In this hands-on class, Emilie introduces you to the fun of drawing skulls: humans and animals, realistic and stylised!
Drawing skulls and bones is a great way to make progress in your drawing skills, from an anatomical approach. Bones are under the skin after all, so why not start there!
But skulls are also fascinating objects that can constitute a subject matter in themself. We’ll look at the great tradition of vanity and memento mori drawings and painting and try some easy exercises to get started on your own project.
We’ll also look at animal skulls and how they can constitute a great drawing exercise and well as a creative project in themself.
No experience required, this is a completely beginner friendly class! If you haven’t held a pencil in a decade, this class is for you !
What will we cover?
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Easy warm up skull doodling exercice.
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anatomy and the academic tradition of drawing: human skulls
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The memento mori tradition: skulls in composition
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Animal skulls: shading, volume and colour.
What will I need?
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Paper, pencil, pens, any drawing material will do!
Accessibility
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Closed Captions
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Free Tickets for First Nation Attendees
Who will be teaching?
Emilie (she/her) is an artist and educator based between Melbourne and Marseille (Fr), working across media with a focus on community-based practice and education. She graduated from her PhD in Fine Arts at the Victorian College of the Arts in 2020 and has been an art resident at Testing Grounds (2020), Making Space (2021) and the Comic Art Workshop (2021).
Emilie has exhibited her works at FortyFive Downstairs gallery, the Abbotsford convent, No Vacancy Gallery, Arcade and George Patton Gallery.
In 2021, Emilie opened Couleur in Collingwood, a printmaking studio focusing on DIY, hand-prints, and experimental printmaking. Since 2023, Couleur Studio has relocated in South of France. Emilie is also a comic book artist and her illustration has been published by the Lifted Brow and she self-published her first graphic novel in 2018 with Tree Paper Comics in Melbourne. In 2023 she ran Glow Comics Trails festival with Laneway Learning, celebrating Melbourne’s booming comics scene.
Important information:
Questions about the class or other ways we can assist with accessibility? Just email Megan (she/her) at melbourne@lanewaylearning.com