"The art of seeing might have to be learned, but it can never be unlearned, just as the seen itself can never be unseen — a realization at once immensely demanding in its immutability and endlessly liberating in the possibilities it invites." Alexandra Horowitz
The Drawing Escapes Classroom
Welcome to the Drawing Escapes classroom. We have 3 types of video online learning resources - workshops, demonstrations and projects.
The workshops take you through core drawing strategies and are based on short University lectures.
The demonstrations are just that! They show you how to do and understand certain processes that relate to drawing, and are generally of a more technical nature.
The projects are set to challenge you with specific tasks with specific learning outcomes, in order to advance your drawing skills and methods.
Click a task below and sign up for a challenge! Classes are £15 each and £10 if you've been on a trip.
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Workshop - Lessons in Line
This video project will take you through ways of thinking about line and its function as a 'device' that we use when drawing. Once the project is complete you will have a 1:1 tutorial to give you feedback and to help you evaluate the results. More information |
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Workshop - Mark-making Part 1
This is where drawing begins… with a material mark on a surface. In response to a specially prepared soundtrack, this video will take you through a demonstration of how the simple act of making marks on a surface can be thereputic, beautiful and useful in the context of observational drawing from life. More information |
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Demonstration - Mark-making part 2
Part 2 of the mark-making focusses more on the sensual act of drawing without reference to any external subject matter. You do need to have completed part 1 of the mark-making first. In this demonstration we develop the drawing into colour. More information Project - Taxonomies
This project is about telling stories about yourself by creating personal visual taxonomies. Once the project is complete you will have a 1:1 tutorial to give you feedback and to help you evaluate the results. More information |
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Demonstration - Repeat Pattern, Traditional Method
This is a demonstration of how repeat pattern works in the context of fashion, textiles and surface design. Once the project has beeb completed, you will have a 1:1 tutorial to give you feedback to troubleshoot any issues and to help you evaluate the results. More information |
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Demonstration - Repeat Pattern using Photoshop
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Workshop - Drawing for Graphic Design
This workshop is a useful insight into graphic design image making from our guest lecturer Lorenzo Madge, It is particularly useful for A level and first year degree students. He aims to get you thinking creatively, and sets a simple exercise to help increase your visual vocabulary. More information |