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Expressive and Tonal Drawing

Expressive and Tonal Drawing

$970.00
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On Campus
20-24 Jan 2025 (Mon - Fri)
9:30am - 4:30pm

Discover the expressive, representational and atmospheric possibilities of tonal drawing. Starting with observational exercises using still life set ups, you will learn to perceive and convey light and dark tones, how to organise tonal values and draw what you see.
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Course Details

Course Program: Summer School Week 2 2025

Start Date: 20 January 2025

End Date: 24 January 2025

Day: Monday - Friday

Time: 9:30am - 4:30pm

Number of classes: 5

Discipline: Drawing

Lecturer: Luke Thurgate

Age: 16 years and over

Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Location: National Art School

Terms and Conditions of Enrolment 

Course Overview

Discover the expressive, representational and atmospheric possibilities of tonal drawing. Starting with observational exercises using still life set ups, you will learn to perceive and convey light and dark tones in your drawings. Luke Thurgate teaches you how to organise tonal values and introduces materials and techniques to express what you see.

Through demonstrations and group discussions, you will be encouraged to explore the various ways artists have used lights and darks to add drama and tension to their work. Building on this, Luke guides you to realize the emotive and poetic aspects of your subject as you develop an individual approach to mark-making and composition. He discusses the power of visual language and its capacity to communicate novel, affecting and human ideas.

*Short courses are open to students of ages 16 years and over.

*Drawing and painting short courses may be held in upstairs studios. If access to stairs is not suitable, please contact NAS Short Courses Administration at short.courses@nas.edu.au

* What to bring? Please refer to the list of required materials in the Art Materials field below.

Lecturer Profile

Luke Thurgate is an artist living and working on Gadigal Land (Sydney). He teaches drawing and painting at the National Art School, where he graduated in 2021 with a Master of Fine Art. Luke has an extensive exhibition history including recent exhibitions at Backwoods Gallery, Burra Regional Art Gallery, National Art School and Adelaide Central Gallery. He was a finalist in the 2019 Dobell Drawing Prize, the 2020 Tom Bass Figurative Sculpture Prize and the 2020 Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award.

Art Materials

Students must supply their own art materials, please refer to the list below.

  • 6 sticks of willow charcoal (medium/large)
  • 1 stick of compressed charcoal
  • 1 stick of white pastel
  • Charcoal pencils (2B and 6B)
  • White pastel/charcoal pencil
  • Graphite pencil (2B or 4B)
  • White plastic eraser and/or kneadable putty eraser
  • Blending stump and small piece of cotton cloth
  • Blade
  • A4 journal or sketchbook
  • 6 sheets of A1 cartridge paper
  • 2 bulldog clips
  • Enclosed footwear is essential in all studios on campus.

Additional materials and surfaces will be discussed during the course.

  • PARKERS FINE ART SUPPLIES

    Parkers Fine Art Supplies have a location of the NAS campus and offer a discount for NAS short courses students. To discuss and order art materials please contact Parkers:

    Phone: +61 2 9247 9979

    Email: parkersartsupplies@aapt.net.au

    Parkers Fine Art Supplies Website 

  • COVID-19 POLICY

    In line with NAS Covid Safety Guidelines, all students and visitors must be fully vaccinated or have a medical contraindication form completed by a health professional.

    Protective clothing and covered footwear essential