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We offer a range of classes for all abilities and our superb central London location means we are easily accessible from in and out of London. We have a great choice of courses for people with different levels of experience, all of which are taught by our expert tutors who are specialists in their respected fields. Evening classes at the Academy are a relaxing way to explore your creativity. Classes are structured and instructive, but enjoyable and energizing at the same time. Numbers in the class are kept to a maximum of 15 (lower for some classes) so that the tutor has plenty of time to go around and speak to each student individually through each evening, as well as teaching the group as a whole. There is a great sense of community at the Academy so many students continue with their evening classes term after term, sometimes in the same class sometimes progressing in skill level or changing subject. There is a space available at the Academy for students to keep their material packs between classes, so that there is no need to lug them to and fro. Some students choose to supplement their evening classes with our drop in Saturday life class, or any of our Weekend, Easter or Summer courses.
Material packs can be purchased with some of our courses. Please check the details of the individual class. You can also buy an Acrylic Painting, Oil Painting or Drawing Pack individually on our Materials Page.
Please note, our courses are only suitable and available for students 18 years old and above. We have a variety of courses specifically designed for under 18’s as part of our Young Artists programme.
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Jonny FentonDigital Animation£145.00Course CodeEC1901097TutorJonny FentonDays5DatesMondays, 11th November - 9th December 2019Times6.30pm - 9.00pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£145LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis course takes a fun approach to digital animation - learning to create 'hand drawn' 2D animation using Photoshop. Students will have the opportunity to explore and experiment with frame by frame techniques that bring your digital drawings to life. Working on a graphics tablet and drawing directly into Photoshop, your experienced tutor will guide you step by step through the principles of animation. By the end of this course each student will have developed a good understanding of how to use the software and have their own animated GIF to share.
Digital Illustration£145.00Course CodeEC1901094TutorJonny FentonDatesMondays, 7th October - 4th November 2019Days5Times6.30pm - 9.00pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£145LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRIn this course you will get the opportunity to creatively explore the world of digital illustration. You will be looking at how digital illustration can be used within the art world, developing your knowledge of illustrators using this technique and trialing techniques similar to their specialties whilst creating your own. Your tutor will be teaching you new skills which can be used to enhance and create illustration of both hand rendered drawings and digitally drawn. as well as skills needed to develop your work, using fun and practical features digital illustration offers.
Drawing for BeginnersFrom: £225.00Course CodeEC1901014TutorZoe ToolanDatesMondays, 7th October - 9th December 2019Days10Times5.45pm – 7.30pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£225LocationThe Art Academy, 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 BeginnersFrom: £225.00Course CodeEC1901114TutorZoe ToolanDatesMondays, 7th October - 9th December 2019Days10Times7.45pm – 9.30pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£225LocationThe Art Academy, 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.
Hand Built Ceramics£280.00Course CodeEC1901047TutorAnnette BuganskyDatesMondays, 7th October - 9th December 2019Days10Times6.30pm - 9.00pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£280LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRA comprehensive introduction into the methods and variety of creative potential of sculptural ceramics. The course covers studio practice, clay types, basic core techniques of hand building for sculpture: coiling, pinching, slab building and surface decoration. These will be taught and put into practice to make finished ceramic forms. Through practical projects you will understand the material and, with emphasis on experimentation, how you can manipulate it to create a variety of forms. These can then be decorated with raw glazes and slips for a once fired finished piece.
Introduction to Oil PaintingFrom: £225.00Course CodeEC1901037TutorGail Seres-WoolfsonDatesMondays, 7th October - 9th December 2019Days10Times5.45pm – 7.30pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£225LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRA structured and systematic course for those who have never painted before and for those who want to reinforce their basic oil skills or to move on to using oil paints having used acrylics or water-based media. Students learn to see colour, shape and tone, and to relate these elements together in compositions with access to a life model. This course aims will nurture self-confidence and enjoyment of painting in a stimulating, fun and relaxing environment. It is an ideal course for beginners as there is plenty of guidance from the tutor.- Introduction to Oil PaintingFrom: £225.00Course CodeEC1901137TutorGail Seres-WoolfsonDatesMondays, 7th October - 9th December 2019Days10Times7.45pm – 9.30pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£225LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR
A structured and systematic course for those who have never painted before and for those who want to reinforce their basic oil skills or to move on to using oil paints having used acrylics or water-based media. Students learn to see colour, shape and tone, and to relate these elements together in compositions with access to a life model. This course aims will nurture self-confidence and enjoyment of painting in a stimulating, fun and relaxing environment. It is an ideal course for beginners as there is plenty of guidance from the tutor.
