The University of Leicester's arts centre - open to all

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Visual art workshops

2011 - 2012

Including sculpture and photography workshops

Life drawing: tone and form (see below for codes)

Tone and form workshop

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Saturday 31 March, 10am – 3.30pm (Code RY668)

£38 / £20
Tutor: Diane E Hall

Explore the exciting potential of life drawing in these full-day workshops using a variety of approaches and media. Learn to observe carefully and appreciate proportion, tone and form. Beginners and experienced artists are welcome as individual interpretation is encouraged.

* Please note these life drawing workshops feature an unclothed model and are therefore only open to those aged 16+.

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Portraiture: speed drawing (code RY664)- CANCELLED

Speed drawing workshop

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This workshop has been CANCELLED.

Saturday 11 February, 10am – 3.30pm

£38 / £20
Tutor: Shelley Hughes


You’ve heard of speed dating – now try speed drawing.

A humorous twist on the traditional event where you get to take home lots of scribbly portraits of you done by strangers instead of phone numbers – just in time for Valentine’s Day. And if you do meet someone, why not stay on at Embrace Arts for your first date? Half-price tickets for that evening’s comedy theatre shows just for workshop participants.

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Portraiture: the painted face (code RY665)

The painted face workshop

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Saturday 25 February, 10am – 3.30pm

£38 / £20
Tutor: Scott Bridgwood

Gain a better insight into the making of a portrait in this intensive workshop. Study and draw from a live model in innovative ways, and use tried and tested methods to learn how to look at and depict the portrait step by step. Suitable for all levels of ability.

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Photography: develop your camera skills (code RY667)

Know your camera workshop

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Saturdays 25 February, 10am – 4pm

£38 / £20 for a single session or £105 / £55 for all three
Tutor: Robert Hall

A series of one-day practical workshops to help you understand your digital camera and develop your
photography skills.
Learn how to photograph various arrangements and displays using appropriate camera controls to achieve sharp images with correct exposure.

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Photography: Leicester out and about (code RY669)

Leicester out and about workshop

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Saturdays 31 March, 10am – 4pm

£38 / £20 for a single session or £105 / £55 for all three
Tutor: Robert Hall

A series of one-day practical workshops to help you understand your digital camera and develop your
photography skills.
Go out and take photographs in the city environment and then evaluate the images back in the classroom using a digital projector.

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