Drawing Skills with Patsy Rathbone MFA – 3 day course

1 Saturday per month for 3 months
3 May to 12 July 2025
10am to 3pm

£215 for all 3 days or £80 per day including all materials

Drawing Skills with Patsy Rathbone MFA – 3 day course

Learn drawing skills in the context of printmaking. Using basic exercises in each skill you will develop your observational and drawing skills. Over three days you will cover mark making, tonal values and linear perspective using observational drawing.  An opportunity to develop your drawing skills to utilise in in your printmaking.

Course structure
Week 1 – Mark Making
Learn techniques and how to use different kinds of gestural and textural mark making to create a variety of styles, adding depth and interest to your drawing skills.
Week 2 – Tonal Values
Using a range of light & dark shades to build an image without line drawing, learn about the range of tonal values and their effects.
Week 3 - Linear Perspective
A fundamental skill allowing you to draw three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface. Create depth with drawn lines.  

Experience level
All abilities welcome and open to everyone who is interested in drawing.

Maximum 8 places


Book the full course using the 'Book me a place' button below or book individual days for £80 per day using the links below:

Week 1 – Mark Making - 3 May

Week 2 – Tonal Values – 7 June

Week 4 – Linear Perspective – 12 July



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Payment / Terms and Conditions

For all courses except CPSC Certificate course

Full payment of the course fee is required when booking a place. A reserved place is not secure until full payment has been received.

If for any reason you are unable to attend, we will refund monies paid minus a £20 admin fee, as long as you cancel your place more than 1 month before the course start date.

For CPSC Certificate course

Payment for Term 1 is required when booking a place. A reserved place is not secure until this payment has been received. Payments for Terms 2 & 3 will be due at the end of the previous term. Payments for Terms 2 & 3 will be due before the first day of each term.

If for any reason prior to the commencement of the course you are unable to attend, we will refund monies paid minus a £20.00 admin fee, as long as you cancel your place more than 1 month before the course start date. Once you start the course on Term 1 you have committed to all 3 terms. Course transfers are at the discretion of Curwen Print Study Centre.

There is an option to book your place for £100 deposit. If you choose this option your place is secured. The balance of term 1 will be due 20 working days before the start of the course. If you cancel more than 20 working days before the course start date, we will refund monies paid minus a £20 admin fee. If your place is not cancelled during this timescale, and the balance is not paid then the deposit is non refundable. All other Terms & Conditions remain the same.

Curwen Print Study Centre reserves the right to cancel courses – a full refund will be made in these circumstances.