COURSE CODE: SC2404068
COURSE DATES: Monday 7th – Friday 11th July 2025
TUTOR: TBC
DAYS: 5
TIMES: 10:00am - 4:30pm
EXPERIENCE LEVEL: Beginner
FEE: £385
LOCATION: Bankside Campus, 185 Park Street, SE1 9BL
This engaging five day Drawing the Portrait course focuses on drawing and the ever-fascinating world of portraiture. In this beginner’s course, students will cover the fundamentals of drawing whilst taking a particular focus on how to study the portrait. Students will have the opportunity to work from a portrait model who will sit for the majority of the lessons.
Throughout the course, students will explore the following topics to help them further understand portraiture:
Your tutor will create a vibrant and supportive studio environment and will encourage you to explore and push yourself through both the discipline and subject. This course is a must for anyone interested in improving their portrait understanding, furthering their interest in drawing through the focus of portraiture, and those wanting to progress to create portraits in other disciplines, such as painting. We recommend completing a beginners drawing course or having basic drawing skills before signing up for this course.
Recommend booking by: June 23, 2025
All attendees must be aged 18 and over.
Choose a Beginners course if you are looking for a broad introduction to the medium you are studying. Students spend time learning the very basics of the taught medium, for example, how to mix colours, use different tools, set up an easel. Our Beginner courses are suitable for students with no prior experience, they tend to follow a more structured path than our other courses, ensuring each student receives the guidance they need from the tutor.Beginner
You will need to bring your own drawing materials to the class and these materials must be taken with you at the end of each session. If you do not have your own materials, we recommend you order the Pack, below, at the time of booking, which will be available when you arrive for your first class. There is also a mini shop in the Academy that supplies the basics such as pencils, sketchbooks, putty rubbers etc. (card purchases only).
Please also bring an apron or old clothing to wear.
Please note that pack contents are subject to change at the discretion of the Academy at any time.
The Drawing Pack contains:
185 Park Street,London SE1 9BL tel: +44 (0) 207407 6969
This is our new purpose built accessible campus. Find more information here
Nearest Tube/ Rail: London Bridge or Southwark (both a 10-15 minute walk). Please note that London Bridge has two exits, the most direct route is to follow signs to “Borough Market”.
Bankside Campus
Students are welcome to use The Hub during break times, where you can prepare hot drinks and/or food. You must bring your own keep-cup, water bottle or food container to the Academy as mugs, glasses, and containers will not be available in our Bankside campus.
Tea and coffee will be provided by the Academy and is available from the island unit at the end of The Hub.
We offer a number of concessions and discounts, please find more information on what we offer here.
If you would like to purchase a gift voucher to be used on our courses then you can purchase these here.
£385.00
Please apply coupon code aa-summer-10% at checkout.