Elizabeth Kyle’s Drawing Lessons
for the Absolute Beginner
(and others)
Elizabeth Kyle’s Drawing Lessons
From a Dot to an Intuitive Portrait in Nine Drawings
Greetings from Elizabeth
Would you like to achieve greater confidence in your drawing? Or maybe you have never tried to draw? Well, if Drawing is one of the things on your bucket list, you are the perfect person to come to one of my Drawing Workshops, because
EVERYONE CAN DRAW
We all need encouragement, inspiration, confidence and guidance in our creative pursuits. They are heart-felt expressions of our very being. Therefore, we need to be in a supportive environment, to allow our creativity to blossom and fruit. Being a sensitive Piscean, I really understand this. In my Workshops, we are delving deep within our heart spaces, to find our unique, divine, creative expression. This is, in fact, quite a simple process. We start with a mere DOT. If you can draw a dot, you CAN draw. The step by step process of layers of understanding will be light, fun, wondrous and you will be excitedly surprised with your new creations.
One great thing is about a Workshop is that, because there are from ten to twenty people in a Workshop, everyone receives my personal attention, and at the end of each exercise, we have an ‘Art Exhibition on the Floor’. We can see that we are all amazing and no one is better or worse than anyone else. We all are so appreciative of the wonderful variety of interpretation. There is no right or wrong. There is so much happiness, relief and encouragement.
EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
All Drawing Workshops Dates and Venues are yet to be announced.
However, if you think you may like to attend one,
please email me your details and I will let you know
where and when the Workshops are to be held.
No obligation.
If you wish to know more about details of lessons, here are a few examples:
Our first lesson is to take a dot for a walk. This exercise gets us in touch with our emotions and teaches us how to express them down through our arm, wrist, fingers and pencil onto the paper.
It is irrelevant what this exercise looks like. Every person’s will be entirely different. This is not about the look, if is about your feeling. These are confidence-building exercises.
So, in the next exercise, and in everything else you ever draw in your life, you will need to incorporate the skill and confidence you gained in the first exercise. The learned skills and ‘secrets’ in EACH exercise need to be incorporated into the next exercise, so we get lots of practise and it becomes natural.
Practise is the key.
When it came to the stage of ‘beginners’ having completed a portrait, they were absolutely thrilled and in wonder that they did it. Here are some more images from my Drawing Lessons for Beginners and Others on cruise ships. You can do this too, and more.
Lesson 1 My drawing of ‘Taking a Line for a Walk’. I guide you.
by Marjie Bailey
Lesson 6 In this exercise we added onto other people’s compositions, like pass the parcel. Isn’t this glorious!
THE EIGHT EXCERSISES / LESSONS for a 2-DAY WORKSHOP
Lesson 1
The Sensual Line. Learning about line and gaining confidence. Different types of line. Different moods of line Different kinds of graphite pencils. Getting into your creative heart-space. Letting go of negativity. Putting expression into your work. Listening to your intuition.
Lesson 2
Lines Make Shapes. Becoming aware of positive and negative shapes. Appreciation of 2-Dimensional space. Bringing shapes forward and pushing shapes back. Learning contrast. Connecting your composition to the border.
Lesson 3
The Magical Triangle. Balance Composition THE JOURNEY OF THE EYE.
Lesson 4
Shading. Aiming for six shades using a 2B pencil.
Lesson 5
Contrast. Dark and Light relationships. Shading. Next to Light is Dark
Lesson 6
Feeling Free. Leave the constraints of what you know behind. Observe the ‘new’ and expect a miracle.
Lesson 7
Still Life. Light Source and Reflected Light. The biggest Secret exposed: How to make 2-Dimensional objects appear 3-Dimensional. OBSERVATION and Understanding
Lesson 8
(2-Day Workshop). Drawing a Portrait Including OBSERVATION, line, shading, contrast, composition and balance.
Lesson 9
(1-Day Workshop). Drawing an Intuitive Portrait Using your INTUITION, plus everything else you have learned. Leaving the restraints of logic behind. IMAGINATION is the gateway to other worlds.
These WORKSHOPS are for any adult. However, we start at the very beginning. I must say that ‘beginners’ are the most thrilling to share my knowledge with, as they experience a huge personal journey of discovery. The 1-Day Workshop focuses on the main points. My 2-day WS includes just about everything I know about Drawing. There is room for us all to practice and be reminded of the basic skills. Art teachers have come to my workshops and brought their pupils. Surprisingly, often, there is not a lot of difference in the final results.
