Realistic Pencil Drawing Course - 4 days over 4 weeks - at our Blended Monkey Studios - August 2026
- siloutaggart
- Aug 11
- 3 min read
Updated: Aug 13
It has been a delight hosting our first realistic pencil drawing course taught by our lovely guest tutor and talented artist Tamara Finlay here in our Blended Monkey Studios & Gardens.
Our small but most perfectly-formed group met up for three hours every Tuesday morning from 28 July to 11 August for 4 sessions of realistic pencil drawing.
Tam devised a wonderful beginner-friendly course that started everyone off learning the basics of layering, light and shade, how to apply and use colour effectively. Week 1's drawing project was to replicate a plum using coloured pencils; week 2 focussed on a dog's face in a single colour (which can be challenging but a great discipline to learn), and understanding how to draw hair; week 3 saw the beginnings of the final project - a beautiful hare - take shape, with the group understanding how to recreate fur in a realistic way using coloured pencils; and week 4 was a continuation of this A4-sized realistic hare, with some students completing their projects but others armed with all the information and skills they need to continue their hare at home in their own time.
Tam guided everyone through all the processes in a relaxed and cheerful manner.
We kept creative juices flowing with plenty of refreshments including lots of naughty bakes courtesy of Fanoggins Bakery.
If you missed out on this course, we're holding it again in September as an evening course - starting Friday 18 September and running every Friday over 4 weeks until 9 October. 5.45 pm - 9.00 pm here in our Blended Monkey Studios.
See details and how to book HERE
In addition to this course, Tam is also offering a number of one-off 3-hour beginner-friendly workshops (some in the day and some in the evening):
Realistic Drawing - Woodland Toadstools - Friday 23 October 5.45 pm - 9.00 pm SEE DETAILS
Realistic Drawing - Winter Robin - Tuesday 27 October 9.45 am - 1.00 pm
Realistic Drawing - Woodland Toadstools - Thursday 29 October 9.45 am - 1.00 pm
Realistic Drawing - Winter Robin - Friday 6 November 5.45 pm - 9.00 pm
For more info about all our other fabulous guest tutor group workshops, visit our website https://www.blendedmonkey.co.uk/category/group-workshops
Our experiences make ideal CRAFTY GIFTS & we can post or email you a complimentary personalised voucher if you'd like to make any of our experiences a present for somebody.
Tamara Finlay - our guest tutor - setting up ready for the drawing course here at Blended Monkey Tamara designed a beginner-friendly realistic drawing course Students getting to grips with colour, light and shade in week 1 of our drawing course The Blended Monkey gardens provide plenty of inspiration Students getting to grips with their first realistic drawing project here at Blended Monkey The Blended Monkey gardens boast a wealth of lovely plants and trees Students getting to grips with their first realistic drawing project here at Blended Monkey We have lots of different garden spaces to explore here at Blended Monkey Students getting to grips with their first realistic drawing project here at Blended Monkey Our Blended Monkey gardens After just a few hours our students have recreated plums using coloured pencils After just a few hours our students have recreated plums using coloured pencils After just a few hours our students have recreated plums using coloured pencils After just a few hours our students have recreated plums using coloured pencils After just a few hours our students have recreated plums using coloured pencils
Day 1 of our 4-day Realistic Drawing Course over 4 Weeks
Students learning how to draw hair and focus on just one colour Week 2's project is a dog's face using just 1 colour Our group are creating a coloured pencil drawing using a photo as their guide Week 2's drawing project here in the Blended Monkey Studios After just a few hours, our students have created some lovely drawings Tam providing our students will lots of drawing tips and techniques Tam teaching our group lots of interesting drawing tips After just a few hours, our students have created some lovely drawings
Day 2 of our 4-day Realistic Drawing Course over 4 Weeks
Some of the equipment used during the drawing course here in the Blended Monkey Studios The Blended Monkey gardens Drawing group getting to grips with their third project here at Blended Monkey Starting the third realistic drawing session here at Blended Monkey Fanoggins Bakery coconut, and chocolate chip cookies to keep our drawing group going. One of our students starting on her hare drawing Tam holding up one of the student's drawing boards Beautiful hare ears taking shape One of the student's lovely hare drawings taking shape One of the student's hare drawings in the making Realistic hare drawing taking shape
Day 3 of our 4-day Realistic Drawing Course over 4 Weeks
Working on a realistic hare drawing here in the Blended Monkey Studios It's all in the ears! Students on their last drawing course day Hare drawing completed by one of the students Student's hare drawing so far - he'll be completed at home Lovely realistic hare drawing here in the Blended Monkey Studios Our drawing group's last week One of the student's beautiful drawings of a pepper Completed hare drawing Our lovely group of realistic drawing students!
The Last Day of our 4-day Realistic Drawing Course
REVIEWS
"The most fabulous 4 weeks. A great tutor and lovely group of people. Already booked for the mushroom course and looking forward to the robin morning. Excellent, excellent. Can't recommend it enough whatever course you do.. GO FOR IT. Thank you Blended Monkey staff.”
- Margaret -
"This was a really enjoyable and informative course - Tam is/was attentive helpful and so talented! I am so glad I took the plunge and did this drawing course the only negative is - it was only 4 weeks - the improvement to drawing skills was amazing in this time but I will miss the course and the group - and of course the atmosphere and facility at Blended Monkey - we are just so lucky to have this wonderful venue - thank you Louise and Simon for the hard work and thought you put into it."
- Ginny -
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