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Figurative and Performative Drawing

Figurative and Performative Drawing

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On Campus
18 Feb - 8 Apr 2025 (Tue)
6:00pm - 9:00pm

Join a comprehensive, foundation course in figure drawing to develop your technical skills and gain confidence in capturing the human form in dynamic poses in the drawing studio and in real-world environments. 

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Course Details

Course Program: Term 1 2025

Start Date: 18 February 2025

End Date: 8 April 2025

Day: Tuesday

Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Number of classes: 8

Total Course Hours: 24

Discipline: Drawing

Lecturer: Todd Fuller

Age: 16 years and over

Level: Beginner, Intermediate

Location: National Art School

Course Overview

Join a comprehensive, foundation course in figure drawing to develop your technical skills and gain confidence in capturing the human form, in the studio and in real-world environments. You will develop technical proficiency in figurative drawing through an understanding of anatomical principles and proportions; cultivate observational skills with attention to detail before moving into a series of experimental drawing sessions.

Learn to draw moving subjects; and experience drawing in diverse environments. Todd Fuller presents structured exercises to build your drawing tool kit; he introduces the study of light and shadow to give form, gesture drawing to capture movement and flow, capturing facial features and expressions, and techniques for achieving likeness and character in portraiture.

Working with live studio models in dynamic poses, you’ll master the art of small, quick sketches as well as sustained studies and finished artworks. Todd will equip you with the drawing skills to transform any setting into a life drawing studio.

The course culminates in a unique experience where students will have the opportunity to draw live musicians in an orchestral setting.

Suitable for entry level beginners at drawing, emerging artists and those looking to extend their existing drawing practice by capturing the figure in real and energetic environments.

* NAS Short Courses are open to students of ages 16 years and over. The NAS Art Club is open to students from ages 15 years and over. 

*Drawing and painting short courses may be held in upstairs studios. If access to stairs is not suitable, please contact us 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

Todd Fuller is known for hand-drawn animations and his practice integrates sculpture, moving image, curatorship, performance, and painting. Above all else, Fuller is a drawer with a love of storytelling, utilizing research and empirical experiences to elevate queer and regional experiences. Since graduating from the National Art School (2010), Fuller has exhibited extensively in Australia and internationally, including the US, Italy, and France. He exhibited in the Sulman Award Exhibition at the Art Gallery of NSW (2019), and won the Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Prize (2018). His pieces are held in notable public and private collections including the State Library of New South Wales, Parliament House Collection, Artbank, Museum of Brisbane and numerous Regional Galleries. Fuller also teaches Masterclasses across the Regional Gallery sector to artists and teachers.

Art Materials

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

  • A4 sketchbook for notes and fieldwork, 200gsm, with good quality smooth paper
  • A2 drawing pad
  • A2 sheets of higher quality drawing paper to be discussed in class (purchase later for Weeks 5, 6 and 7 as required)
  • 6 sticks of thick or extra thick willow charcoal
  • 1 box of small medium charcoal
  • Graphite pencils and/or Progresso, 2b and 4b
  • Charcoal or white pencils optional
  • Basic set of 12 coloured pencils
  • 2 white chalk pastels
  • 6 bulldog clips
  • White plastic eraser
  • Sharpie marker
  • Pencil sharpener
  • 1 can of fixative spray

Enclosed footwear is essential in all studios on campus.

  • 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