Monday Mix£280.00Course CodeEC1901115TutorJackie Smith, Lucy Townsend, Steve EdwardsDatesMondays, 7th October - 9th December 2019Days10Times6.30pm - 9.00pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£280LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis 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 ten weeks, 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.- Monday Mix£280.00Course CodeEC1901215TutorFrederic Morris, Lucy Townsend, Rhiannon SalisburyDatesMondays, 7th October - 9th December 2019Days10Times6.30pm - 9.00pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£280LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis 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 ten weeks, 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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Digital Photography for Beginners£145.00Course CodeEC1901098TutorKaterina IacovidesDatesTueasdays, 1st October-29th October 2019Days5Times6.30pm - 9.00pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£145LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis course gives students with their own Digital SLR the chance to learn how to properly use it over 5 weeks. Your experienced tutor will guide you step by step through the functions on your individual camera model and how you can move away from auto modes in order to create stunning, professional looking images. Students will learn about Aperture, Shutter Speed, ISO, File types and everything else you need to get a quality exposure in a variety of environments. The course will teach you about the technical nature of photography as well as how to compose better images. If you have found it frustrating trying to get the most out of your Digital SLR this great value course is the solution you have been after.
Digital SLR Photography – Landscape, Portraits and Still Life£145.00Course CodeEC1901099TutorKaterina IacovidesDatesTuesdays, 5th November - 3rd December 2019Days5Times6.30pm - 9.00pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£145LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis course will build on your existing photography skills and introduce different types of specialist photography. You will learn more about how to use your camera as well as gaining a technical overview of how to photograph landscapes, portraits & still lives successfully. You will also gain lighting and post production tips to help take your photography to the next level. This course is an ideal way for you to get the most out of your camera and explore which aspects of photography you might wish to develop further.- Drawing for BeginnersFrom: £270.00Course CodeEC1901214TutorAnnabel MacIverDatesTuesdays, 1st October - 3rd December 2019Days10Times6.30pm - 9.00pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£270LocationThe Art Academy, 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.
- Introduction to Oil PaintingFrom: £270.00Course CodeEC1901N037TutorLucy SmallboneDatesTuesdays, 1st October - 3rd December 2019Days10Times6.30pm - 9.00pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£270LocationThe Art Academy Newington, 155 Walworth Road SE17 1RSA structured and systematic course for those who have never painted before and for those who want to reinforce their basic oil skills or to move on to using oil paints having used acrylics or water-based media. Students learn to see colour, shape and tone, and to relate these elements together in compositions with access to a life model. This course aims will nurture self-confidence and enjoyment of painting in a stimulating, fun and relaxing environment. It is an ideal course for beginners as there is plenty of guidance from the tutor.
Maria ZuluetaKiln Formed Glass£280.00Course CodeEC1901007TutorMaria ZuluetaDatesTuesdays, 1st October - 10th December 2019 (no teaching on the 22nd October)Days10Times6.30pm - 9.00pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£280LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRAn exploration of the intriguing, magical world of kiln formed glass. This course allows you to learn a variety of techniques including fusing, slumping, hand cut stencils, sandblasting, inclusions, uv bonding and surface decoration. Course tutor Maria Zulueta is a well-respected glassmaker, producing work at vastly different scales from table pieces to installations, with a wealth of experience in supporting you in learning new skills. Under her expert guidance you will use the range of techniques to build a collection of samples and create a final piece. You are free to explore their preferred techniques and those of you who have already done the course can rejoin to continue building upon their previous work with tutored guidance.
