Understanding Proportions & Movement in Life Drawing Workshop

Schedule

Sun May 03 2026 at 10:30 am to 02:30 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Gorilla | Manchester, EN

During this fully tutored life drawing course you will discover how returning to the essential principles of drawing can help even the more experienced artist to express their ideas and observations more eloquently.

Guided by our tutor you will be encouraged to explore line movement and proportion using simple techniques and exercises that are designed to enhance your the skills knowledge and confidence in creating responsive figure drawings.

Suitable for even more experienced artists who would like to develop their skills and explore drawing further. This improvers course will unite the skills of observation expression and understanding in one coherent approach. Beginning with the key principles of observation this course will give you a strong understanding of proportion and tonal value so that you can make well-observed proportionally accurate drawings.

This fully guided course will teach you to observe and understand the influence of anatomical masses such as the skeletal-muscular systems by drawing your attention to key themes and ideas such as:

Exploring the Proportions of the Human Body

Understanding Movement and Weight Distribution

Seeing shape

Seeing Variations in Tone

Where: Gorilla Bar Manchester

Nearest Tram Stops are: St.Peter Square (7 minute walk) Deansgate/Castlefields (7 minutes Walk)

Where is it happening?

Gorilla, 54-56 Whitworth St, Manchester M1 5WW, United Kingdom, Manchester
Tickets

GBP 130.00

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