Fuse Dance Collective

Introducing the "FUSE DANCE COLLECTIVE" – Join Today!

Our new community dance company invites you to join us for weekly rehearsals where we combine a professional and integrated cast of individuals, including those with Parkinson's. If you're looking for a creative outlet to improve your well-being, this may be the perfect opportunity for you.

The Space Around the Model

A single tutored drawing session focussing on The Space Around the Life Model.

Working with a life model for One Pose throughout the evening. 

Identifying the lines and shapes in the space around the life model to help us draw.

Drawing the objects around the model with equal value to the model.

Drawing the model and their surroundings at the same time, working with pencil.

An analytical, observational, logical investigation into locating the model within the space.

A great exercise to sharpen your observational skills.

Drawing Heads & Faces

A single tutored drawing session focussing on the Head.
Working with a life model for One Pose throughout the evening. 

Learning and understanding the positioning of facial features and skull structure using comparative measuring.

Looking at examples of how other artists have approached drawing a head and portraiture in their work, and exploring your own personal approach to mark making.

Experimenting with different ways of applying charcoal and pencil to reveal character and feeling.

Tone and the Life Model

A single tutored drawing session focussing on Tone.
Working with a life model for One Pose throughout the evening. 

Learning and understanding the logic of how shadow and light behave, and how to apply that to your work to create a more accurate and atmospheric drawing.

Looking at examples of how other artists have used tone in their work, and exploring your own personal approach to mark making.

Experimenting with different ways of applying charcoal and pencil to create atmosphere and feeling

Drawing Heads Workshop

Join us for a workshop with Leeds Drawing Club founder Ellie Andrews.

This workshop is designed for those who would like the space and time to work on drawing faces and heads.
Working with a clothed seated life model.

Using quick gesture poses alongside long seated poses on large size A1 cartridge paper using charcoal and putty rubber, we will look at:
The skull in all its glory and how it informs facial features
Head construction using comparative measuring.  
Composing the life model on the page and using the surroundings to help draw the model.