Portrait & figure in different media- 6 week
Start Date: Saturday 11/01/2025 (Weekly)
Time: 11:00am
Duration: 2 hrs
Price: £180.00
Ability: All Welcome
Tutor: Siglint Kessler
Tickets Available: 8
About this course
This drawing course led by experienced children’s book illustrator and interior designer Siglint Kessler, offers a fun and engaging way to build your skills in drawing the human face and figure, with room to explore animal figures too! Perfect for all levels, this hands-on course balances technique and creativity in our inspiring working studio in Twickenham.
What you'll learn:
We’ll start with simple sketches using pencil and charcoal, gradually adding light and shadow to bring depth and life to your work. You'll learn how to
observe details like proportion, body language, and movement, and think like a sculptor as you “construct” shapes on the page. Once you've got the
basics, we’ll also play around with distortion to add extra expression.
You’ll get the chance to experiment with different media, from black and white to vibrant colours—pastels, watercolours, acrylics, paper cutting,
collage, and even combining these. We’ll explore both realistic and playful ways to apply colour, opening up lots of creative possibilities.
This isn’t a life drawing class, so no need to worry about live models. Instead, we’ll use photos and take inspiration from famous artists' work. It’s
a supportive, hands-on environment, perfect for growing your skills and trying out new techniques!
Materials supplied: limited selection of media
What to bring:
A3 hardback block or sketchbook
Soft pencils (2B to 7B)
Charcoal
Kneadable putty rubber
Watercolour or any other coloured media you have: pastels, pencils, acrylics,
inks
Selection of brushes
Collection of papers: magazine or book pages, burnt, printed, found paper,
wrapping paper etc.
Photographic portraits that you might like to draw from - your own family,
found, historic…
About the instructor:
Siglint Kessler is a versatile freelance artist with a rich background in
children’s book illustration and interior design. Her work gives her a strong
foundation in drawing from life, composing imaginative scenes, and a deep
understanding of space, volume, and colour. Currently, Siglint is a resident
artist at Redlees Studios in Isleworth, where she has dedicated much of her
recent practice to the art of ceramics.
As an art instructor, Siglint embraces a wide range of approaches and
techniques. She combines clear instruction with a spirit of experimentation,
encouraging her students to explore their creativity freely. Whether guiding
them through her own methods or promoting the beauty of chance
discoveries, Siglint fosters an environment of learning that is both structured
and open to artistic exploration.
Book Your Place
Event FAQs
A CPZ is in force from Mon to Sat 8.30 – 6.30pm
Limited paid spaces available in surrounding roads with Ring Go cashless Parking
Max stay 4 hours during operational hours
Holly Road Car park, behind Marks & Spencer TW1 4HF
Mon to Sat – 8am to 6.30pm.
This car park is accessible and free to park in outside of these hours. Max stay 4 hours during operational hours – walking to Studio approx 9mins
Yes, at the moment the courses at Colne Road Studios are designed for adults over the age of 18 . The aim is to create a relaxed environment, provide a bit of an escape and switch off from every day responsibilites. We are not able to accommodate children in our classes, nor do we provide children’s classes at this time.
All of our longer courses are exchangeable up until 28 days prior to the start of the course. After this, you are able to change your booking to a different course for a £20 admin fee. Please note that from 14 days prior to the start of the course, your booking is non-refundable and non-exchangeable.
Our refund policy is strict because it enables us to pay ourselves and our tutors a fair wage, and remain accessible as a studio. Every time we are asked to to accommodate a refund request , we would be forced to lower our staff wages or increase our prices – both of which we really want to avoid. We hope you understand that this is why there are no exemptions to our refund policies.