Intermediate

All attendees must be aged 18 and over.

Our Intermediate courses are suitable for students who have considerable prior knowledge of the taught medium or have completed a Beginners/Beginners + course with the Art Academy. These courses tend to be less structured and instead are tailored to the classes’ needs and the direction they want to advance in. Choose an Intermediate course if you are looking to improve your skills and have more critical discussions around the work you produce.

YOU MUST BRING YOUR OWN MATERIALS 

Please note that as this course is based around materials and techniques, please take careful note of items needed for each lesson (as also stated above in ‘What to Bring‘). Please also note that students will not be using materials as used exactly by the Old Masters. For convenience and cost, materials and techniques have been adapted and simplified for the purposes of this course.

The Academy is a white spirit and turpentine free environment and only odourless spirits, such as Zest-it or Sansodor, are permitted on the premises. Students must provide their own spirits, which can be recycled for longevity. 

We request that you bring 2 small jars (one with a lid, one without) to hold your spirit, and a few cloth rags for brush cleaning (such as an old cotton t-shirt).

Below is an approximate list of what is currently required for the course. Please also check the ‘what to bring’ sections above. Your tutor will advise if further materials or equipment are required as the course progresses.

Materials will be discussed in detail in the first class. Students will benefit from purchasing any additional supplies they need after this introduction.

• Oil paints (any well known brand): Titanium White, Yellow Ochre, Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Red, Raw Umber, Burnt Umber, Ivory Black, Cobalt Blue, Ultramarine Blue; Sap Green or Terre Verte.
• Brushes: assorted sizes of bristle, synthetic and sable brushes, including filberts, rounds and flats. Very small pointed brushes are important (for very fine sharp detail). Very large brushes are not needed for this course.
• A3 Palette (tear off better than wood).
• Palette knife
• 2 x Jam jar with lid
• Pipette (eye dropper).
• Old rags
• Old shirt or apron
• Oil painting boards – 5 x small (12” x 10”), 1 x medium (16” x 12”). Or oil painting paper of similar size.
• Oil Painting Medium or fast drying Linseed Oil. Glazing Medium. Odourless spirit (Zest~it or Sansadoor).
• All drawing materials (to include pencils, rubbers, charcoal (willow and compressed), sharpener etc.
• Impasto oil medium (optional but recommended). Such as: beeswax paste, Alkyd Impasto, Oleopasto, Liquin Impasto, etc.

Most drawing and painting materials can be purchased from the Academy shop during shop hours but please check with us ahead of the course. 

An Oil Painting Pack (£75.00) contains:

• A set of bristle brushes, both flat and round, suitable for either oils or acrylics
• One tear off palette (9”x12”)
• One palette knife
• One bottle Zest-it (250ml) 
• One 10″x 12″ canvas board
• One 10″x 14″ canvas board
• Two 12″x 16″ canvas boards
  6 Daler Rowney Georgian Oil paint tubes in: Titanium White, Lemon Yellow, Cadmium Yellow, Burnt Umber, Cadmium Red, Alizarin Crimson, French Ultramarine Blue, Coeruleum Blue.

Carl Randall is a graduate of The Slade School of Fine Art, The Royal Drawing School London, and Tokyo University of Arts Japan. He is the winner of the BP Travel Award at The National Portrait Gallery, The Sunday Times Watercolour Competition, The Nomura Art Prize Japan, as well as several other awards. He has had several solo exhibitions in London and Japan, with group exhibitions at The National Portrait Gallery, The Royal Academy of Arts, The Jerwood Gallery, Flowers Gallery, The Mall Galleries, Christies New York & London, Tokyo Art Award, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Arts; as well as participating in art fairs in Switzerland, Turkey, Japan and Taiwan. His work has been the featured on the BBC World Service and CNN, and can be found in the collections of University College London Art Museum, Tokyo Geidai Art Museum Japan, Foundation Carmignac Paris, and The Royal Collection (being commissioned by HRH Prince of Wales), as well as in private collections in the UK, Japan, Australia and USA. He has been commissioned to make paintings for high-end London restaurants Kioku By Endo and Bob Bob Ricard City. His fine art prints are in the collection of Cambridge University, the National Poetry Library, London Zoo, and Channel 4 News Studios. He was invited to be artist in residence in Hiroshima City to paint portraits of survivors of the Atomic Bomb, and at the Grand Prix Formula 1 Races in Japan. His BP Travel Award display of sixteen Japan paintings at the National Portrait Gallery in 2013 was accompanied by ‘Japan Portraits’ – a catalogue illustrating paintings and drawings made during his stay in Tokyo. The exhibition then travelled to Aberdeen Art Gallery Scotland; Wolverhampton Art Gallery England; and The Tokaido Hiroshige Museum, Shizuoka Japan. 

https://www.carlrandall.com    

Bankside Campus

185 Park Street,London SE1 9BL

tel: +44 (0) 207407 6969

This is our new purpose built accessible campus. Find more information here

Nearest Tube/ Rail: London Bridge or Southwark (both a 10-15 minute walk).

Please note that London Bridge has two exits, the most direct route is to follow signs to “Borough Market”.

Students are welcome to use The Hub during break times, where you can prepare hot drinks and/or food. You must bring your own keep-cup, water bottle or food container to the Academy as mugs, glasses, and containers will not be available in our Bankside campus.

Tea and coffee will be provided by the Academy and is available from the island unit at the end of The Hub.

Terms and Conditions

• By booking onto one of our courses you agree to our Short Courses Terms and Conditions.
• You will need to have paid in full before the first session of your class. Your place is not guaranteed until we have received full payment. Please book early in order to guarantee your place on the course.

Materials & Equipment

• If you purchased a pack online this will be given to you on the first session of your course upon your arrival. Packs can be booked on our Materials Page or on this page when you book the course
• Please don’t wear your best clothes as there is always a chance you will get messy. If possible bring an apron or overalls.
• All artwork at the Academy MUST be taken home at the end of each session where possible, with the exception of oil paintings and sculpture works.
• We cannot store materials at the Academy, so please take these to and from your sessions.
• Please ensure that your mobile phone is switched off or is on silent during the class.
• Health and Safety Guidelines will be provided to you a week before the start of your course.

Concessions and Discounts

We offer a number of concessions and discounts, please find more information on what we offer here.

Gift Vouchers

If you would like to purchase a gift voucher to be used on our courses then you can purchase these here.