Develop your drawing and painting

Course

In London

£ 179 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Location

    London

  • Start date

    Different dates available

A course to develop your drawing and painting skills which allows you to develop your own personal response to the subject, experimenting with mark making techniques, tonal studies and compositional ideas. You will explore the process of making paintings in both oil and acrylic paints, starting with drawings to explore ideas through tonal arrangements and composition. These compositional ideas will aid as ‘working’ drawings to allow you to have more control over your process and confidence to experiment when working towards making a finished painting.

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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Keeley Street, Covent Garden, WC2B 4BA

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

- draw and paint from observation
- build a composition using a variety of drawing and painting approaches
- use different painting media i.e. oil and acrylic paint to make a painting
- apply a colour system to create stronger paintings
- select and explore suitable subject matter.

All basic drawing and painting materials will be provided, however if you have favourite paintbrushes or a canvas you want to try out, please do bring them along.
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If you would like to buy art materials for your personal use outside of the course, City Lit students receive 10% discount off everything* from Cass Art, the UK's leading art supplies retailer. Your tutor will advise you on what you should buy. You will need to show your enrolment receipt in-store to receive your discount

Practical work will involve drawing and painting from observation using a variety of materials including charcoal, acrylic and oil paint. There will also be demonstrations, individual guidance, group discussions and handouts.

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Subjects

  • Painting
  • Drawing

Course programme

A course to develop your drawing and painting skills, exploring:
- drawing techniques including mark making, line and gesture
- ways to develop ideas through drawing
- paint handling and methods of creating surface interest in your paintings
- the relationship between colour and tone and how to use it more effectively
- the benefits of using limited colour and tonal studies.

Additional information

You may wish to continue your studies at the weekend and explore specific themes or genres in drawing and painting such as 'Painting and the creative imagination 'Complete Painting' course, or any course within our life and portrait section. General information and advice on courses at City Lit is available from the Student Centre and Library on Monday to Friday from 12:00 – 19:00. See the course guide for term dates and further details

Develop your drawing and painting

£ 179 VAT inc.