Course Code: MVD125
Tutor: Martin Ball
When: Mon 9.30am -11.30am
Dates: 10 Feb - 7 Apr 2025
Duration 9 weeks
Maximum Enrolment: 10
Cost: $340
The Visual Diary: An Approach to Drawing with Martin Ball
Drawing in a visual diary or sketchbook is a time honoured tradition and is a place for the personal extension of techniques in tonal, cross hatching and water colour techniques. In this course students will acquire a deeper understanding of observational drawing and also develop a range of skills, approaches and techniques.
Drawing will be based on small, still life objects which will be provided. Before each session a demonstration of the technique being studied will take place. The initial sessions will concentrate on tonal drawing and cross hatching as techniques to describe form and space. Drawing media such as gesso and water colour will be introduced and demonstrated as the course progresses. Fabriano paper will be used to support this experimentation.
All work in this course will be on a small scale. Sketches and drawings by various artists will be looked at and discussed in conjunction with course work. Ideas and images developed in the Visual Diary may be further extended or used as a basis for future work in other disciplines.
Materials list
The Visual Diary: an approach to Drawing with Martin Ball
Specialist art shops are the best option and will provide student discounts if you mention that you are
attending the school. The stores we recommend are:
• Studio Art Supplies Crummer Road, Grey Lynn
• The French Art Shop Taylors Road, Morningside (Beside Briscoes)
• Gordon Harris Gillies Avenue, Newmarket and Symonds Street, Auckland Central
• Takapuna Art Supplies Helensville or online
You will need to bring:
• a visual diary, size 350mm h x 275 mm approx. The diary doesn’t have to have high quality paper.
• A range of pencil grades ranging from HB through to 6B
• A sheet of good quality Fabriano paper
• Watercolour and gesso (these particular requirements will be discussed later on in the course)
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Standard Booking
Online payment includes payment fee of 2.9% + NZ$0.30. Offline payment details on confirmation page.
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NZ$340.00 | |
Standard Booking + $10.00 BSA Student Fund - Donation
A $10 donation will go to our BSA Student Fund - helping those who are unwaged or under financial hardship (with a Community Services Card) to attend our courses.
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NZ$350.00 |