Draped Figure & Portrait Drawing (12-17)

with artist & tutor Holly Haines Wednesdays 5 - 7pm

Starts 14 Jan 2026

330 British pounds

Great King Street

Available spots

Service Description

All materials provided Dates: January 14th to March 11th 2026, no class 18th Feb In this 8 week class, teens will experience drawing from life, supported by imagery in line with each class that visually show the objectives they will attempt to achieve. Every second week, teens will draw from life, preceeded by a week of studying a master work of the portrait or draped figure to prepare and support them. By the end of this course, teens will have experienced traditional art classes and been introduced to classical methods in portraiture and figure drawing. It is a very useful course also for building a good art portfolio, and the opportunity to draw from life which many teens today do not experience at school. Any level is welcome from those more experienced to those just starting out. Holly Haines is a classically trained artist from New Zealand having joined The Edinburgh Drawing School in January 2025. She is a wonderful member of our team instilling confidence and assurance in all those whom she teaches, from complete beginners to the more advanced. Holly currently specialises in landscape painting, with her training having been in painting and drawing the portrait, still life and figure. Please note the slightly higher price of this course reflects the fact that we hire live models for the teens to draw from life.

Upcoming Sessions

Cancellation Policy

We will provide a 50% refund if you give written advance notice up to 30 days before the course start date. 0% refund 30 days before a course starts. Please note there is an administration fee of £5 payable in respect of such refunds to cover payment processing fees. You will need to inform a member of administration staff in writing by emailing EDS at info@edinburghdrawingschool.co.uk. Additionally, if you withdraw for any reason after the course has started you will not be entitled to a refund. We are a small business and we depend on every booking to ensure that classes can go ahead. If a tutor has to withdraw from teaching the scheduled course for any reason (medical/personal/professional) before the start of a scheduled course, during a scheduled course, if the course is 8 weeks long or scheduled as x3 terms of 8 weeks long each, The Edinburgh Drawing School will find a replacement tutor for the course designed by that tutor for The Edinburgh Drawing School. The course content will be the same as the originally booked course. A student will not be entitled to a refund should the school have no option but to find a replacement tutor. If a tutor leaves and starts work elsewhere, and a student prefers to take classes with them personally at the tutor's new workplace, that is at the discretion of the student and no refund is entitled to them or will be given. If a student is unable to attend a class due to medical/personal/professional reasons, then EDS must be informed immediately so that the tutor can be notified. If you are missing a class because you suspect that you have developed Covid-19, please let us know immediately so that we can alert fellow student and tutors. Non-attendance of classes/workshops does not automatically mean a refund, however EDS will assess the circumstance If a tutor cannot teach a class due to illness, the scheduled class will be covered by another tutor or the class will be postponed and rescheduled for the following week at the same time on the same day of the week. Make up classes are scheduled during the half term week, or in the week following the end of term. The Edinburgh Drawing School runs 8 week terms of scheduled classes, 9 weeks if including the half term and then 10 weeks to include a week at the end of term for any necessary make up classes. Thus, the business always completes it's contractual obligations of 8 scheduled classes to booked students. If a student cannot attend a make up class, no refund is due.