Drawing and Mixed Media

Program

Term 1 2026

WEEK 1

One Point Perspective

Pencil 2B; 4B; 6B

Drawing to achieve depth and tonal variations, investigating hatching and shading techniques.

WEEK 2

Dutch Vanitas: Still Life with Skull

Willow Charcoal; Putty Erasure

Using these materials to render form and find scale, investigating additional and subtractional techniques

WEEK 3

Fruit Bowl after Paul Cezanne

HB Pencil, Coloured Pencils

Developing depth, layering and form using coloured pencils

WEEK 4

The Moderns: Portrait after Grace Crowley

2B Pencil; Collage and chalk pastels

Investigating a portrait rendered by Australian artist Grace Crowley we find proportions and outline of the image using 2B pencil before investigating tone and colour using collage and chalk pastels.

WEEK 5

The Landscape after Lloyd Rees

Charcoal; Ink and wash

Inspired by a landscape masterpiece from artist Lloyd Rees to develop depth, fluidity, gesture and spatial dynamics.

WEEK 6

Palimpsest Drawing after Henri Matisse

Charcoal; putty erasure; Life Model

Drawing from life a seated, clothed model we will render several drawings in charcoal one on top of the other to develop a palimpsest technique which addresses the body as shifting subject matter to capture fleeting movement through space.

MATERIALS LIST

A3 quality drawing pad

HB; 2B; 4B; 6B pencils

Rubber erasure

Willow Charcoal

Putty Erasure