Life DrawingSold OutCourse CodeEC1804009TutorFrancesca CorraDatesTuesdays, 23rd July - 24th September 2019Days10Times6.30pm - 9.00pmExperience LevelBeginner+Fee£280LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRUnderstanding the structure of the human figure and the way it is situated within a space is an essential skill for anyone keen to develop their drawing and observational skills. Each week you will have a different theme to explore, working from the life model with guidance from our highly experienced tutor. With an encouraging focus exploring your own approach to drawing, you will work through a series of exercises, using a wide range of materials including charcoal and graphite. This course teaches skills and expressive drawing in a unique way to develop your drawing most effectively, and is suitable for more advanced drawers as well as beginners.- Life DrawingFrom: £280.00Course CodeEC1901009TutorZoe ToolanDatesTuesdays, 1st October - 3rd December 2019Days10Times6.30pm - 9.00pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£280LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRUnderstanding the structure of the human figure and the way it is situated within a space is an essential skill for anyone keen to develop their drawing and observational skills. Each week you will have a different theme to explore, working from the life model with guidance from our highly experienced tutor. With an encouraging focus exploring your own approach to drawing, you will work through a series of exercises, using a wide range of materials including charcoal and graphite. This course teaches skills and expressive drawing in a unique way to develop your drawing most effectively, and is suitable for more advanced drawers as well as beginners.
Painting – Developing Your StyleFrom: £280.00Course CodeEC1901029TutorEigil NordstrømDatesTuesdays, 1st October - 3rd December 2019Days10Times6.30pm - 9.00pmExperience LevelIntermediateFee£280LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis course focuses on developing each student’s style of painting, both through pushing creative expression and refining technical ability. By working from the model, and by developing with a creative project, students will explore multiple ways of using paint to convey a certain message or feeling. In the first part of the course students will be working from the figure, developing core painting skills whilst also reflecting on their use of paint. Working with oil and/or acrylic paints students will develop a series of artworks, from quick sketches to longer more developed pieces. Focus will be on developing expressive paintings that through their specific use of colour, composition and brushwork, have something to say about the human figure. This will be informed by looking at different ways other artists have used paint to achieve a certain result. In the second part of the course students will work on a personal creative project. Students will be guided step by step through the process of developing an idea, collecting source material and references, experimenting with different techniques and approaches, before the final execution. By looking at contemporary and historical artists, and through dialogue with the group, students will develop their creative and critical awareness. This course would be a great follow on from the Intermediate Painting or Figure and Portrait Painting.
Painting for BeginnersFrom: £225.00Course CodeEC1901013TutorNicholas McLeodDatesTuesdays, 1st October - 3rd December 2019Days10Times5.45pm – 7.30pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£225LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis is a well-structured and systematic course for those who have never painted before or want to reassess their approach to painting. Students learn to see colour, shape and tone, and to relate all these elements together in compositions. This course aims to foster self-confidence and enjoyment of painting in a stimulating environment. Working through a series of exercises you will gain experience and skills in painting still life, self portrait and the interior. Whilst also exploring a more creative approach to painting, helping you establish your own style and identity. This course is a fun and relaxing experience, offering plenty of guidance from the tutor.
- Painting for BeginnersFrom: £225.00Course CodeEC1901113TutorNicholas McLeodDatesTuesdays, 1st October - 3rd December 2019Days10Times7.45pm – 9.30pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£225LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR
This is a well-structured and systematic course for those who have never painted before or want to reassess their approach to painting. Students learn to see colour, shape and tone, and to relate all these elements together in compositions. This course aims to foster self-confidence and enjoyment of painting in a stimulating environment. Working through a series of exercises you will gain experience and skills in painting still life, self portrait and the interior. Whilst also exploring a more creative approach to painting, helping you establish your own style and identity. This course is a fun and relaxing experience, offering plenty of guidance from the tutor.
Portrait Sculpture£280.00Course CodeEC1901002TutorLaura PostleDatesTuesdays, 1st October - 3rd December 2019Days10Times6.30pm - 9.00pmExperience LevelIntermediateFee£280LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRIn the intermediate level class, we will explore and discuss composition, by looking at the subtleties of gesture and posture within a portrait sculpt as well as the problems they can cause in the sculpt. Those wishing to incorporate drapery into their piece will be able to do so and sculpt on a smaller 3/4 scale. Experimenting with tilts, angles and deeper expression, the aim of the course will be to capture the model’s character within the piece and create a more commission styled bust.
