I wanted to learn to draw portraits to be able to bring people alive on the paper so I paid and signed up for a class called exploring drawing . The first course of 10 weeks was ok , not once did we do portraits, neither the second or third course , in the end I left . I kept asking to be taught portraits but the class wanted watercolour painting not portraits .
Sadly I’ve lost the incentive now , when I’m ready it will come back
People can learn. That’s why we have schools.
But some people (too many) are too thick or unfocused to learn anything.
We are talking about learning how to draw, paint or even other types of art… and as I have met people who are uneducated, but still very artistic, I don’t think your comment should relate to this thread.
What the heck Bes, that looks so complicated it scared me! lol
susan m. Some at tutors simply cannot teach
Over the years I have been disappointed with many and in fact, learned more from Books and Videos.
One female tutor talked about her cat most of the time and didn’t do any demos
She told us to bring Fruit for a Still Life and then decided we were to paint Flowers.
A male Tutor age 60 years, who’s art was brilliant never gave any demos but talked about his Wife and baby, she was half his age.
He was sacked as he was found in Cupboard with a married pupil.
Another male made us paint with a stick of Spaghetti and spent a whole hour talking about his mental breakdown so I left before I also had a breakdown.
At another class the First day I joined I was asked to take others home miles out of my way.
Luckily I did have three brilliant Tutors. One professional Male Artist who would not let us finish a Painting unless it was correct even if it took six weeks.
Another professional Male Watercolour Artist who sat with me for 30 minutes when I said I could not do perspective and showed me how to draw using perspective.
And finally, my wonderful Chinese Brush Painting Tutor from Malaya taught by a Chinese Master, who spent up to 45 minutes giving a demonstration of a whole subject and produced a wonderful painting with a few strokes of the brush dancing over the page.
Some ArtTutors employed at Adult Education Centres have no qualifications, and best avoided
Oh what a shame Susan.
It very hard to find classes on portraiture .
I know I have looked !
I did a weeks course many years ago in London but all I remember was that the models were always late and that put the tutor in a bad mood !
Perhaps you can get a book on it and take it up again.
Azure I have never found a good tutor for much the same reasons you describe
I wish had it I would be so much easier than trial and error .
But now there is youtube its much easier for people to learn .
Yesterday for example I learned that one should gesso the canvas before painting -too late I had already started but I will know for next time .
This looks good.
Yes Muddy
Andrew Tischler is a very good Tutor and an enthusiastic Artist.
very informative and I follow him on Youtube.
Oh is that what it’s about.
She should have made it clear.
Thanks muddy and Azure , I went along full of expectations and excitement and £120. Worse off and all my intentions fizzled out after 2 years, but it’s not gone and I’ll bring it back
I’ll take a look at the you tube video and others
It was to the rest of us.
Ahh but that is because we were bright enough to read the opening post Longdogs 
Just had to post this video its fascinating how this artist builds up her huge painting .
It’s Picasso doing his thing .
He didn’t always paint like this .
One of my favourite paintings is his child with dove .
I googled this subject to find out if there was a precise answer, but the results were a bit Sketchy.
Like a phone charge, it simply converts alternating current to direct current. Just on a rather larger scale…
You don’t normally - judging by the responses.
when you’re kept hanging around and there’s pencil and paper lying around do you instinctively doodle? If so, then you’ve got what it takes 
