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Our mission is to improve mental wellbeing through our workshops and experiences. We curate our teachers and hosts carefully to ensure that they are of high quality.
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Sharpen your drawing skills with this laid-back art event in Manchester.
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2 hours
Manchester
20 to 30 guests
£20
(£100 per class surcharge applies for private classes)
What you'll do
In this relaxed life drawing class in Manchester, you will discover the joy of expressing yourself through art. We'' go through some playful drawing prompts to get you started followed by freestyle time. It's a supportive and encouraging atmosphere and completely beginner friendly. Immerse yourself in this creative activity, where you will not only learn how to draw but also experience the transformative power of art.
What you'll get
Art Materials: Drawing boards, pencils, charcoal, and paper are provided, but feel free to bring your preferred materials.Professional Model: The model will pose in timed sessions ranging from 1 to 15 minutes. Typically nude but some sessions are clothed. Guidance & Freestyle Time: You’ll receive creative drawing prompts for the first few poses. After the warm-up, you’ll have time to explore your own artistic flair.Jazzy Jazz Playlist: A chilled-out playlist, perfect for unwinding.
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Manchester
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Recent reviews of Life Drawing Workshop
- 5/5 from Tony, attended Jun 2026: Great relaxed environment. Good variety of poses over varying durations. Left to find own style of drawing. Great range of materials to use.
- 5/5 from Charlotte, attended Sep 2024: Really relaxing evening, with everything we needed and some lovely snacks and wine. Great teacher and excellent sitter.
- 5/5 from Anonymised ClassBento customer, attended Jan 2024: The instructor was great and gave lots of great drawing prompts. The model chose a wide variety of poses which kept it interesting. There was lots of options for materials and it was all very well stocked and there was a lovely cheese selection at half time. I got it for my friend as a birthday present and she loved it
- 5/5 from Claire Pritchard, attended Oct 2023: Rach was lovely and gave really helpful instruction. Nice atmosphere and great model. Would recommend
- 4/5 from Rachael Stevens, attended Jun 2023: I'd never done life drawing before but I really enjoyed this class! I was worried I would feel uncomfortable but everyone was really nice and I felt at ease. The prompts to get us started were really good, and the model made sure everyone got varied angles and poses. I would definitely sign up to this again.
- 5/5 from Sophie Oliver, attended May 2023: Friendly teacher who explained exactly what to do and made it fun! Really enjoyed it!
- 5/5 from Meghan McLoughlin, attended Apr 2023: Absolutely loved it can’t wait to come back. Everyone was lovely especially the lady who runs it
- 5/5 from Scott Whitton, attended Feb 2023: Life Drawing with Hop was a fabulous evening spent! Bought the class for a Christmas present for four of us and we all really enjoyed the session! The Ducie Street Warehouse venue is fabulous. The materials were great and both model and tutor were very professional and friendly! We will definitely book and do this again!
- 5/5 from Matthew Shanley, attended Feb 2023: Great class and lovely space to draw in. Lisa was a great class leader and very welcoming.
- 5/5 from Georgia Johnson, attended Dec 2022: Lots of varied poses from the model, a varied range of materials provided and friendly host. Was a really great session- once I actually found the class.
- 5/5 from Jenny Osborne, attended Oct 2022: Relaxed And supportive friendly session Mixture short and long poses was really helpful Enjoyed myself
- 5/5 from Robert Copeland, attended Aug 2022: Fantastic experience. Materials to draw and wine to drink provided. Right level of instruction to get started with drawing as a total novice.
- 5/5 from Hao-Ting Chang, attended Dec 2021: The model was professional and she has provided many poses. There's no instruction of drawing skills at all, but for the beginners like us it's still fun and would like to try again!
- 5/5 from Zacaria Craig, attended Nov 2021: Fantastic host and location. Very relaxed atmosphere with lovely cheese and wine in the interim! Will definitely go again.
- 5/5 from Ria Collins, attended Nov 2021: Absolutely loved the class. Every one was drinking wine and a small cheese spread was put out for during the break. Lots of interacting and the atmosphere was just lovely. Great model and great host. I'll defo be attending more events likw these.
Your teacher
Lisa is a textile designer, printmaker and all-around arty soul from Manchester. After starting her successful House of Payne online store, she now runs regular life drawing classes throughout Manchester.Drawing is a brilliant way to bring a bit of art into your everyday life — it's fun, relaxing and doesn't require a whole lot of equipment or preparation. Lisa's drawing sessions are ideal for tapping into your artistic side by studying the best subject of them all: a real-life person! You'll love learning to draw in the company of like-minded folks, enjoying some snackage and vibing to the jazzy jazz playlist. If you've been looking for fun things to do in Manchester, look no further than Life Drawing with HOP.
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