Relief Printing: Linoleum Reduction£165.00Course CodeEC1901PR04TutorCarol Wilhide JustinDatesTueasdays, 1st October-29th October 2019Days5Times6.30pm – 9.30pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£165LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis popular course is ideal for beginners or repeat attendees. In Relief Printmaking Part 1, you will learn to carve a linoleum plate to develop a series of reduction relief prints in multiple colour combinations. Relief printing focuses on form and texture; you will learn to combine the tone, hue and saturation of multiple colours to achieve an edition of prints on archival Italian paper. There is a maximum of ten students per course guided by one to one tutoring from experienced printmaker. Open Access runs on Wednesday evening and Saturday during the day, giving you the opportunity to further develop your printmaking skills. The studio is a low-toxic environment with dedicated printmaking facilities for professional hands-on learning. Students benefit from the diversity of attendees, taught by internationally renowned printmaking artists at a central location, offering a unique educational experience in London.- Relief Printing: Multiplate Woodcut£165.00Course CodeEC1804PR14TutorCarol Wilhide JustinDatesTuesdays, 27th August - 24th September 2019Days5Times6.30pm – 9.30pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£165LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis popular course is ideal for beginners or repeat attendees. In this woodcut printmaking class students will be carving Japanese plywood plates to create a multi-plate print edition. Relief printing focuses on form and texture; you will learn to combine the tone, hue and saturation of multiple colours to achieve an edition of prints on archival Italian paper. The course fee covers all materials needed. There is a maximum of ten students per course guided by one to one tutoring from experienced printmaker Carol Wilhide Justin. Open Access runs on Wednesday evenings and Saturdays during the day, giving you the opportunity to further develop your printmaking skills. The studio is a low-toxic environment with dedicated printmaking facilities for professional hands-on learning. Students benefit from the diversity of attendees, taught by internationally renowned printmaking artists at a central location, offering a unique educational experience in London.
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Creative Painting for BeginnersFrom: £270.00Course CodeEC1901004TutorBeñat OlaberriaDatesWednesdays, 2nd October - 4th December 2019Days10Times6.30pm - 9.00pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£270LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis is an exciting course that will stimulate your creativity and teach you how to use paint through a variety of different techniques. It is an opportunity to develop your own personal painting style and create paintings with real meaning to you as well as enjoying exploring the medium of paint’s full potential. The tutor will lead you to draw on inspiration from many other artists’ work and will guide you step by step through the stages of developing your own artwork. The course covers basic painting techniques such as line, tone, understanding colour as well as the application of paint. It also explores more expressive methods through simple exercises focusing on composition, abstraction and working with the figure. You will spend time in the last few weeks developing a finished painting, using techniques you have developed over the duration of the course.
Developing DrawingFrom: £225.00Course CodeEC1901016TutorFrancesca CorraDatesWednesdays, 2nd October - 4th December 2019Days10Times5.45pm – 7.30pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£225LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis is a wonderful next step for those with basic drawing skills to explore drawing further through an exciting thematic approach. Each week we introduce a different theme such as rhythm, mystery, energy and harmony and investigate these using a range of inventive drawing methods. This is a fun and creative approach to ideas and issues in drawing, and over the course we develop new skills of mark making and self-expression, using a range of starting points such as the life model, still life, and natural forms.- Developing DrawingFrom: £225.00Course CodeEC1901116TutorFrancesca CorraDatesWednesdays, 2nd October - 4th December 2019Days10Times7.45pm – 9.30pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£225LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis is a wonderful next step for those with basic drawing skills to explore drawing further through an exciting thematic approach. Each week we introduce a different theme such as rhythm, mystery, energy and harmony and investigate these using a range of inventive drawing methods. This is a fun and creative approach to ideas and issues in drawing, and over the course we develop new skills of mark making and self-expression, using a range of starting points such as the life model, still life, and natural forms.
- Drawing for BeginnersFrom: £270.00Course CodeEC1901N014TutorNevine FathyDatesWednesdays, 2nd October - 4th December 2019Days10Times6.30pm - 9.00pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£270LocationThe Art Academy Newington, 155 Walworth Road SE17 1RSThis 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.
