Course currently in progress - if you join now, classes until today's date will be as recordings. Check filtered mail for joining instructions.
Dates - March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 (Saturdays) 1600-1800 London time
(If you have booked - check your filtered mail for joining instructions 2 weeks prior to the course start)
Fascinated by body shapes? Like to capture form and feeling of people around you? Or perhaps you would like to develop your understanding of the clothed figure for visual storytelling - this 5 week course will take you from the foundations of proportions to handling materials, controlling mood and expressing character through colour and mark-making – the Gambrell way.
Session 1 – March 1 – Proportions, placement and angles
Materials – dry (pencils, pastels, charcoal, conte pencil etc. + paper A4 and A3)
Learning about scale and simple ways to measure and convey features in a way that captures the feel of a subject
Session 2 – March 8 - Form of body and fabric through tone and texture
Materials – dry (soft pastels and/or oil pastels + paper A4 and A3)
Using soft pastel and oil pastel, we’ll explore effective ways of creating volume using both light and dark and textural techniques.
Session 3 – March 15 – Colour focus
Materials – dry (soft pastels and/or oil pastels + paper A4 and A3)
Mood through control of colour – this session will build on the use of tone and explore approaches in colour giving you extra tools to control mood and atmosphere.
Session 4 – March 22 - Mark making and style
Acrylics will be used (Red, yellow, blue and white + a palette – at least a fine brush (4 or 6) and something broader (perhaps a 12) should be fine but a selection of different sizes would be great. Heavier weight paper – at least 200gsm.
For more expression in communicating the figure with feeling – I will take you through a range of different marks and surface interaction using my work as a basis.
Session 5 – March 29 – Composition control – making it all work
Wet or dry media can be used
I will help you to understand what is happening compositionally in your work and how take control of different elements to guide the viewer’s eye.
Materials – recommended to have some dry and some wet:
Soft pastels (set of at least 20 varying colours)
Acrylics (Primaries yellow, red, blue then also white - will be enough to mix)
Paper A4 and A3 size - mixed media paper for the acrylics – heavy weight 200gsm or more
Paper A4 and A3 size – for dry media 90gsm is fine – a sketchbook of about 30 pages is good.
Palette for paint, at least a fine brush (4 or 6) and something broader (perhaps a 12) should be fine but a selection of different sizes would be great.
Suggested: a selection of different general dry media such as pencil crayons or markers.
Please note that work shown in the course trailer and screen shots is representative and that we will be working from new reference and the course prepared to the group’s needs as we go.
Format: 5 x Zoom classes of 120 minutes with demos, Q&As and community forum on Discord
(all classes - Saturdays 1600-1800 GMT) - all classes recorded so you can catch up or watch again – available for 12 months after the course.
Who is it for: Artists of all levels
Participants must be 18 years of age or over
Pricing:
Standard tier £105.00 - includes all of the above
Feedback tier £165.00 (2 places available) - includes all of the above + personalised weekly feedback and private discord channel
Previous courses I've taught:
CATS Double workshop
FACES Vivid edition
FACES the Gambrell way
SUMMER Drawing course
FORM Drawing course
SHAPE Drawing course
Bring play into your work 1 & 2 (with Riso chan)
Bring colour into your work (with Riso chan)
FIDA - Fashion illustration lecturer
DOMESTIKA – Expressive pastel portraits
What students have said about my courses:
Student from FACES course 'Student from the 'FACES' Course: 'This is definitely the best art course I've ever taken' .
Student from the SUMMER course: "I have to say this class has some of the most useful information on color I've heard in a long long time. Will definitely rewatch it! Thank you for a great class."
Student from the SHAPE course: "You actually, really teach, with a clear curriculum." and "please do more classes! I've taken tons in the past few years, and you are, hands-down, the best Zoom teacher I've seen.'
Student from the SHAPE course: "I really like your approach because you didn't reference other teachers - it is truly unique and more valuable. I appreciate all the pre work you do, your powerpoints and videos. I will be referring to them again and again and I will be back for more."
