Digital Studio: Evening Life Drawing | The Contemporary Portrait
- Drawing the Clothed Model
- Life Drawing

Course details
Dates
6 October 2025
Times
18:30 – 20:30
Duration
1 sessions
Fees
£20.50
Location
Online
Tutors
Overview
In this Digital Studio session, we will take inspiration from modern and contemporary ink and watercolour portrait artists including Edvard Munch, Marlene Dumas, Lucian Freud and Celia Paul.
Drawing from the model, will introduce approaches to working with wet media, encouraging participants to embrace its unpredictability. Through brushwork, bleeding techniques and close observation, we’ll explore how to imbue portraits with energy and life while also attending to the delicacy and finer details of the face.
Each Digital Studio session makes use of the School's multi-camera digital studio to create drawing-from-observation opportunities that are only possible online. Tutors offer guidance throughout to help students approach different poses and get the most out of each session.
Please note: online models will not pose nude. Models in this series will be semi-clothed.
Who is it for
All levels are welcome from beginners to experienced professionals.
What’s provided
No materials are provided.
What to bring
Suggested materials include:
- 3 sheets of A3 heavy cartridge paper (160gsm or heavier), or watercolour paper
- Water-based media of your choice (e.g. inks, watercolour, or gouache)
- Paper towel or tissue
- Brushes — one large, one small
- Water pot
Tutors