Intermediate PaintingFrom: £270.00Course CodeEC1901138TutorCarl RandallDatesWednesdays, 2nd October - 4th December 2019Days10Times6.30pm - 9.00pmExperience LevelIntermediateFee£270LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis is an exciting course, which aims to help you discover what it is about painting that really inspires you. It is a great follow-on course from our ‘Painting for Beginners’ or ‘Creative Painting for Beginners’ and will also suit you if you already have some basic experience of painting and want to take your skills to the next level. The course begins by developing your core painting skills, exploring line, tone, colour and mass, whilst continually pushing your creative expression. The tutor will lead you to draw inspiration from many other artist’s work and will guide you step by step through the stages of developing your own painting. They will help you engage with the subject matters and styles that excite you and assist you in bringing them into your own artworks. By looking at a broad variety of techniques, materials and styles, the course aims to broaden your ability to express yourself in paint.- Introduction to Oil PaintingFrom: £270.00Course CodeEC1901237TutorNicholas McLeodDatesWednesdays, 2nd October - 4th December 2019Days10Times6.30pm - 9.00pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£270LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRA structured and systematic course for those who have never painted before and for those who want to reinforce their basic oil skills or to move on to using oil paints having used acrylics or water-based media. Students learn to see colour, shape and tone, and to relate these elements together in compositions with access to a life model. This course aims will nurture self-confidence and enjoyment of painting in a stimulating, fun and relaxing environment. It is an ideal course for beginners as there is plenty of guidance from the tutor.
Introduction to Photoshop Techniques£145.00Course CodeEC1901096TutorKaterina IacovidesDatesWednesdays, 2nd October - 30th October 2019Days5Times6.30pm - 9.00pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£145LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis course will guide you through the basics of editing and creating imagery in Photoshop. It has become one of the most integral tools for the development of any contemporary art practice. Whether you are a photographer retouching photographs, a painter working out compositions or a sculptor editing photos of your work, the seemingly endless potential of this software can improve your artistic production. Your experienced tutor will guide you step by step through the basics of Photoshop including Layers, Masks, Colour Balancing and Flaw Correction. The course is designed so that students can learn technical skills in the software whilst also working on projects relevant to their interests.
Introduction to Sculpture£270.00Course CodeEC1901003TutorJessica WetherlyDatesWednesdays, 2nd October - 4th December 2019Days10Times6.30pm - 9.00pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£270LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRAn ideal start point for those wishing to explore sculpture techniques and ideas. This course covers both foundation technical skills and a creative exploration of different materials and ways of working. Sculpture is wonderfully fun and creative and with some simple skills taught, great results can be achieved. The first half of the term comprises three weeks of figurative sculpture in clay with a life model and two weeks of portraiture with another life model, also in clay. The second half of the term is an introduction to plaster, wire and other materials, culminating in a personal project. Students leave the course with a strong foundation of sculpture skills as well as an individual approach to the practice.
Sculpting in Metal£270.00Course CodeEC1901034TutorCharles LangDays10Experience LevelAll LevelsFee£270LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRDatesWednesdays, 2nd October - 4th December 2019‘Sculpting in Metal’ gives you the opportunity to explore various practical processes involved in metal sculpting over a period of 10 weeks. The course is designed for students who have no experience in metalwork as well as those who wish to hone their skills in certain areas. This course is an excellent opportunity to work on individual projects in a workshop with an experienced tutor. You will receive as much guidance as you require from your tutor, with theoretical and technical assistance throughout the 10 weeks. The course provides the required knowledge, practical skills, and Health and Safety guidance to work with welders, angle grinders, plasma cutters as well as other tools and machinery in a workshop environment, leading, when you are ready, to the independent development of your own sculpture(s). You will cover the basic theoretical attributes of metal and its connotations within art and will learn about artists such as Richard Serra, Tony Cragg, Louise Bourgeois, Richard Deacon, Barbra Hepworth, Antony Gormley, Mona Hatoum and Nigel Hall. You will gain the skills to be able to develop your own sculpture, or series of sculptures within your practice. You will have individual feedback with the tutor and group feedback on your projects.
