Take the first step toward drawing confidently by using the design elements and principles to achieve a personal visual solution. You will develop your skills and personal style through fun and challenging exercises.
Explore your talents today.
Please note: All courses without ‘online’ in the title refer to a face to face delivery.
Learn a variety of techniques to draw flowers and foliage using graphite and colour pencils. Students will be working with still life and photos. Suitable for all skill levels.
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
From initial concepts to final artwork. Create original characters, develop a storyboard and learn appropriate techniques for contemporary children’s book illustration.
Tuesday, 12th July - 4 classes
Session ID
HXM02004C
12 Jul - 2 Aug
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location
CBD
Session Fees
$359 / $341 (conc)
$359 / $341 (conc)
Teacher
Lorette Broekstra
Lorette Broekstra
Artist Janet Hayes will demonstrate, step by step, how to create a beautiful black and white sketch on grey toned paper.
Sunday, 24th July - 1 class
Session ID
HXAZ0001L
24 Jul - 24 Jul
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Location
LIL
Session Fees
$165 / $157 (conc)
$165 / $157 (conc)
Teacher
Janet Hayes
Janet Hayes
Sarah Howell, founding member of Squishface Studio, an open comic art studio, will inspire you to create your own six-page comic.
Saturday, 16th July - 1 class
Session ID
HXZ98503C
16 Jul - 16 Jul
10:00am - 4:00pm
Location
CBD
Session Fees
$215 / $204 (conc)
$215 / $204 (conc)
Teacher
Sarah Howell
Sarah Howell
Learn the basics of drawing apps, importing photos and photo choice, looking at tones and brush choice to complete finished portraits.
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
A fundamental drawing course that will teach you technique and encourage you to develop your skills and personal drawing style in a supportive online learning environment.
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
A fun course that will teach you technique and encourage you to develop your skills and personal drawing style in a supportive learning environment.
Tuesday, 9th August - 4 classes
Session ID
HXP68203C
9 Aug - 30 Aug
6:00pm - 8:30pm
Location
CBD
Session Fees
$345 / $328 (conc)
$345 / $328 (conc)
Teacher
Lorette Broekstra
Lorette Broekstra
Starting with basic facial proportions and simple shapes, learn how to effectively draw and render realistic eyes, nose and lips.
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
Get started in cartooning with this basic drawing class that will teach you how to draw faces, gestures and simple perspective drawing.
Wednesday, 27th July - 5 classes
Session ID
HXS39803C
27 Jul - 24 Aug
6:00pm - 8:30pm
Location
CBD
Session Fees
$365 / $347 (conc)
$365 / $347 (conc)
Teacher
Sarah Howell
Sarah Howell
This course provides an introduction to basic principles of drawing. Using still-life arrangements, explore composition, tone, shading and proportion.
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
This course provides an introduction to basic principles of drawing. Using still-life arrangements in the studio explore composition, tone, shading and proportion. All materials are included in the fee.
Saturday, 28th May - 1 class
Session ID
HXW76203C
28 May - 28 May
10:00am - 3:00pm
Location
CBD
Session Fees
$225 / $214 (conc)
$225 / $214 (conc)
Teacher
Carolyn Large
Carolyn Large
Learn how to draw your much-loved pet using charcoal or pencil. Techniques include proportion, shading and texture.
Wednesday, 20th July - 3 classes
Session ID
HXAX5302C
20 Jul - 3 Aug
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location
CBD
Session Fees
$215 / $204 (conc)
$215 / $204 (conc)
Teacher
Carolyn Large
Carolyn Large
Learn how to draw you much-loved pet using charcoal or pencil. Techniques include proportion, shading and texture.
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
Develop your drawing skills in this wonderful introduction to drawing with pastel pencils. Learn how to use pastel pencils to create stunning work with detail that produces a realistic result.
Saturday, 11th June - 2 classes
Session ID
HXAY6702C
11 Jun - 18 Jun
10:00am - 1:00pm
Location
CBD
Session Fees
$215 / $204 (conc)
$215 / $204 (conc)
Teacher
Carolyn Large
Carolyn Large
Learn the techniques and gain the confidence in using pastels in a variety of situations; from quick sketch to extended drawing.
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
Be introduced to the basic skills of tone, proportion, texture and rendering while developing your personal expression. Generate a wide range of techniques using grey lead and coloured pencils.
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
Learn how to sketch En Plein Air, from life, around Lilydale Lake. Artist Janet Hayes will show you how to create sketches in ink and use watercolour to add colour.
Sunday, 5th June - 3 classes
Session ID
HXAY3002L
5 Jun - 19 Jun
10:00am - 12:30pm
Location
LIL
Session Fees
$249 / $237 (conc)
$249 / $237 (conc)
Teacher
Janet Hayes
Janet Hayes
Develop your drawing skills in this wonderful introduction to drawing with charcoal. Learn how to work with charcoal using a range of techniques and materials.
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
Develop your drawing skills in this wonderful introduction to drawing with charcoal. Learn how to work with charcoal using a range of techniques and materials.
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
Pastel is pure colour at your fingertips! Discover how to use pastel quickly and easily to capture a variety of subjects and learn to express yourself in a variety of styles.
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
Your iPad is your home studio in miniature offerings an opportunity for creativity as you replicate drawing and painting – oil, pastel and watercolour painting and discover the best apps
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
Learn a variety of techniques to draw flowers accurately, working with photographs and still life. Suitable for all skill levels.
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
Get into painting and drawing using charcoal, ink, acrylic and pastels. The course will cover composition, representation, abstraction and colour theory.
Thursday, 26th May - 5 classes
Session ID
HXW84403C
26 May - 23 Jun
6:00pm - 8:30pm
Location
CBD
Session Fees
$369 / $351 (conc)
$369 / $351 (conc)
Teacher
Friday, 15th July - 4 classes
Session ID
HXW84404C
15 Jul - 5 Aug
10:00am - 1:00pm
Location
CBD
Session Fees
$369 / $351 (conc)
$369 / $351 (conc)
Teacher
Learn how to create a portrait study using the beautiful medium of pastel, ideal for capturing the soft bloom of skin tones.
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
Study the structure and proportions of the head and facial features to develop portrait and self-portrait drawing techniques using pencil, charcoal and ink.
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
Be inspired by Melbourne’s famous gardens as you make descriptive sketches of the landscape, foliage and flowers focusing on line drawing, tone, composition and perspective.
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
Discover how to record visual impressions with quick sketches, capturing the essence of a place, time, location, event and people.
Saturday, 18th June - 1 class
Session ID
HXAY0201C
18 Jun - 18 Jun
10:00am - 1:00pm
Location
CBD
Session Fees
$125 / $119 (conc)
$125 / $119 (conc)
Teacher
Eleni Rivers
Eleni Rivers
This course provides an introduction to basic principles of drawing, using still-life arrangements to explore composition, tone, shading and proportion.
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
This course provides an introduction to basic principles of drawing, using still-life arrangements composed at home to explore composition, tone, shading and proportion.
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
This course provides an introduction to basic principles of painting, using acrylics to paint still-life arrangements. Learn how to mix and apply paint, incorporate colour and tone and create a simple composition.
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
Art Classes Courses Coming Up
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Watercolour: Landscapes
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