IMPROVE YOUR LIFE DRAWING

IMPROVE YOUR LIFE DRAWING
SAT 17 OCT 2026 / 2 - 5 PM
One-off, 3-hr class

PRICES:
Full Price: £40
Locals: £35 (with TR10 postcode) - Use code at checkout: LIFE-DRAW-TR10
Tea, coffee and biscuits provided

DAY: Saturday 17th October 2026
TIME: 2 - 5pm
LOCATION: The School Room, Art Centre Penryn
SESSIONS: one 3-hr session
LEVEL: Beginner +
MAXIMUM PARTICIPANTS: 10

16-18 year old’s welcome if they are accompanied by an adult (parent/carer). The parent/carer will be required to also book onto the class and give consent. Please email us at info@artcentrepenryn.org before booking.
Sorry, no under 16s.

ABOUT THE CLASS:

Join this friendly class and learn techniques for improving your life drawing, including:

• basic anatomy including bone structure and muscle mass to inform your understanding of the human body
• how a light source can be used to enhance form and volume by using tonal values
• developing your understanding of gestural drawing through technique and different drawing materials
• capturing the body in motion, acknowledging posture, weight and dynamic poses

In this class you will be drawing from the nude model.

Suitable for beginner-plus and those wanting to improve their drawing.

MATERIALS & EQUIPMENT:

Working from a live model, this workshop includes all paper and dry drawing materials (pencils, charcoal, chalk, pen). Participants are welcome to bring their own paper and materials if desired.

We have A1 and A2 drawing boards and clips with easels for you to use standing or sitting. The drawing boards can also be comfortably used sitting down and resting on trestles.

Please note:

The room temperature will be adjusted using infra-red and fan heaters for the model’s comfort during the session. Please dress appropriately for sessions as the space may get hot.

Art Centre Penryn and Life Drawing Lab provide safe and inclusive spaces in which to work and be creative. We have a zero-tolerance policy for any disrespectful or offensive behaviour. The code of conduct displayed at the art room must be followed.

ABOUT KATE BROAD

As an educator, Kate shares her love for drawing wholeheartedly. Her teaching brings energy and dynamism to the studio space. Always fun but informative, she provides the right balance of guidance and mentoring for all levels from Beginners to Advanced.

Kate Broad is a Cornwall-based Artist, Educator and Researcher in drawing practice. She is currently Associate Lecturer in Drawing at Falmouth University, devisor and facilitator of @lifedrawlife, Life Drawing in Cornwall, and Materialimmaterial, immersive creative events.

Educated in 2022 PGCEHE H.E Falmouth University /1993-1995 Royal College of Art M.A RCA /1986-89 Winchester School of Art B.A Hons Textiles.

@lifedrawlife
@katebroadart

Kate in her studio

REFUND/EXCHANGE POLICY

Art Centre Penryn is a small, non-profit organisation and our courses form a really important part of our income, we are therefore not able to offer refunds within 30 days of the course date. We offer the following refund/exchange options:

If it is more than 30 days from the course start date, we can offer a full refund, less the booking fee. Within 30 days days from the course start date, we cannot offer a refund, but we could transfer you to another course, or offer a voucher for you to use to book another course. Alternatively, you could send someone else in your place, please just email us to let us know.

We're sorry, but we are unable to offer a last minute exchange within 24 hrs, or after the course, unless in exceptional circumstances.

Thanks for your understanding.

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