Bill Wright, Sion Ap Tomos MA (RCA)

Beginner and intermediate students are invited to join this class devoted to simple, but useful, fundamentals of drawing. This is very much a 'hands on' and 'how to' course, stressing different drawing techniques, useful tools, tricks of the trade, simplified perspective and ways of seeing a subject. A premise of the class is that those enrolling are bursting with creativity and imagination, but are seeking practical methods of getting their creative ideas quickly and effectively onto paper. Numerous drawing exercises (challenging, fun or fanciful), are designed as stepping stones or pieces of the puzzle of how to draw. By building up a catalogue of small skills over the term of the course, drawing should become demystified, easier, and the joy it is meant to be. Developing sketches into richer illustrations will also be covered, and successful drawings by other artists examined. Sketches and developed drawings could form part of a portfolio, either professional or school admittance oriented. Both individual review and group critiques should provide lively exchanges of learning and insight.

Bill Wright is a practising artist and has taught drawing, illustration and design in the US and UK. He currently teaches on the illustration pathway of BA (Hons) Graphic Design at Central Saint Martins.

Sion Ap Tomos MA (RCA) is a practicing illustrator and artist. A graduate of CSM and The Royal College of Art he has been teaching drawing and illustration at a variety of institutions for over 10 years.