FULLY BOOKED In Person, Tutored Life Drawing Weekend

In this rigorous two-day workshop acclaimed tutor and author of ‘Figure Drawing’ Jake Spicer will lead you through structural approaches to drawing the figure taken from his book. Combining practical exercises, demonstrations and personal feedback this hands-on workshop is suitable for people with some previous life drawing experience looking to develop their skills further and for more experienced artists seeking to refresh their practice.

How will it work? 

The session will start at 10am and you are welcome to arrive from 9:45am. When you arrive at New England House you’ll need to come to the main doors next to the Building Managers Office on Level 3 and call the number in your booking email to be admitted. Once you’re at the session you’ll need to show a digital or printed receipt as proof of booking, then you’re ready to go. All materials and equipment will be provided, so you just need to bring yourself and plenty of energy! We’ll be working from an unclothed life model all weekend we will take a lunch break halfway through the day – you are welcome to bring a packed lunch, or to pop to the nearby Sainsbury’s, or a café on London road.

Covid-safety

 Here’s what we are doing to protect everybody at Draw:

• We are monitoring ventilation with a CO2 meter to ensure the space remains well ventilated
• We use an air purifying unit with HEPA filters and a UV system
• Session numbers are strictly capped to allow plenty of space between people
• We keep the studio clean and provide free hand sanitiser
• Our tutors & models are paid sick pay and won’t attend a session if unwell

 Here’s what you can do to help protect vulnerable people and keep our sessions open:

• Take a lateral flow test before coming along (details HERE)
• Get fully vaccinated - it is quick, safe and easy (details HERE)
• Please don’t come to the session if you are unwell – you will always get a full refund
• Consider wearing a facemask to protect other people at the session

Costs

This session costs £180, or £150 for students & Patreon supporters – after materials and model’s fees, all money raised goes towards supporting the Draw studio. If you can’t afford to come to the session, please get in touch and we will find a way to help.

Tuition & feedback

Even if you’ve never done any life drawing before you’re welcome to come along to this untutored session! If you’d like to learn some skills first, you might want to sign up to the online life drawing course on the Draw Patreon (available to all Life Drawing & Student tier supporters) or look out for upcoming tutored weekend courses. Whether you are a Patreon supporter or not, you can post your drawings on the Draw community Facebook group HERE and you are welcome to tag us with @draw_brighton and #drawbrighton on Instagram & Twitter!

Accessibility

If you have any accessibility needs, please do let us know - we’re keen to do everything we can to make sure you can enjoy the life classes here. The building has a wheelchair ramp at the North side of the New England Street entrance and lifts up to level 5.