Learn To Draw Dogs

Anyone can learn to draw dogs. It’s really about learning to see.


6-Week Course

Learn to see like an artist

Six evenings discovering that all the wonderfully strange things humans have done to wolves can be broken down into a few simple shapes, lines and curves.

A practical approach to gesture, structure and observation, taught in a beautiful private room at The Camelia, with a small class, shared antipasti and lots of encouragement.

No experience required.

When
Mondays · From 31 August


Time
6:30-8:30 pm


Price
$285

Location
The Camelia Grove
Alexandria

There will be a two week break over Spring School Holidays


Let’s Sketch Dogs

Community Sketch Session

A relaxed monthly sketch session for dog lovers, curious beginners and anyone looking to spend a creative evening with good people.

Draw from photo references, meet new friends, and build confidence one sketch at a time. All ages, children under 13 are welcome with a guardian.

Draw together. Connect through dogs.

When
Monthly · Second Tuesdays

Time
5:30-7:00 pm


Price
$10


Location The Little BIG House Summer Hill


Small classes. Individual feedback. Lots of drawing.

Heather combines techniques from feature film, illustration and classical drawing into a simple, approachable process anyone can learn.

You'll learn

• How to simplify complex poses
• Capture gesture and movement
• Build convincing structure
• Seeing relationships and proportions
• Drawing with confidence instead of copying



Each class combines short demonstrations, guided exercises and individual feedback so you'll leave with a sketchbook full of ideas and a drawing process you can use anywhere.


Dog drawing lesson showing how complex animals can be simplified into lines, shapes and forms.
Dog drawing lesson showing how complex animals can be simplified into lines, shapes and forms.
Student dog sketches created during a beginner Learn to Draw Dogs workshop in Sydney.
Heather Lenefsky demonstrating gesture drawing and observation techniques during a Learn to Draw Dogs workshop.

From Drawing to Painting

Whether you’re holding a brush or a pencil, drawing skills inform everything from gesture + structure to expression.

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