Drawing Joy
Get all the tools to create wondrous images that will have you grinning. Who said drawing was not for you?
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Introducing Joy
Start your journey by exploring what joy means in drawing. We’ll look at Josephine’s story and approach, discuss originality, and begin with playful exercises like blind drawing, continuous line, and page dancing. You’ll learn how to see differently, release perfectionism, and set up for the course with curiosity.
Practices & Ways of Working
Explore different mediums and techniques — from gouache, watercolour, and acrylics to pens and pencils. You’ll create reference cards, practice layering, and experiment with texture through still lifes, patterns, and movement. Exercises like the Sun Card and texture studies will help you build confidence and versatility in your practice.
Noticing Colour
Dive into colour theory and expression. Learn about palettes, harmony, temperature, and contrast while practicing shading and mixing. Exercises will help you build confidence in creating moods, tonal shifts, and expressive colour palettes.
Gesture & Movement
Explore the aliveness of movement in drawing. From quick gesture sketches to observational studies of figures, you’ll learn how gravity, balance, and exaggeration bring characters and scenes to life. Exercises with clothing, patterns, and group interactions will expand your storytelling skills.
Portraits (Part I)
Practice drawing faces with attention to proportion, reference, and structure. Here you will learn the fundamentals of what you need to get right to achieve likeness.
Portraits (Part II)
Here we build on the previous module to introduce expression, emotion (joy!), character. Using interactive exercises we see what we can adapt in our references to make our portraits really stand out. By the end, you’ll feel more confident in creating portraits that feel alive and personal.
Objects
Discover how objects can tell stories. We’ll explore symbolism, signifiers, and texture through still life exercises, memory drawing, and reference practice. You’ll learn to see everyday objects not just as things, but as carriers of meaning and narrative in your art.
Pulling It All Together
In the final module, you’ll create meaningful compositions that combine everything learned so far. We cover tenderness and dancing, then look at how we can pull everything we have learnt so far. With a handy list of prompts you will be able to think about all aspects of your drawing to develop pieces that express tenderness and creativity in your unique visual voice.
Discover how objects can tell stories. We’ll explore symbolism, signifiers, and texture through still life exercises, memory drawing, and reference practice. You’ll learn to see everyday objects not just as things, but as carriers of meaning and narrative in your art.