Drawing for Textiles

When & Where

20 May 2023 - 21 May 2023 ( 10 hours, 1 weeks )
Day Time, Saturday, Sunday
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Waterloo Centre

Quick Facts

Availability Yes
Tutor Justine Randall
Course Code W22TTSA10A
Suitable For 19 year olds and up are permitted on this course

What you will learn

Being able to express ideas and utilise colour, texture and design effectively through drawing are essential skills for creating a successful textile or craft work. This two day drawing course is designed to help maximise ideas, expand your use of colour and design and make the most of drawings to enable translation into a textiles or craft project. Draw and paint from a variety of specially prepared still-lifes that will help you understand and practise how to use colour effectively. Learn to make lively, expressive drawings and create softness, texture and depth. You will look at the work of artists and designers to understand their achievements and gain inspiration from their work. Get advice, feedback and help with your drawing and look at and discuss how to refine and develop your skills further. We will also look at how to use your own photographs and develop them into drawings.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

Express your designs and ideas effectively on paper
Build a body of work using different mediums and materials
Understand how to improve drawing skills
Use photography to develop and further your drawings
Understand how to process your ideas to yourself and others through your work

Cost

Full fee

£105

Concession fee

£80

Class format and activities

Over two days, you will draw and paint from a variety of specially prepared still-lifes that will help you understand and practise how to use colour effectively. How to make lively, expressive drawings and create softness, texture and depth. You will look at the work of artists and designers and understand their achievements and gain inspiration from their work. We will also look at how we can use photography to develop ideas into drawing. Get advice, feedback and help with your drawing and look at and discuss how to refine and develop your skills further.

Entry requirements

Open to all levels from beginners to more advanced students.

What you need to know before you enrol

The textiles studio is located in the Nancy Seear block on the second floor accessible by stairs or lift and stair lift combined. If you have any mobility support needs please contact Additional Learning Support on 020 7450 1972 before enrolling

What you need

All materials will be provided but you are welcome to bring your own chalk pastels/ crayons/paint.

What you can do next

Follow @textilesatmorley for inspiration on Instagram. Morley College Textiles department offers a range of exciting creative courses from absolute beginners to advanced, please check the website for further details.