Drawing and painting traditional portraits: intermediate to advanced

City Lit

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In London

£ 329 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Location

    London

  • Start date

    Different dates available

This is an intermediate to advanced course for those wishing to build on existing skills and develop their drawing and painting in traditional portraiture methods. The class will focus around both preparatory drawing and working towards one or more final oil paintings. You will work primarily from observation of portrait models.

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London
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Keeley Street, Covent Garden, WC2B 4BA

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About this course

Build on drawing and painting portraits accurately
Develop the use of composition
Paint a portrait that looks three-dimensional
Prepare a surface for painting a portrait
Mix colours successfully from observation
Improve your rendition of tone in portrait painting
Develop a finished piece or pieces from preparatory drawings/sketches to finished painting.

All basic materials are provided for the course
Students may wish to purchase a canvas or board for the portrait painting element. Your tutor will advise you about this during the class..
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

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Subjects

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  • Painting
  • Drawing
  • Art

Course programme

Proportion
Rotation of the head
Methods for improving observational portrait drawing
Colour mixing in paint for portraits
Taking inspiration from traditional portrait artists
Depicting likeness and character in the sitter
Developing a personal, traditional style.

You will learn by practical demonstration, looking at the work of traditional portrait painters, one to one tuition, tutor demos and group discussion.

Additional information

The City Lit Year of Figure and Portrait course will start again in October 2019 or you may wish to join one of the following courses at the end of this term: VH025 Life Painting: 2 day pose for intermediates. 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

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Drawing and painting traditional portraits: intermediate to advanced

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