Portrait Drawing Course

Portrait Drawing Course

Course Type: For Enthusiasts
Age Group: Adults 16+
Days: Saturdays from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Course Duration: Four months, from 1/6/2025 to 1/10/2025 – (60 training hours)

Instructor: Artist Mohamed Saleh Khalil
Mohamed Saleh Khalil completed his master's degree in 1988 from the Academy of Arts in Dresden, Germany. After graduation, he returned to Damascus, where he held his first exhibition, then moved to Nicosia to work for five years. Through his artistic experiences there, he developed his unique style and held several solo and group exhibitions. Following the signing of the Oslo Accords in 1994, Khalil decided it was time to return to his homeland, Palestine. Since then, he has participated in numerous art exhibitions both inside and outside Palestine and has won many awards, the most prestigious being the Jury Award at the Alexandria Biennale in 2000. In 2002, he founded, along with several artists, the "Visual Arts Forum" (formerly known as the Young Artists Forum) to teach plastic arts, attract and nurture enthusiasts, and promote visual arts as a tool to enhance Palestinian identity, expression, change, and free thought. Khalil still resides in Palestine and is currently a lecturer at the Faculty of Arts, Music, and Design at Birzeit University, while continuing to teach at the Visual Arts Forum.

Course Description

This course is for anyone talented or interested in learning professional portrait drawing, with a passion for creating artworks using pencils and acrylic colors. It is suitable for both advanced and beginner artists. You will learn to draw faces from different angles, focusing on anatomical details. The course is aimed at anyone looking to acquire drawing skills in this field, including amateurs, talented individuals, fashion designers, animation artists, illustrators, and students in art colleges in general.

Materials Required:

Canson A3 Sketchbook

Set of Pencils

Charcoal Pencils or Sticks

Pastel Colors

Acrylic Colors for Advanced Students

Course Program:

For Beginners:

Learn the fundamentals of drawing the face and its details using pencil and charcoal.

Understand the basic lines, parts, and proportions of the face.

Analyze the surfaces of the face using shadows and light.

Detailed anatomy of facial parts (eyes, nose, mouth, chin, ears).

Drawing the face from various angles and directions.

For Advanced Students:

Learn the fundamentals of drawing the face and its details using acrylic colors.

Analyze the surfaces of the face with shadows and light in colors.

Detailed drawing of facial parts (eyes, nose, mouth, chin, ears) in colors.

Drawing the face from various angles and directions in colors.

Opportunities:

Participate and attend meetings with artists through the forum's "Dialogue with an Artist" program.

Join periodic exhibitions held by the forum in Palestine and abroad.

Engage in community service through art if desired.

Tuition Fees: 1,400 Shekels for four months

Payment Methods: Cash, Visa card, or bank transfer to the forum's account at Bank of Palestine, Main Branch in Ramallah, Account Number 205757.

Conditions:

Interested participants must complete the application and pay the full amount to secure their spot in the course, allowing for accurate counting of registrants.
Commitment to attendance is essential for maximizing the benefits of the course and the educational material in terms of knowledge, technical skills, and social engagement.

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