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Beginners Drawing

Beginners Drawing

Saturday 13 June
Near Tesco Extra - 10am - 2.0 Hours
Aateka Bharmal
In this class, we will explore the basics of drawing and equip you with the skills needed to create beautiful and expressive artwork. Perfect for complete beginners.
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Animation Basics 1

Animation Basics 1

Saturday 20 June
Near Tesco Extra - 11am - 2 Hours
Erin Christopher
Learning and trying out the first two animation principles Squash and Stretch, and Anticipation
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£34      
Drawing for Beginners

Drawing for Beginners

Saturday 27 June
Palmerston Way - Leicester LE2 3RE - 10:30am - 2 Hours
Anil
In this beginner-friendly drawing class, we will explore the basics of drawing and cover essential techniques including line, shape, tone, and perspective. This session is perfect for complete beginners or anyone wanting to refresh their skills. Participants should bring their own art supplies - pencils, eraser, sketchbook, and any other materials they prefer. We will be meeting outdoors at a park in Leicester; the exact meeting point will be provided after booking.
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£28      

Other Nearby Groups

Portrait Photography Meetup

Portrait Photography Meetup

Sunday 07 June
South West Loughborough - 9am - 2 Hours
Leicester Photography Group
Anthony Tanton
Up your portrait game, looking at how to use the light to your advantage and find the best spots. Look at posing and prompting, capturing the moment.
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£28      
Architecture Photography - Interior & Exterior

Architecture Photography - Interior & Exterior

Saturday 20 June
Leicester Centre - 10am - 2 Hours
Leicester Photography Group
Anthony Tanton
Capturing landmarks, beautiful buildings and spaces, interior and exterior. Learn to capture the inanimate and follow the light around buildings and spaces.
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£28      
Photography Social Walk

Photography Social Walk

Sunday 05 July
Sout West Loughborough - 10am - 2 Hours
Leicester Photography Group
Anthony Tanton
Social walk and talk - ask your photography questions, work on anything you've been stuck on recently, refresh ideas and bounce off one another.
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£28      

Landscape Photography

Landscape Photography

Saturday 01 August
Leicester - 10am - 2 Hours
Leicester Photography Group
Tony
We'll explore capturing natural scenery, open spaces, and the beauty of the outdoors. Suitable for all skill levels. Bring your camera and comfortable shoes.
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£28.00      
Landscape Photography

Landscape Photography

Saturday 29 August
Leicester - 10am - 2 Hours
Leicester Photography Group
Tony
We'll explore capturing natural scenery, open spaces, and the beauty of the outdoors. Suitable for all skill levels. Bring your camera and comfortable shoes.
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£28.00      
Landscape Photography

Landscape Photography

Saturday 26 September
Leicester - 10am - 2 Hours
Leicester Photography Group
Tony
We'll explore capturing natural scenery, open spaces, and the beauty of the outdoors. Suitable for all skill levels. Bring your camera and comfortable shoes.
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£28      

ABOUT LEICESTER
ART
GROUP
Come along to our meetups to improve your art in a relaxed and social atmosphere, and under the guidance of a professional instructor. Complete beginners to experienced artists all welcome.

Our 2 hour meetups are held in a different location each time, usually outdoors.

Bring your own materials which can be anything from pencils or pastels, to watercolour or oils.

If you are a complete beginner all you need to start are a couple of good drawing pencils, a rubber, and a drawing pad.

Who can attend? Open to all skill levels, from beginners to experienced artists. The instructor is there to help everyone.

The meeting point and full details for the day are sent in the booking confirmation email to the email address you provide at time of booking.

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Our meetups and classes are limited to a max of 12 people
REVIEWS
Loved the venue which was bright & airy and very friendly. With the natural sunlight flooding in the huge window🥰 And the lady who ran the course was calm, friendly and very good at showing us what to do. Enjoyed my two hours very much.
5/5
Jane
2026-05-04
Very good tutor who supported well. The class size was perfect as smaller class makes a big difference so the tutor could give each person support. Really enjoyed it and learned a new skill.
5/5
Zuleikha
2026-02-23
A good course with good tutor. The only issue is the environment the cafe was busy that means noisy environment. Overall I enjoyed the class learned the new techniques. Thank you to Aateka.
5/5
Azra
2026-01-26

It was enjoyable but I felt needed to be longer ? say 4 hours with a 30 minute break in the middle.
5/5
Stephen
2026-01-26
Wonderful teacher. Hard to concentrate in noisy cafe. Would be better in room without people who are not being taught.
5/5
Carolyn
2026-01-26
Can be better, was cold out
5/5
Unyime
2025-09-29

I learnt a lot in a short period of time. Tutor was efficient with the instructions.
5/5
Michael
2025-05-26
ARTISTS
Erin Christopher
Hello! I am Erin, an illustrator, animator and comic artist based in Leicestershire. I graduated from Kingston University in 2024 with an Illustration Animation degree, and have created animations and other work for clients such as the Ashmolean Museum (Oxford University), Kingston Museum, The Rose Theatre and more. Currently, I mainly make promotional material for local nightclubs in Leicester and for global musicians such as album covers. I would mainly love to share my animation knowledge with you! I hope to meet you at one of my events!

