Nude Life Drawing

Name: Nude Life Drawing | 19/05/2026 - Southern Cross, Wellington
Brand: Wellington
Price: 59.0 NZD
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7:00pm Tuesday 19 May

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Southern Cross Garden Bar

39 Abel Smith Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011, New Zealand

Jake Fairweather

Jake loves watercolour. His dream is to project watercolour animations onto big billowing silk sheets in haunted forests. He is a resident artist at Pamela Jane Galleries in Thorndon. He loves to see attendees finding their own artistic voice, while trying something new in a fun environment. Check out Jake's Instagram Page.

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Undress your creativity in this fun, relaxed and easy to follow beginners nude life drawing workshop.

Over the course of two hours, our expert Paintvine artists will guide you through step-by-step the basic techniques and life drawing exercises while you and your friends enjoy a vino or brew.

No drinks are included in the ticket price, but drinks are available for purchase.

What’s included

Approx. 2 hour guidance on drawing the human form led by our experienced artists.
All drawing tools and materials needed to explore your creative side.
A series of long and short poses to sketch and explore.
Heaps of fun exploring your creative side.
Learn the basic elements in drawing human figures.
A number of sketches and drawings you will be able to take home.
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Address: 39 Abel Smith Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
Date: 19/05/2026
Time: 7pm to 9pm (Arrive for 6:45pm, or come earlier for dinner & pre drawing drinks!)
Food: Want to enjoy dinner too? A dinner menu will be available throughout the event and also before and after.
Phone: +64 4 384 9085
More info: There's more about Southern Cross Garden Bar in our Venues blog.

Frequently-asked questions

How does it work?

It all begins with a brief introduction of the human anatomy while our artist gives you a brief overview of the methods of observation and sketching. You’ll have access to a wide range of drawing tools and materials to explore your creative side in this experimental workshop. Your artist will run you through a series of long and short poses including drawing games and exercises so you get every opportunity to sketch the human form. After a couple of drinks, a few cheeky winks and a good laugh or three you and your friends will bid adieu to your model and head home with a series of unique and fun drawings to remember this run and creatively curious night out.

What if I don’t get enough time to finish my drawing?

We’ll make sure you get enough time to finish your drawings, there will be a long pose for everyone to grasp a good drawing of the nude model and some short poses as well. You may feel free to ask the art instructor any questions to get help with your drawing if you’d like some help.

What will I learn?

You’ll acquire an understanding and approach of how to get started on human figure drawing – learning observational techniques, understanding the human anatomy and proportion, and developing drawing techniques during the session. Basics elements in drawing human figures will be the main objective: capturing shades and tones, as well as proportion, form and volume.

What size is the paper that is used?

You will be getting creative on A3 paper. You will experiment with a number of different drawing papers and mediums.

Who should join?

For all fun lovers and the creatively curious among us. No artistic experience is necessary! Do not worry if you are a beginner! This is a fun class for beginners and experts among us. So long as you have an interest in picking up life drawing, our team is here to assist and guide you to hone your observational and sketching skills

Can I interact with the model?

We have a strict no touching rule at our public uncanvased events. If you are after a hens do event with our male models please fill out our private form and we will be in touch.

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- Unless otherwise stated, no BYO (bring your own) is allowed. Our venue partners have low-alcoholic and non-alcoholic options available for purchase and water is always provided for free.

- Be respectful of the experience. You agree to respect other guests, our team, and Paintvine property and to follow guidance of our team, to refrain from speaking over instructions and hindering the experience for other guests.

- If you disrespect the experience you may be refused entry or asked to leave the premises. Under no circumstances will a refund be issued.

- We accept no responsibility for any losses or damage incurred to personal belongings or clothing, and ticket holders should dress appropriately to the activity.

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