In this completely beginner friendly class, Emilie will guide you into drawing human figures and the human body. Through a fun, hands-on approach, we will learn some drawing skills about human proportion and representation. We’ll cover some basics of anatomy, as well as dive into some less traditional approaches. We’ll also focus on portraits, drawing hands and look at some comics inspired representation.

What will we cover?

What materials are good to use basics of anatomy and human proportion
Drawing from observation : portraits and hands
Representing the body in different ways : sketching, comics, working from photos

What will you need?

Paper
Pens
Markers
Pencils
Eraser
Pencil sharpener
Colour!

Accessibility

Closed Captions
Early Bird Cheap Tix
Free Tix for First Nation Attendees

Who will be teaching

Emilie (she/her) is an artist and educator based between Melbourne and Marseille (Fr), working across media with a focus on community-based practice and education. She graduated from her PhD in Fine Arts at the Victorian College of the Arts in 2020 and has been an art resident at Testing Grounds (2020), Making Space (2021) and the Comic Art Workshop (2021).

Emilie has exhibited her works at FortyFive Downstairs gallery, the Abbotsford convent, No Vacancy Gallery, Arcade and George Patton Gallery.

In 2021, Emilie opened Couleur in Collingwood, a printmaking studio focusing on DIY, hand-prints, and experimental printmaking. Since 2023, Couleur Studio has relocated in South of France. Emilie is also a comic book artist and her illustration has been published by the Lifted Brow and she self-published her first graphic novel in 2018 with Tree Paper Comics in Melbourne.

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Photo: Artist's own work.

Any other questions or ways we can assist with accessibility? Just shoot an email to Maddy (she/her) at melbourne@lanewaylearning.com.