In Person Workshops
See what's on in your area and get booked onto an in-person workshop with me!
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Seascape in Soft Pastel
- Wednesday 29th October
- 7-9pm
- Creative Harrogate, 2 Victoria Ave, Harrogate HG1 1EL
- £30 per person
- All materials are provided for you
- No experience required
- Tea, coffee and biscuits provided
This fun two hour evening class will give you a taste of how soft pastels can be used to create the illusion of water. This course will be fun and fast, but no experience is required. If you'd like a deeper dive into drawing water with pastels, there is a full day course on the 2nd of November, too.
Seascape in Soft Pastel
- Sunday 2nd November
- 9:30am - 3:30pm
- Creative Harrogate, 2 Victoria Ave, Harrogate HG1 1EL
- £85 per person
- All materials are provided for you
- No experience required
- Tea, coffee and biscuits provided
Soft pastels are a wonderful painterly medium, even though they are dry. We will explore how we can 'paint' with these dry materials and create depth to our swirling sea. We will cover ways to approach the 'fear of the blank canvas' and how to loosen up your drawing style to create 'happy accidents' which build up to form intricate details. No experience is required for this workshop, just bring lots of energy and enthusiasm! Prepare to get a bit messy and wear old clothes.
Ladybird in Pastel Pencils
- Wednesday 19th November
- 7-9pm
- Creative Harrogate, 2 Victoria Ave, Harrogate HG1 1EL
- £30 per person
- All materials are provided for you
- No experience required
- Tea, coffee and biscuits provided
Pastel pencils can create incredibly vibrant, realistic drawings, even if you have no experience. This workshop is perfect for total beginners and will teach you the fundamentals of using this brilliant medium. Learn about blending, glazing, colour temperature and how to manipulate all of these to give the illusion of a 3D drawing!
Scots Pine in Soft Pastel
- Wednesday 3rd December
- 7-9pm
- £30 per person
- Creative Harrogate, 2 Victoria Ave, Harrogate HG1 1EL
- All materials are provided for you
- No experience required
- Tea, coffee and biscuits provided
Come and create a dynamic portrait of a Scots Pine from our very own Valley Gardens. We will be working from a photograph in soft pastels; no experience is required. This is a fun workshop with lots of opportunity to explore the medium and mark making.
Introduction to Pet Portraiture with Pastel Pencils
- Friday 5th December
- 9:30am - 3:30pm
- Creative Harrogate, 2 Victoria Ave, Harrogate HG1 1EL
- £85 per person
- All materials are provided for you
- No experience required
- Tea, coffee and biscuits provided
If you've ever wanted to learn how to create realistic animal drawings or pet portraits, then this is the course for you! Emily has a decade of experience in creating professional pet portraits and has sold work internationally. In this introductory course, we will walk through specific techniques for fur, underpaintings, and how to use details properly. We will all be creating a leaping German Shepherd puppy, but feel free to bring in photos of your pets if you'd like Emily to suggest pencil colours, etc, for creating your own pet portrait as a home project.
Bullfinch and Berries in Pastel Pencils
- Sunday 14th December
- 9:30-3:30pm
- Creative Harrogate, 2 Victoria Ave, Harrogate HG1 1EL
- £85 per person
- All materials are provided for you
- No experience required
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Tea, coffee and biscuits provided
This full day pastel pencil workshop is full of techniques that can be used in many other drawings. If you're new to pastel pencils, this will cover how to create an underpainting, how to blend and glaze, as well as how to create fine details for feathers. All your materials are provided for you, just bring yourself and reading glasses if you need them, as this is fine work!
Festive Robin in Pastel Pencils
- Wednesday 17th Decmeber
- 7-9pm
- Creative Harrogate, 2 Victoria Ave, Harrogate HG1 1EL
- £30 per person
- All materials are provided for you
- No experience required
- Tea, coffee and biscuits provided
This is a festive introduction to pastel pencils with a delicate Robin portrait. No drawing experience is required and Emily will walk you through the process with one on one help throughout the evening.
