Introduction to Drawing & Painting (C) CANCELLED (tutor withdrawn) (UC09F13C)
Course overview
This course will take you through the first steps toward gaining new skills and confidence. You will learn about the core skills of art by exploring observation, tone, form, colour and composition by getting stuck in with pencils and the introduction of paints.
Returning students will continue to develop the core skills, building them further as you practise tone, colour and texture in your work.
Where Uckfield Civic Centre, Civic Approach, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 1AE.
When
Monday, 10:00am - 12:00pm from 9th January 2023 until 20th March 2023 for 10 weeks.
No class on 13th February (Half Term)
Cost
The full fee is £145.00.
The concessionary fee is £76.00.
What you already need to know
This course is for complete beginners or those who have some experience of drawing and painting and are looking to refresh their knowledge of basic skills.
What you will learn
You will gain confidence in observational drawing, looking at tone, colour theory and composition. You will also have the opportunity to experiment.
Topics covered will include:
- Ways to represent tone in drawing
- Ways to construct composition
- Colour theory
- Mixing different pallets
- Layering techniques
- Explore and study new classical and contemporary artists and how you can reproduce their techniques in your art.
By the end of the course, you will have produced a range of artwork, that will be a record of your own personal development. You will have the basic knowledge to enable you to get started with your own projects at home or you may choose to continue learning and developing your skills on the next drawing course.
How you will learn it
- Tutor-led tuition and demonstration
- Hands-on practice of skills
- Exploration and discussion of other artists and techniques used to achieve their finished works.
- Self, tutor and group reviews and feedback using a secure online platform (Padlet) to share resources and track your progress
Bring to the first session
- Acrylic paints including: Cadmium red, cadmium yellow, lemon yellow, cobalt blue, ultramarine blue, and alizarin crimson, white & black. Examples are; Daler Rowney - System 3 / Windsor and Newton / golden.
- Painting kit - preferred paints and brushes, palette
- Watercolour pencils, 12 - 36. Examples are; Faber & Castell/ Derwent/ WH Smiths have good quality pigments in their pencils.
- Drawing pencils - different grades 2H, H, B, 2B, 4B, 6B
- An eraser
- A 30 cm ruler
- A3 sketchbook or paper 200 - 300 gsm or heavier
- A water container and pots
- Masking tape
- Blending stick (optional)
- A board for taping work to (optional)
- Matte medium and a retarder. Examples: Golden or Liquitex (optional)
- A table easel (optional) ACRES have a few available to loan for your lessons, please ask at enrolment.
A handy optional item would be an A3 portfolio to keep your work together but a large bag will do.
To avoid unnecessary cost please do not purchase any materials or textbooks until you are certain that your course will run. Course decisions are normally made a week prior to the course start date. Please contact the office for details.
Extra study or practice
Some preparation and research learning about selected artists and their techniques will be useful. Your tutor will give you pointers and links each week.
You may wish to spend time at home practising skills and techniques between classes.
How to enrol
This course will be open for new enrolments in November 2022.
Register your interest and a member of the ACRES team will be in touch when enrolments are open. (Please note a priority booking window will be offered to existing students).
Additional Course Information
- Concessionary/reduced fees, are available to students in receipt of certain means-tested benefits on some courses.
- Course fees over £139, can be paid in one single payment at enrolment or in instalments by Standing Order where applicable.
- Fees and payment options: See the Financial Support page.
- Other course related information: See the Policies & Procedures page, or contact the ACRES office.
Next steps within this subject with ACRES
This course will continue in April 2023. Your tutor will be happy to share information about their future courses with you.
ACRES offers a variety of art and craft courses both online and face-to-face in local venues and colleges. Please check the ACRES website for up-to-date information on all of our upcoming courses.
Future steps beyond ACRES
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