Actually, I am really more of an Inspirer than a teacher.
When I am in THE CASTLE, there will be a two-year calendar with Workshops, Lessons and Other Events to choose from.
The Workshop lessons book:
ELIZABETH KYLE”S DRAWING LESSONS
FOR THE ABSOLUTE BEGINNER
(and OTHERS)
OBSERVATION, APPRECIATION, GRATITUDE, POSITIVITY, GO SLOWLY, FEEL EMOTION.
Wait until you are bursting out of your skin with excitement before you start. Use the best paper and tools you can afford. Draw lightly to start with. Print your name clearly and date it. Draw on one side only. Don’t throw your work away. And lots more……….
Lesson 5
Below: Can you see ELIZABETH KYLE here? Well, this exercise is not actually about the words. Here, we use our names to create simple shapes. We are learning about LIGHT NEXT TO DARK and DARK NEXT TO LIGHT, getting six shades in our shading, and about balance, where the larger areas need to be at the base. In the finished drawing we should not see any lines: we see spaces.
Below: is Graig’s interpretation. Craig’s unique style is emerging. Isn’t this wonderful! We should not TRY to do anything (other than my instructions). We just need to be in our emotions, relaxed, focused and it will happen subconsciously.
Each drawing is unique in its style. Imagine seeing your natural style emerge automatically.
OMG! WOW, GO Margaret Soper
DESIGNED FOR 8 to 80 YEAR OLDS
ONE-HOUR GROUP LESSON
*When I am in THE CASTLE.
How To Draw
A Dragon
Everything supplied. *Some weekends and School holidays.
Everything supplied. Groups of 10-20 children, by appointment.
How To Draw
A Face
Everything supplied. *Some weekends and School holidays.
Everything supplied. Groups of 10-20 children, by appointment.
Making Designs With Paper
Everything supplied. *Some weekends and School holidays.
Everything supplied. Groups of 10-20 children, by appointment.
Wear old clothes please. Using Glue.
All Groups: Adult disciplinarians who know the younger children please be present
ESPECIALLY FOR ADULTS (BEGINNERS ONWARDS)
ONE-DAY DRAWING WORKSHOP. From a dot to an intuitive portrait.
This Workshop required you to do some fun preparation before you arrive, and you bring it with you. 10 to 20 participants
Suitable for 16-year-olds and older (Exception: if with special talent, and which has been approved prior.)
All art materials supplied You bring your preparation homework.
9.30am arrival if possible. Refreshments.
Meet your new friends. Find your seat.
10am. Prompt start
Lesson 1
The Sensual Line.
Lesson 2
Lines Make Shapes.
Lesson 3
Shading.
LUNCH
12:30 – 1:00 Pm – Light Lunch Supplied.
Lesson 4
Contrast. Dark and Light relationships.
Lesson 5
An intuitive portrait.
5pm Finish and Celebrate
ESPECIALLY FOR ADULTS (BEGINNERS ONWARDS)
TWO-DAY DRAWING WORKSHOP.
From a dot to an intuitive portrait (as described above).
On the First Day.
9.30am arrival if possible. Refreshments. Meet your new friends. Find your seat.
10am. Prompt start We have a lot to do.
Lesson 1
The Sensual Line.
Lesson 2
Lines Make Shapes.
Lesson 3
The Magical Triangle.
LUNCH
12:30 – 1:00 Pm – Light Lunch Supplied.
Lesson 4
Shading.
Lesson 5
Contrast. Dark and Light relationships.
Lesson 6
Feeling Free.
If we have time, we may start Lesson 7 today, because tomorrow we have so much to do.
On the Second Day.
9.00am Refreshments.
9.30am start. Refreshments. on the second day you will be rearing to go.
Lesson 7
Still Life. 30 minutes. You may not finish this exercise here, as it could take quite a while to execute it beautifully and sensually. However, that is fine, as you will have learnt what you need to know for the next BIG lesson. If not finished, finish it at home and email or message me a photo.
Lesson 8
Drawing a Portrait. 1 Structure. This morning you will be starting to draw the structure of the scull (very faintly).
Lesson 9
Drawing a Portrait. 2 Details.This is quite a lot of work. If you haven’t finished, you may send me photos of your completed work and we will talk about your progress, in Messenger or by Email.
5pm. Finish and Celebrate
(If the Workshop is in The Castle: Costumed Medieval Dinner. Workshop and Dinner OPTION.
Don’t worry – I have your costumes. We can organise that later. Or bring your own costume.)
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IN DRAWING WORKSHOPS.
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