Tutor - Jonathan Farr

Tuesdays, 6.30pm - 9pm | 5 weeks

Starts Tuesday 12 January, online

Discover a range of approaches for drawing from life in this practical online course suitable for complete beginners. Sessions will combine slideshows and demonstrations, introducing tone, line, texture, form, space and composition.  The tutor will guide you through drawing exercises and drawing from simple household objects to create still life studies that can easily be set up at home.

Materials will be posted out in advance, but it is helpful to have a desk lamp or similar that you can use to create a strong light source when drawing objects. You will also need to provide simple house-hold objects for the first session - e.g. fruit, an egg, a stone, followed by a more complex objects such as a plant or vegetable, such as garlic or broccoli, and subsequently a shoe.

You will not need a Zoom account to take part in this course, but you will need a fully charged device on which to access a Zoom link, with internet signal. Participants are responsible for ensuring their own audio and webcam are working.

*(If class is booked after 04/01/2027 we may not be able to provide all materials in time for the class. Regrettably, if you live outside of the UK mainland, we are unable to post materials to you, so when booking please use this code to receive 10% off. NOPOSTAGE2026)

Buying as a gift?

When buying a course or workshop you will be automatically emailed a confirmation which you can print off and include in a card for your loved one. Gift vouchers can also be bought if you aren't sure which course they would prefer. Please email us the name and email address of the person attending on drawingschool@rwa.org.uk 

Before booking we ask everyone please read our updated Terms and Conditions below.  

Participants must be 18 or over.

If eligible, discounts must be applied when first purchasing your class and cannot be given retrospectively. Please contact us if the discount code is not working.

If you have a disability, learning difficulty or mental health issue which you feel may affect your participation in your chosen class, please either email drawingschool@rwa.org.uk or call 01179067600, prior to booking, so we are aware of any needs you may have.

Refund/transfer and Cancellation Policy: We are unable to offer full or part cash refunds, but you are eligible for an RWA gift voucher or transfer, minus an admin fee*, provided you notify us more than 14 days before the start of your class with us. If we cancel a course or workshop for any reason, then participants will be offered a different date, course/workshop or RWA gift voucher. 

*Admin fee for courses £25, Admin fee for workshops £15