Join QAS Life Portrait Classes and refine your portrait drawing skills in a supportive, guided environment. Led by artist Kasia Hebda, each 90-minute session features a live model personalized tutoring to help you achieve accurate proportions, likeness, and expressive details.

19 March, 26 March, 2 April, 9 April | Wednesdays, 6:00 – 7:30 PM
Te Atamira, Frankton | Tickets - $29 per session + booking fee

Who Is This Workshop For?

This class is open to all skill levels, from beginners wanting to learn the foundations of portrait drawing to experienced artists looking to refine their technique.

What You’ll Learn:

Understanding facial proportions and structure
Techniques for achieving likeness and expression
Observational skills for accurate portrait drawing
Composition, line work, shading, and texture techniques
 

What You’ll Gain:

A structured, guided approach to portraiture
Personalized feedback to enhance your technique
Confidence in drawing from life models
A friendly and inspiring creative atmosphere

Meet the Instructor

Kasia Hebda is a professional artist, art conservator, and experienced Life Drawing tutor with QAS. Passionate about teaching, she provides structured guidance and individualized support to help students develop confidence, refine their artistic skills, and nurture their unique style.

No Experience Necessary – Beginners Welcome

This class series is designed to help you establish or develop your drawing practice. Please bring your sketchbook and preferred dry materials.

Recommended materials:

●        A4-A3 sketchbook, visual diary or digital tablet.

●        Pencils, coloured pencils, conte and graphite sticks, markers (no soft charcoal please)

●        Erasers (kneadable or soft)

●        Bulldog clips

Drawing room etiquette and model protocol:

●        No smartphones or photographic equipment are allowed in life classes.

●        Students are expected to arrive minimum 10 minutes early so they can set up and be ready to start on time

●        If a life model is working, students and visitors will knock and wait outside until they are allowed in.

●        Models will have preference over room temperature.

●        Students must be conscious of the model's personal space and not approach the model without permission.

●        The privacy of the model is to be maintained at all times both in the room and outside the room.

Learners under 18

Please note that the model will be robed during these classes. We welcome young learners aged 15 and above.

Join QAS for an engaging and rewarding portrait drawing experience!