Perfecting Portraits at the National Portraits Gallery
Learned perfect your portrait at the New and renovated National Portrait Gallery.
This tutor led, One day course is the perfect all levels and it a great introduction to the basic principles of portrait drawing. Surrounded by some of the most influential portrait paintings in this amazing newly renovated gallery, this course will not only teach you how to draw the face, but also inspire you with some of the world’s top portrait paintings and sculptures.Guiding you through instructive lessons and exercises, you will learn how to draw the face in a way that is approachable and engage.
What should you bring?
All the basic drawing materials are provided, however if you want to bring your own please feel free. Some people might want to bring a sketch pad, otherwise lose sheets are provided by the tutors. Otherwise just bring yourselves, and a big dollop of creativity.
Please note: It can get cold in the gallery, so please wrap up warm.
Also, although we accept minors, they must be accompanied by an adult at all times, we have found that sometimes it's a bit too long for them to focus, so we advise this particular course is best suited to adults.
A little about Frui's approach to teaching...
Frui adopts a positive teaching approach, meaning our encouraging and supportive tutors focus on what you are doing right, not wrong. Not only are our tutors all practicing artists, they are also experienced tutors who will encourage you to develop your own artistic voice and help to draw out what is individual about your work.
“I go home feeling empowered and like I have genuinely learnt something.”