(Due to my website host, prices are in USD. $460USD = $630AUD at time or writing. Tertiary students can receive 25% off by sending a picture of their card to info@scottbreton.art, and I’ll send you the appropriate discount code)

This is an in person class held in the upstairs studio at Royal Queensland Art Society, Brisbane.

Join Scott to study the structure, expressivity and aesthetic richness of the human form, with demonstrations from Scott, class activities and one-on-one feedback in a supportive and enjoyable environment.

Course content is based on my Form, Gesture, Anatomy Course, focussing on the Elements of Classical Figure Drawing section, and we will apply this to drawing the nude model from life. You will have complementary access for 5 months upon enrolment

Over the 8 core sessions, we will cover the following areas - both separately and then reintegrating them together, so that they can be applied in two follow up sessions from a long pose.

1. Blocking in and accuracy - key landmarks, orienting masses in space in relation to each other, analysing form and gesture in essentials, in particular the torso

2. Thinking in Volumes - seeing/feeling and drawing the body as large masses, and constructing/ depicting subforms using only line.

3. Design principles in the human body (and nature generally) - S curves, C curves, and straight lines, line weight, harmony and variation, counterbalance, extending lines as far as possible, looking for a major line of design and related lines

4. Gesture and exaggeration - finding swing and rhythm to the line, taking the observed pose and exaggerating this slightly, telling a story with the body

5. Rendering - principles of rendering form in light and shade, types of rendering, points about rendering in different media, options for direction of linear rendering,

   For illustrations of these 5 points, click here.

Enrolled students will be given a membership with four months of access to the Form, Gesture, Anatomy Course online book (can be extended if desired by choosing one of the payment options). You may prepare for the class by following the activities in the notes, (particularly from the Fundamentals of Form sections). Advice on how to do this will be sent to you upon enrolment, when I manually activate your access so this can take up to 24 hours (in the meantime check the details and class schedule here)

Look at the full curriculum here

Class Dates

May 26th

June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

July 7, 14, 21, 28

Note the last two sessions are a single Long Pose (one single pose for both sessions):

All classes run 6:30 - 9 pm

Upstairs workshop space, Royal Queensland Art Society

Map for parking, schedule of topics and other details can be found here.

Materials are not included, but I will have packs of good A2 drawing paper available for a few dollars, and a few grades of graphite pencils are sufficient eg HB, 2B, 4B. View full materials list

Check out prices are in US Dollars

Regular 10 classes: $480USD =~ $630AUD

Full Time Student 10 classes: send your tertiary student card to info@scottbreton.art to receive a 25% discount code)

Refund policy:

If you change your mind within 3 days of booking in for the course and prior to 2 weeks from the beginning of term, I’ll issue to a full refund. After this, I offer substantial discounts on the next term as follows:

In case of illness:

If you are unable to attend due to extended illness, please provide a doctor’s certificate and I’ll work out with you an appropriate discount on the following semester, up to 80% off.

In case of other circumstances:

If you miss four or more sessions I’ll give you a discount code for the following semester that will reduce the cost by 40%.

Also, I am always available prior to or after sessions (from 6-6:30 or earlier by appointment) to answer your questions, review homework or give other feedback that you might require. I can also field questions and provide critique over email info@scottbreton.art, so there is plenty of opportunity for you to make up any lost contact hours.

Please note that I am usually at capacity - I have these policies so that I don’t have unfilled spaces in the class that could have been filled by someone else. I attempt to keep my prices moderate relative to other art schools and tutors, and offer substantial discounts to tertiary students, and to do this I need to be firm with my refund policy.