Rachael BallDesign A Children’s Picture Book£350.00Course CodeEC2302023TutorRachael BallCourse DatesThursdays, 11th January - 28th March 2024Days11Times6.30pm - 9.00pmExperience LevelAges 18+, All LevelsFee£350LocationArt Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRRecommend booking beforeWednesday 20th December 2023In this exciting course you’ll be able to combine both writing and illustrating to create your own engaging children’s picture book. In the first five weeks of the course you will focus on: - Writing the first draft of your story - Developing a story arc - Designing your characters - Developing ideas for a page turning script and storyboard planning In the second half of the course you will: - Focus on developing and refining your visuals - Experimenting with colour pencil, watercolour and mixed media to find the best way to bring your story to life By the end of the course, you will have a final set of illustrations, a storyboard, several page layouts and an individual action plan to help you turn your story plans into a finished sample for a publisher. After completing this course we recommend signing up for our Digital Illustration courses. Our tutor Rachael Ball is a published author and an experienced teacher. Her book ‘The Inflatable Woman’ was a Guardian Best Graphic Novel in 2015.
Digital Illustration£170.00Course CodeEC2302094TutorLaura Nasir-TamaraCourse DatesMondays, 8th January - 5th February 2024Days5Times6.30pm - 9.00pmExperience LevelAges 18+, BeginnerFee£170LocationArt Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRRecommend booking beforeMonday 18th December 2023The aim of this course is to give students a solid overview of the many possibilities Photoshop offers in terms of digital drawing. Each class will be exploring a different type of illustration, including portraiture, character design and environment design, using references and learning how to move away from them to develop every participant’s own visual language. As well as thinking about principles of illustration and drawing that can apply to all media, the aim of this course is to acquire a comprehensive set of digital skills through a series of creative exercises and briefs. While beginners are welcome to the course, a basic level of computer literacy is required.
Drawing for Beginners: Stage 1From: £310.00Course CodeEC2302014TutorKinga MarkusCourse DatesMondays, 8th January - 25th March 2024Days11Times5.30pm - 7.15pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£310LocationArt Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis course is an accessible, creative and relaxing introduction to the basic skills of drawing. Each session will focus on a different theme, providing a wide range of techniques to raise confidence and enhance visual awareness. Through various drawing approaches including still life, life drawing and portraiture, you will learn to explore and understand line, tone, measurement, texture and composition. There will be a life model in some sessions and students are encouraged to express themselves freely with guidance from the tutor.- Drawing for Beginners: Stage 1From: £310.00Course CodeEC2302114TutorKinga MarkusCourse DatesMondays, 8th January - 25th March 2024Days11Times7.30pm - 9.15pmExperience LevelAges 18+, BeginnerFee£310LocationArt Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRRecommend booking beforeMonday 18th December 2023This course is an accessible, creative and relaxing introduction to the basic skills of drawing. Each session will focus on a different theme, providing a wide range of techniques to raise confidence and enhance visual awareness. Through various drawing approaches including still life, life drawing and portraiture, you will learn to explore and understand line, tone, measurement, texture and composition. There will be a life model in some sessions and students are encouraged to express themselves freely with guidance from the tutor.
Drawing for Beginners: Stage 1From: £310.00Course CodeEC2302214TutorJess RoutleyCourse DatesThursdays, 11th January - 28th March 2024Days11Times5.30pm - 7.15pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£310LocationArt Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis course is an accessible, creative and relaxing introduction to the basic skills of drawing. Each session will focus on a different theme, providing a wide range of techniques to raise confidence and enhance visual awareness. Through various drawing approaches including still life, life drawing and portraiture, you will learn to explore and understand line, tone, measurement, texture and composition. There will be a life model in some sessions and students are encouraged to express themselves freely with guidance from the tutor.- Drawing for Beginners: Stage 1From: £310.00Course CodeEC2302314TutorJess RoutleyCourse DatesThursdays, 11th January - 28th March 2024Days11Times7.30pm - 9.15pmExperience LevelAges 18+, BeginnerFee£310LocationArt Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRRecommend booking beforeWednesday 20th December 2023A creative, entry-level course introducing the basics of drawing. Each session will focus on a different theme and provide a wide range of techniques for beginners to get started. Through various drawing approaches including still life, life drawing and portraiture, you will explore and learn: - Line & Tone to understand 3D forms - Using colour - Measurement and proportion - Texture - Composition There will be a life model in some sessions and students are encouraged to express themselves freely with guidance from the tutor. By the end of the course you will have gained a good understanding of the fundamentals of drawing, plan and compose your work, and develop your own personal appraoch to drawing. Progress onto our 'Drawing: Stage 2' course were you can further your drawing practice.
- Drawing for Beginners: Stage 1From: £280.00Course CodeEC2302414TutorMercedes BalleCourse DatesFridays, 26th January - 22nd March 2024Days8Times6.30pm - 9.00pmExperience LevelAges 18+, BeginnerFee£280LocationArt Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRRecommend booking beforeFriday 5th January 2024A creative, entry-level course introducing the basics of drawing. Each session will focus on a different theme and provide a wide range of techniques for beginners to get started. Through various drawing approaches including still life, life drawing and portraiture, you will explore and learn: - Line & Tone to understand 3D forms - Using colour - Measurement and proportion - Texture - Composition There will be a life model in some sessions and students are encouraged to express themselves freely with guidance from the tutor. By the end of the course you will have gained a good understanding of the fundamentals of drawing, plan and compose your work, and develop your own personal appraoch to drawing. Progress onto our 'Drawing: Stage 2' course were you can further your drawing practice.
Drawing: Stage 3From: £365.00Course CodeEC2302036TutorKinga MarkusCourse DatesThursdays, 11th January - 28th March 2024Days11Times6.30pm - 9.00pmExperience LevelAges 18+, IntermediateFee£365LocationArt Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRRecommend booking beforeWednesday 20th December 2023This course is designed for students who have either completed our ‘Drawing: Stage 2’ course or already have some experience of drawing and want to take their skills to the next level. Over the course, students will explore: - Drawing from observation - Memory and imagination - Rhythm and movemenent You will develop a deeper understanding of the drawing process and have time to enhance your drawing skills. Each week focusses on a particular aspect of drawing. Students will explore measurement and gain confidence in drawing a wide variety of subjects including still life, life models, and urban landscapes. Through using different approaches and materials, students will begin to develop a ‘visual vocabulary’ of drawing. You will develop ways to communicate texture, weight, material and surface in your work. There will be opportunities to work both inside and outside the studio, and in museums and galleries. Working outside of the studio will teach students how to capture movement and figures in space, feeding off the energy of the environment around them. Students will work outside in the 'real world', and experience how this produces a different kind of energy in their drawings.
Friday Mix£280.00Course CodeEC2302315TutorVarious tutorsCourse DatesFridays, 26th January - 22nd March 2024Days8Times6.30pm - 9.00pmExperience LevelAges 18+, BeginnerFee£280LocationArt Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRRecommend booking beforeFriday 5th January 2024This 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.
Friday Open Life – Long PoseFrom: £100.00Course CodeEC2302101TutorUsva IneiCourse DatesFridays, 26th January - 22nd March 2024Days8Times7.45pm - 9.15pmExperience LevelAges 18+, All LevelsFee£125LocationArt Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRRecommend booking beforeFriday 5th January 2024The “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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