B3118 - Explore: figure drawing – extend observation and approach

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Start Date: 15/01/2027      End Date: 19/03/2027        Start Time: 10:00      End Time: 12:30        Hours per Week: 2.50      No of Weeks: 9
Fees:      £180.00 (tuition)     £316.00 (overseas)     £75.00 (concessionary)
Tutor: Hanelle Levine        No of Places: 9
Shadwell Centre

Course Overview

Course Overview
Drawing is approached as a process of enquiry — an opportunity to test ideas, take risks, and learn through doing. You will be encouraged to revisit poses, develop work, and try different approaches to the same subject.
Each session includes a variety of short and sustained poses, with opportunities to explore scale, composition, materials, and emphasis. Individual guidance will support you in adapting your approach and deepening your understanding of proportion, structure, and movement.
This term helps you move beyond initial observation, encouraging more deliberate choices and a growing confidence in how you approach your drawings.

What will you learn and be able to do?

What will you learn and be able to do?
* Use figure drawings to develop over longer periods
* Aapt line, tone, and composition to express different qualities of the pose
* Experiment with scale and a wider range of materials
* Refine drawings through observation and revision
* Discuss your decisions and what you are trying to achieve
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Entry requirements

Entry requirements
None required, but some drawing experience could be helpful.
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Equipment required

Equipment required
None – materials will be provided.
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How will you know you are making progress?

How will you know you are making progress?
You will have an ‘Individual Learning Plan’ where the course learning outcomes are shown and
where you can set individual learning goals and monitor your own progress against these.
You will need to evaluate your own progress and manage your time.
Your tutor will give ongoing feedback and will keep you informed of your progress.
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At the beginning of the course an initial assessment takes place to identify your level of
experience knowledge or current skills.
The tutor will carry out informal assessments to check your understanding, there is no exam.
You will complete a self-assessment at the beginning, middle and end of the course.
Your tutor will let you know how you are getting on throughout the course to you will help you
work to your full potential.
At the end of the course you will receive written feedback.
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Progress opportunities - your next steps

Progress opportunities - your next steps
You can progress to the C term course Explore: figure drawing – developing a personal approach. Please see our website 'Idea Store - Learning' for further information on a range of Visual Arts courses or speak with your tutor. Your tutor will support you in researching these and other courses outside of Idea Store Learning.
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Other info

Other info
We have high expectations regarding attendance and punctuality. We expect 100% attendance for all scheduled sessions and that you do so punctually and are ready to start learning at the start of the class.
We acknowledge the rare occasions when that will not be possible, please inform us before the class by emailing ideastoreadmin@towerhamlets.gov.uk.
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Extra Support

Extra Support
If you have declared a learning difficulty, disability or support need whilst enrolling and you require support/assistance in class or to complete your course, please discuss your needs with your tutor at the first lesson.
If you intend to take an examination and feel you have an additional learning need or special requirements, you must declare them to your tutor within the first 2 weeks of your course. If you are studying in an online group, then you can arrange a one-to-one online discussion with your tutor, after the session, or by email. Where we aim to make reasonable adjustments to support our learners, please note we are unable to provide any type of in class or in person support if your course takes place online.
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