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Botanical Drawing for Beginners

Learn step by step approaches to enable your creativity to flourish in this beginners one day botanical drawing workshop.

  • Booking essential

Join local tutor Amanda Duke to learn a variety of techniques and build self-confidence in botanical drawing.

The day will begin with introductory warm up activities before moving onto sketching and analysing your plant specimen in detail.

You will practice and learn traditional techniques with a selection of drawing tools including graphite, sketching pencils, coloured paper and white cartridge paper.

By the end of the day you will have been shown how to focus on structure, form and overall shape of your plant specimen, along with ways of collecting drawings in sketchbooks or for framing.

This beginners botanical drawing workshop is on Wednesday 15th April 10.30am-4.30pm. £65pp. All materials will be provided. Tea and coffee provided. Please bring your own packed lunch.

Times

Prices

Event ticket prices

Ticket typeTicket category
Adult per person£65.00

The basics

Booking details

Call 0344 249 1895

Suitability

Not suitable for children.

Meeting point

Please report to reception on arrival.

What to bring and wear

All materials are provided.

Accessibility

The workshop will take place in the Battery House studio which has step-free access. There is a mobility buggy running between the main car park and the House.

Contact info

Petworth Property Office

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