Pencil Portraiture with Rachelle Dusting in Fremantle, 26th August 2017

Do you love to draw but need help taking it to that next level? Perhaps you would like to refresh your skills? Maybe you’re a complete beginner but have always wanted to try portraiture? Rachelle Dusting will help you overcome the technical challenges of drawing and help to demystify the process for you! In this three hour workshop, you will gain an understanding of the tonal scale, its relationship to light and shadow and how to utilise hatching, cross hatching and scumbling. Rachelle will teach you how to grid a photograph and guide you through methods of thorough observation.

Using a diverse range of drawing materials, fun and experimental techniques, you will gain insight into Rachelle’s practice and the process of creating realistic portraits!

About the Teacher: Rachelle graduated in 2012 with a Bachelor in Fine Arts Degree (Honours), from the University of Western Australia.

Her studio is based in Perth’s south, where she works on private commissions and exhibition projects. Since graduating, Rachelle has spent time as a tutor at UWA, a Drawing Instructor with H.U. Kendall and Co, Jacksons Drawing Supplies, Inspired Living Foundation, Awesome Arts, and privately. Her works span several genres from whimsical illustration and murals, to realistic portrait painting. Rachelle’s vision is to make a greater contribution towards WA’s creative culture and uplift the art community.

• Art class
• Drawing