So huge and varied is the London skyline these days that you could easily spend half an hour deciding which bit to draw. That’s why we’ve brought in the peeps from The London Drawing Group to help you see more and do more during your time in the sky. As a warm up, they’ll introduce you to the idea of automatic drawing, where you make loose, flowing marks on your paper without thinking about form, and encourage you and your fellow sketchers to work together on a multi-panel panorama. They’ll also help you to focus your artist’s eye and go beyond the figurative; using the juxtaposed shapes of skyscrapers and bridges to create abstract compositions. Of course, if you’d rather just draw a nice picture of Big Ben, that’s fine too.
June 10, 11 and 14, £25.
Polish those lenses and sharpen those pencils – Time Out’s Eye-Openers is back for another round of up-in-the-air action on the London Eye and this time, it’s all about sketching and snapping. That’s right – after our latest sell-out run in April, we’re taking over the Eye’s capsules once more, for a series of sessions that are ideal for creative folk and Insta addicts.
Now, as artistic muses go, the London skyline during the summer is about as photogenic as they get, and gliding above it during a half-hour rotation on the London Eye means you can admire the little stunner from a variety of interesting angles. So whether you’re all about sunset hashtags or you like to make your mark with charcoal, ink and pen, all you have to do is pick your sesh, bag your ticket and go make some masterpieces.
