIAL LIST

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• A3 Art Spectrum Colourfix Rainbow Pad - Purchase from Kadmium Art Supplies

• Derwent or Conte Pastel Pencils 48 or more tin (Conte Pencils Can be Purchased from the Teacher

• Soft/Chalk Pastels Pack of 48 or more Assorted Colour

• Woodless Charcoal Pencils

• Plastic Eraser & Good Pencil Sharpener ( A Stanley knife is also handy )

• Kneadable Eraser

• Compressed Charcoal Soft, Medium & Hard

• Willow Charcoal

• Blending Stumps (Paper Smudging Sticks)

• Workable Fixative Matt Spray

• A3 Display Folder for Artwork Storage

• Electric Eraser

• Eraser Pencils

OPTIONAL MATERIALS

• OIL PASTELS Pack of 24 or More

All Materials except paper and storage folder can be rented from the tutor for $10 cash per class paid directly to the tutor. 

Art supplies can be purchased online or from Crazy Sams in Woolgoolga, Choice Warehouse in Coffs Harbour Home Base, Office works, spotlight or Kadmium Art Store. 

Kadmium customers get 10% discount if you are taking this art class.

ABOUT THE TUTOR

Jess is a professional artist, face painter and published author. She has exhibited and sold her works both locally and internationally. She studied a Bachelor of Fine Art and has a Diploma of Visual Arts at Tafe NSW. 
She has been working with children and teaching  the arts for over 5 years. She founded Woolgoolga Art School in 2023, is a professional face painter on the weekends and runs private Paint & Sip parties. 
In her personal arts practise she primarily works with acrylic paints, graphite, charcoal & pastels, depicting the human form. 
As a mental health advocate, Jess is passionate about the therapeutic benefits of art making. She has a certificate in Art Therapy and her approach to teaching is a mixture of technical tuition, encouraging creative experimentation and building self esteem. 
Her classes focus on establishing the foundations of art theory and then applying that knowledge to artworks.