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Friday Mix
Course Code: EC2302315 Tutor: Various tutors Course Dates: Fridays, 26th January - 22nd March 2024 Days: 8 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: Ages 18+, Beginner Fee: £280 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR Recommend booking before: Friday 5th January 2024 £280.00This course is an ideal way to explore a wide variety of artistic methods and media, learning new artistic skills, discovering what you enjoy most, and developing creative ideas. Over the course, students work across the different disciplines of painting, sculpture, drawing and printmaking. Throughout the course, students will have a chance to improve observational drawing skills, along with more expressive sculpture and painting. Students will also learn to approach the human figure through drawing, painting and sculpture, before rounding off the course with an introduction to printmaking. This is a great ‘taster’ course and an excellent opportunity to develop new skills, explore materials, and have fun.
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Friday Open Life – Long Pose
Course Code: EC2302101 Tutor: Usva Inei Course Dates: Fridays, 26th January - 22nd March 2024 Days: 8 Times: 7.45pm - 9.15pm Experience Level: Ages 18+, All Levels Fee: £125 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR Recommend booking before: Friday 5th January 2024 From: £100.00The “Open Life Class – Long Pose” is a relaxed and enjoyable life drawing & painting course with a life model for various poses lasting between one and three weeks at a time.
Students will be able to approach the human figure in any way they please and do as many drawings or paintings as they care to pursue with as much or as little instruction as they like. Your experienced tutors will happily guide both beginners and the more experienced painters.
Students should feel free to use whichever materials they enjoy the most, whether that is drawing in charcoal or ink or painting in oils or acrylics. Cartridge paper is provided for the course but please bring your own drawing/painting materials.
You can also attend this class as a drop-in and pay £15 per session via our Eventbrite page.
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Friday Open Life Drawing: Short Pose
Course Code: EC2302001 Tutor: Usva Inei Course Dates: Fridays, 26th January - 22nd March 2024 Days: 8 Times: 6.00pm - 7.30pm Experience Level: Ages 18+, All Levels Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR Recommend booking before: Friday 5th January 2024 From: £100.00The “Open Life Class – Short Pose” is a relaxed and enjoyable life drawing & painting course with a life model. The model will pose for short lengths of time, ranging from 1 minute – 20 minutes.
Students will be able to approach the human figure in any way they please and do as many drawings or paintings as they care to pursue with as much or as little instruction as they like. Your experienced tutors will happily guide both beginners and the more experienced painters.
Students should feel free to use whichever materials they enjoy the most, whether that is drawing in charcoal or ink or painting in oils or acrylics. Cartridge paper is provided for the course but please bring your own drawing or painting materials.
You can also attend this class as a drop-in and pay £15 per session via our Eventbrite page.
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Oil Painting for Beginners: Stage 1
Course Code: EC2302537 Tutor: Nicholas McLeod Course Dates: Fridays, 26th January - 22nd March 2024 Days: 8 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £280 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR Recommend booking before: Friday 5th January 2024 From: £280.00The perfect introductory course for those who are new to painting or new to working with oil paints. Each week the tutor will guide you in exploring a range of different subject matter and techniques. You will gain the confidence to create your own finished paintings with this versatile medium. Students will be exploring subjects such as:
– Shape and tone
– Volume
– Colour
– Still Life
– Portraits
– Landscapes
You will learn to relate these elements together in compositions, paint from a life model, and in the last three weeks work on a self directed project with the guidance of your tutor. This course offers a structured introduction in a stimulating, fun and relaxing environment.
Join our Stage 2 course to continue your practice.
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Neil MorleyPainting: Contemporary concepts and techniques
Course Code: E2302P002 Tutor: Neil Morley Course Dates: Fridays: 12th January to 22nd March 2024 Times: 10:30AM - 4:30PM Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £630 From: £630.00The course explores how contemporary paintings are developed and how they reflect our own time.
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Portrait Painting
Course Code: EC2302118 Tutor: Kinga Markus Course Dates: Fridays, 26th January - 22nd March 2024 Days: 8 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: Beginner+ Fee: £280 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR Recommend booking before: Friday 5th January 2024 From: £280.00This 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:
– Proportion and the structure of the head
– Tonal studies in monochrome
– Introduction to using colour
– Applying paint using a palette knife
– Contrasting and bright backgroundsStarting 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 weeks progress you will also have the option to paint more of the figure if preferred. The class has the benefit of an experienced model every week 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.