Portrait Course – Autumn 2025
A 12-week guided course in drawing and painting Portraits
Including 2 Sessions with Live Models
Learn To Paint Pet Portraits
Two dedicated sessions to painting pets and Animals
Quick Overview
🗓️ Starts: WC/ 15th September 2025
🕕 When: Daytime and Evening Classes available
📍 Where: Ipswich, Martlesham, Felixstowe, Melton, Needham Market
Skill Level: Beginners and intermediate
Cost: £285 for 12 weeks. £200 for Martlesham evening class (includes model hire)
Materials: Full Materials List can be found HERE
What You Will Learn
Over 12 weeks, this course takes you step-by-step through the core principles of portraiture in both drawing and painting. You’ll develop the skills to capture likeness, structure, and character — whether working from life, photographs, or even your favourite animal companion. After working from reference we will practice what we have learned with two sessions from a live model
Weeks 1–6: Drawing & Fundamentals
Proportion and structure of the head (loomis method)
- Measuring and observational drawing
Likeness and facial features
Light and shadow: tonal values, planes and modelling form
Working from Photo Refrence
Introduction to oil painting with the Zorn palette
🎨 Weeks 7–12: Painting & Personal Projects
- Developing a portrait from underpainting to finish
- working from a live model
- Master Copy
- working from a live model
- Animal Portraits i
- Animal Portraits ii
- Final Projects of your choice
💷 Payment
The full cost for this 12-week course is:
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£285 for the daytime course in Ipswich, Felixstowe,Melton and Needham Market
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£200 for the evening class at Martlesham
This covers all tuition and model hire for the final sessions.
To keep things simple, payment is made in full when booking.
If you’d prefer to pay in two instalments, that can be arranged on request — just get in touch.
⏳ Missed Sessions
If you need to miss a week, you’re welcome to attend any of my other classes as a catch-up (subject to space). Just let me know in advance and I’ll do my best to accommodate you.
🤒 Cancellations
If I’m unwell or need to cancel a session, I’ll either:
Add a replacement session at the end of term
Or offer a credit toward next term
If for any reason I’m unable to run the course at all, I’ll issue a full refund.