COURSE CODE: SC2404018
COURSE DATES: Monday 14th – Friday 18th July 2025
TUTOR: Kate Dunn
DAYS: 5
TIMES: 10:00am - 4:30pm
EXPERIENCE LEVEL: Ages 18+, Beginner +
FEE: £385
LOCATION: Bankside Campus, 185 Park Street, SE1 9BL
This is the perfect introductory course to Portrait Painting, for those with some painting experience. This well structured course will teach students how to accurately paint a portrait, and the different techniques involved.
The emphasis will be on learning to see form and colour accurately, using a life model, and applying these skills to better create loose, expressive portraits.
The course will cover:
Starting with drawing, students will be taught proportion and how to structure the head. Following on, you will be working with oil paints and develop a series of artworks from short expressive painting sketches, to longer more detailed pieces. As the course progresses you will also have the option to paint more of the figure if preferred. The class has the benefit of an experienced model as well as tuition from a talented professional artist.
After completing this course we recommend joining one of our Portrait Painting Masterclasses to further develop your style.
Recommend booking by: June 30, 2025
All attendees must be aged 18 and over.
Choose a Beginner + course if you are looking to hone your skills, focus on a specific subject area and build your confidence. These courses are suitable for those with some basic skills in and knowledge of the taught medium, but still follow a structured path with guidance from the tutor.Beginner +
If you do not have your own materials, we recommend you order one of our Painting Packs when booking. You can purchase this at the checkout. Once ordered, packs will be available when you arrive for your first class. There is also a mini shop in the Academy that supplies the basics such as canvas boards, paints, Zest-it etc. (card purchases only)
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. These can also be recycled on site. If you are using oil paints you must bring 1 small jar with a lid to hold your solvent as this should be reused each week. If you want to dispose of your solvent please speak to your tutor as these cannot be poured down the sink and must be disposed of correctly.
Please also bring an apron or old clothing to wear.
Please note that pack contents are subject to change at the discretion of the Academy at any time.
Please be aware that depending on the course structure, you might need to purchase extra canvas boards, on top of the ones provided in the pack. The Oil Pack contains:
Having undergone a classical training in Italy, Kate’s practice looks at the integration of historical and contemporary languages of painting. Interested in the internal archive that one accesses when looking at a piece of art, her work uses historical structures, such as the altarpiece panel and combines them with the fluid and gestural qualities of paint. At the core of her work is the intention to create something undefined that comes to fruition both in her imagination and in that of the viewer. Kate has taught at The Florence Academy of Art, where she did her training and now teaches at The Art Academy, while undergoing her MA at City and Guilds of London Art School.
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”.
Bankside Campus
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.
We offer a number of concessions and discounts, please find more information on what we offer here.
If you would like to purchase a gift voucher to be used on our courses then you can purchase these here.
£385.00
Please apply coupon code aa-summer-10% at checkout.