Portrait Playtime

Portrait Playtime — portraying people at pace

Develop your artistic skills by drawing from life in charcoal, in small groups, guided by a professional artist. Each session builds on the last - from rough sketches to fully worked portraits. No experience needed — all levels welcome.

  • Four weekly two-hour sessions, one price
  • Working in small groups, taking turns drawing each other, in charcoal
  • Each week builds on the last, finishing with a longer sustained pose
  • Final week with a model
  • All materials included, table easels provided
  • Guided by a professional artist, with individual attention throughout
  • Under 16s accompanied by an adult
Course
Four weekly sessions, two hours each
Group
Up to 10
Level
All levels, including complete beginners
Price
Introductory Price! £100 for the course
Where
Perth — venue to be confirmed
When
Weekday Mornings - Dates TBC

Drawn in one sitting

Charcoal profile of a man with a heavy moustache, built from bold gestural strokes and dark tonal blocks
Charcoal study of a woman's face, soft tonal blending with defined outlines
Light charcoal sketch of a woman's face using subtle hatching, a strip of masking tape visible at the paper edge