The Sunday Draw

Pre-requisites for enrolment

No previous art and design experience required.

Special Information

Materials you will need to bring for the first class:

• A range of pencils-HB, 2B, 4B, 6 B, 8 B

• Graphite stick

• Putty rubber

• 2 sheets cartridge paper A2, A3

• Making tape

In addition to the course fee, students are expected to provide the following list of indicative tools, materials and equipment:

• Cartridge paper, sugar paper, pastel paper-A3 and A2 size recommended

• Range of pencils - Hb, b, 2B, 6B for example

• Graphite stick

• Charcoal pencil

• Charcoal-compressed and willow

• Fixative or hairspray alternative

• White chalk, putty rubber

• Drawing ink - black, coloured inks optional

• Pen and nib for ink

• Range of brushes plus one soft watercolour brush

• Pastels - box of chalk pastels with range of colours

• Oil pastels - 2 or three sticks minimum

• Masking tape

Content of Course

Over the class sessions the course will cover:

1. Pencil - using a range of pencils, from hard to soft.

Students will begin by focusing on linear work-creating a network of lines varying in weight and tone before moving on to cross hatching, directional and stippled marks.

2. Charcoal.

Using willow and compressed charcoal sticks plus charcoal pencil with putty rubber, students will work tonally to create striking monochrome drawings. Students will experiment with techniques such as 'lifting out' emerging drawings from the black grain of the charcoal and adding water to the mix to create soupy grey mid tones.

3. Pastel-chalk and oil. A blaze of colour!

Student will learn how to rub down and mix chalk pastels on the paper to blend colour and manipulate oil pastels using white spirit. They will also experiment with different coloured papers and surfaces.

4. Ink.

Students will use pen and ink, brush and ink, twig and ink and ink washes. We will look at works such as Van Gogh's reed pen drawings to Chinese brush and ink paintings for inspiration.

5. Using all of the above to create mixed media works.

Teaching method(s)

This course will be based and delivered in specialist art and design studios or workshops and will typically include a range of practical exercises, introductions to techniques, processes and concepts, and set projects which lead to more focused and personal exploration. Each week, students’ progress will be monitored and supported by the tutor who will suggest follow up reading, research and practice to undertake each week to support their studies. Teaching will include practical demonstrations, one to one tuition, group discussions and critiques.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course, students should be able to:

• Demonstrate a considered use of typical drawing materials such as pencil, charcoal, pastels and inks;

• Explore and combine materials and techniques which show a developed understand of their potential as a drawing media;

• Create a series of exploratory tests and samples which demonstrate a range of drawing techniques from a variety of source materials.

Sources

Core Readings

Recommended:

• Maslem, M. and Southern, J., 2011 Drawing projects : an exploration of the language of drawing. London: Black Dog publishing

Web Sources

Web sources may be suggested during the course.

Queries

If you have questions regarding the course or enrolment, please contact COL Reception at Paterson's Land by email COL@ed.ac.uk or by phone 0131 650 4400.

Student support

If you have a disability, learning difficulty or health condition which may affect your studies, please let us know by ticking the 'specific support needs' box on your course application form. This will allow us to make appropriate adjustments in advance and in accordance with your rights under the Equality Act 2010. For more information please visit the Student Support section of our website.