Golden Ridge

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    About Golden Ridge

    We build drawing courses for clarity: minimal content, maximum practice. Based in the UK, we focus on pencil, charcoal, ink, and urban sketching.

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    • Founding in London

      Our approach: remove visual clutter and teach skill by sequence. The first cohort met in Shoreditch, London, with a single tool per week format.

      • Emphasis on line confidence and proportional blocks.
      • One-page briefs and 45-minute drills.
    • Remote-ready UK scheduling

      Evening cohorts for working artists. Timetables aligned with UK time zones for predictable practice windows.

      • Short, live critique blocks.
      • Printed prompts mailed domestically across the UK.
    • Gesture and urban sketching expansion

      City-specific prompts tuned for UK streets: brisk observation, tight constraints, and measured tones.

      • Gesture stacks: 30s, 2m, 5m cycles.
      • Urban texture drills focused on edge economy.

    Teaching Principles

    • Deliberate practice beats passive watching.
    • Constraints drive creativity: pencil, charcoal, ink.
    • Clear micro-goals per lesson with measurable outcomes.

    Team Approach

    Tutors and mentors

    UK-based practitioners with studio practice and mentorship experience.

    Cohort support

    Peer critiques and focused prompts to improve line, proportion, and tone.

    Values

    Mission

    To provide structured, distraction-free drawing education rooted in UK studio traditions. We prioritise skill acquisition through measured constraints and clear outcomes.

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