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NEW! Portrait Drawing in Graphite

$150.00

Unlock your creativity and build strong drawing skills in this relaxed, supportive portrait-drawing class. Across the term, you'll explore essential drawing techniques such as proportion, perspective and rendering while learning practical methods for capturing the human face.

Working Primarily with graphite and pencils you’ll build confidence and skill through guided exercises and personal projects. By the end of the course you'll be able to apply these skills to your own practice and tell your own stories through portraiture. And come away with some beautiful drawings created by you!

Ideal for beginners, as well as those who wish to deepen their understanding of the subject and graphite as a medium.

Class details:

  • Weekly schedule: Wednesdays, 10:30am–12:00pm

  • Start date: 6 May

  • Course length: 8 weeks

  • What to bring:

    • Pencils, HB to 6B grade

    • Paper stump

    • Erasers. Preferably kneaded.

    • Suitable drawing paper/sketchbook.

    • Round, pointed brush

Paper can be provided for $5 per class.

Unlock your creativity and build strong drawing skills in this relaxed, supportive portrait-drawing class. Across the term, you'll explore essential drawing techniques such as proportion, perspective and rendering while learning practical methods for capturing the human face.

Working Primarily with graphite and pencils you’ll build confidence and skill through guided exercises and personal projects. By the end of the course you'll be able to apply these skills to your own practice and tell your own stories through portraiture. And come away with some beautiful drawings created by you!

Ideal for beginners, as well as those who wish to deepen their understanding of the subject and graphite as a medium.

Class details:

  • Weekly schedule: Wednesdays, 10:30am–12:00pm

  • Start date: 6 May

  • Course length: 8 weeks

  • What to bring:

    • Pencils, HB to 6B grade

    • Paper stump

    • Erasers. Preferably kneaded.

    • Suitable drawing paper/sketchbook.

    • Round, pointed brush

Paper can be provided for $5 per class.

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About Our Tutor: Miki Nozomi

Miki Nozomi is a professional artist and illustrator, based in Auckland, working in graphite, ink and digital illustration. Her works have a focus on portrait, figure and object; depicting modern women and how it feels to be one, in all it's awe and woe. The works teeter on life-like to remain un-photoshopped, un-airbrushed depictions of the women we know. Miki's work has been recognized with multiple awards including the Waitakere Trusts Art Awards (First Prize 2022, 2024, Second Prize 2023), Franklins Arts Festival (First Prize 2022) and a shortlist for the Molly Morpeth Canaday Awards. Her solo exhibition “Satisfaction Brought It Back” was held in Tokyo in November 2024, following her 2022 solo “Unframed and Unashamed” in Matakana, Auckland.

Community Service Card and Gold Card holders discount:

We are pleased to extend a special 10% discount to Community Service Card and Gold Card holders. When enrolling, simply select the applicable discount option, and during checkout, enter your membership number to validate and apply the discount.

Parnell Community Centre is located in the Jubilee Building at 545 Parnell Road, Parnell. For further details about our community classes and activities, see our website at https://villagesquare.org.nz/classes or contact Abigail on 09 555 5164 / community@villagesquare.org.nz.