Erin Christopher is available for private bookings

Available most days from 11am . Private tutoring and things like live drawn pet portraits.

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PHOTOS
Portsmouth Art Group
2026-06-01
Leicester Art Group
2026-05-16
Title or Location: Seabirds
A larger version of some doodles in ink and watercolor of Terns in flight.
Credit: Bob Petcher
Facebook: Robert Petcher Art
Instagram: M_Paintbox
Lisburn Art Group
2026-04-28

Leicester Art Group
2026-04-29
Title or Location:
I painted this as a gift for a friend. She asked me to paint a Klimt! I couldn't do that so I painted what I call my homage to Klimt. It was great to explore a more abstract 'all down the centre composition ' a golden canopy above the line-prop trees and a bed of flowers at the base. Right in the centre a golden sun! I used glitter in the paint because I couldn't afford gold leaf.
Credit: Richard Paling
Belfast Art Group
2026-03-30
Leicester Art Group
2026-04-21
Title or Location: Leopard
I undertook the work at the end of 2025. It builds on an idea that I first had on a rainy day on holiday in Derbyshire. On a couple of pages of a sketch book I made some random brush strokes using black acrylic paint. Once dry, I then used white pastel pencils to draw a couple of portraits. I'd wanted to use white on black for a while, so after these first attempts I then completed three or four larger portraits. Happy with the results I then decided to undertake the head of a Leopard. Ove
Credit: Brendon Brockway
Facebook: Brendon Brockway

Brisbane Art Group
2026-03-23
Leicester Art Group
2026-04-15
Title or Location: Foot Loose
I retired four years ago with no knowledge of art but wanted to learn how to watercolour paint. I joined the U3A Group Syston, which is where my art journey began. Artist David Clarke is our teacher and he has over the years encouraged us to use different mediums and to explore different styles and techniques. 'Foot Loose' was created during a class where I was playing around with chalk and pastels.
Credit: Helen Coldicott
Buffalo Art Group
2026-03-16

Leicester Art Group
2026-04-10
Title or Location: Leicester
A project the includes my friend?s lovely little coffee pot.
Credit: Martyn Deighton
Buffalo Art Group
2026-03-02
Leicester Art Group
2026-04-04
Title or Location: 1932, type 51, Bugatti
I've always loved art since I was a child. Life, as it does, took over and painting was left behind in my past. The last 14yrs have been spent as a carer for my elderly mother. With her passing a year and a half ago I needed a hobby to fill the gap and the free time I now had. I started with watercolours, recently trying acrylics. Having painted my way through lots of canvas, which I filled with horses, dogs and scenery, I was stuck for a subject to paint. So, I ask my husband for a suggest
Credit: Lyn Chapman
Facebook: Lyn Chapman

Buffalo Art Group
2026-03-02
Bournemouth Art Group
2026-06-03
Title or Location: Authenticity
My art "Authenticity"This piece represents my journey of transformation ? a journey of becoming the truest and most authentic version of myself.It is about releasing limiting beliefs, breaking free from old patterns, and leaving behind the masks I once wore to fit expectations and seek acceptance. The act of removing the mask symbolizes letting go of the false identities that no longer serve me and embracing who I truly am.At its heart, this artwork carries a powerful message: be aut
Credit: Magdalena Bosiacka
Belfast Art Group
2026-02-15

Colorado Springs Art Group
2026-06-03
Title or Location: Pamwe Chete
"Pamwe Chete" is shona for " Together". I was born and raised in Zimbabwe. Many of my art pieces are influenced by this background.
Credit: Willow Culver
Facebook: Willow Culver
Adelaide Art Group
2026-02-15
Birmingham Art Group
2026-06-03
Title or Location: My Favourite Toy
This is Marley, one of my loopy border collies. I managed to take the reference photo for this drawing in one of his quiet moments, while he was hugging his favourite toy and stopping his brother Bob from stealing it! It was a challenge drawing him on pastelmat as I'm not too experienced with it but quiete happy with how he came out! He's drawn in a mix of faber castel polychromos, caran d'ache luminance and some derwent drawing pencils.
Credit: Darren Gwatkin
Facebook: GwatkinArtworks
Instagram: DarrenGwatkinArtworks

Sarasota Art Group
2026-02-09
Aberdeen Art Group
2026-06-02
Title or Location: Balnagask golf course
I loved this photograph from John Strachan photography and finally got around to painting it in acrylic. I tried to be quite loose with the painting as there was so much detail. in the end I thought the sky looked a bit bare so with the help of Chat GPT I added seagulls to the photo and was then able to paint them into my art work. This painting will be heading for the Aberdeen art show the end of August for sale.
Credit: [email protected]
Orange County Art Group
2026-02-03

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