Stone carving£270.00Course CodeEC1901010TutorBen NewmanDatesWednesdays, 2nd October - 4th December 2019Days10Times6.30pm - 9.00pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£270 (without stone)LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRPrimarily a practical course, you will gain a structured understanding of stone as a material, learn basic carving techniques and discover ways of being creative with this wonderful medium. Through practising all of these aspects, they will come together in the creation of your finished piece of work. Using your initial sketches of what you would like to carve (plan view, front view and section) to help understand the form before modelling it in clay, followed by one-to-one discussion, you will then quickly move into carving to progress your ideas into stone. Please note that there is an additional fee for initial purchase of stone, which varies depending on the type of stone you wish to use. Art Academy staff are able to advise ahead of booking.
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Design Children’s Picture BookFrom: £275.00Course CodeEC1901023TutorRachael BallDatesThursdays, 3rd October - 5th December 2019Days10Times6.30pm - 9.00pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£275LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis is an interesting course where you’ll combine both writing and illustrating to create your own engaging children’s story. The first five weeks of the course are focused on writing the first draft of your story, including brainstorming a plot, coming up with character designs and partially scripting your story. You’ll develop ideas for a page-turning script and plan a well composed storyboard. In the second half of the course, you’ll focus on the putting together a visual sample for a publisher, 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, a sample for a publisher and an individual action plan to help you turn your story plans into a finished work. 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.- Drawing for BeginnersFrom: £225.00Course CodeEC1901314TutorBeñat OlaberriaDatesThursdays, 3rd October - 5th December 2019Days10Times5.45pm – 7.30pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£225LocationThe Art Academy, 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 BeginnersFrom: £225.00Course CodeEC1901414TutorBeñat OlaberriaDatesThursdays, 3rd October - 5th December 2019Days10Times7.45pm – 9.30pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£225LocationThe Art Academy, 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.
Etching: Aquatint, Sugarlift and Spit-bite£165.00Course CodeEC1804PR13TutorKatherine JonesDatesThursdays, 29th August - 26th September 2019Days5Times6.30pm – 9.30pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£165LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis popular five-week course is ideal for beginners or repeat attendees. You'll concentrate on aquatint (tonal etching) in its various forms. You'll develop a composition through line and tone by multi-etching a zinc plate in a mordant of saline sulphate.This course is flexible, allowing you to work at your own speed - and if you've attended this course before, you can work on your own individual etching projects. The course fee covers materials including two zink etching plates. Open Access runs on Wednesday evening and Saturday during the day, giving you the opportunity to further develop your printmaking skills. There is a maximum of ten students per course guided by one to one tutoring from Katherine Jones, acclaimed printmaker with over fifteen years printmaking experience. The studio is a low-toxic environment with dedicated printmaking facilities for professional hands-on learning. Students benefit from the diversity of attendees, taught by internationally renowned printmaking artists at a central location, offering a unique educational experience in London.- Etching: Hard Ground and Soft Ground£165.00Course CodeEC1901PR03TutorKatherine JonesDatesThursdays, 3rd October - 31st October 2019Days5Times6.30pm – 9.30pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£165LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HREtching Hardground and Softground. This popular five-week course is ideal for beginners or repeat attendees.You'll concentrate on hard-ground (fine line) combined with soft-ground (texture) in its various forms. You'll develop a composition through multi-etching a zinc plate in a mordant of saline sulphate. This course is flexible, allowing you to work at your own speed - and if you've attended this course before, you can work on your own individual etching projects. The course fee covers materials including two polished zink etching plates. Open Access runs on Wednesday evening and Saturday during the day, giving you the opportunity to further develop your printmaking skills. There is a maximum of ten students per course guided by one to one tutoring from Katherine Jones, acclaimed printmaker with over fifteen years printmaking experience. The studio is a low-toxic environment with dedicated printmaking facilities for professional hands-on learning. Students benefit from the diversity of attendees, taught by internationally renowned printmaking artists at a central location, offering a unique educational experience in London.
Figure and Portrait Sculpture£280.00Course CodeEC1901005TutorAnthony Waters, Gil Whyman MRBSDatesThursdays, 3rd October - 5th December 2019Days10Times6.30pm - 9.00pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£280LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRIf you are interested in learning to sculpt the human figure then this is an ideal class for you. You have the opportunity to explore both the full figure and a portrait head sculpture with a different model for each. You will model in clay for 10 weeks: 5 weeks of Figure Sculpture from a set pose and 5 weeks of Portrait Head Sculpture from a different model. You will get a flavour of the challenges and thrills of both of these disciplines. We would recommend this course to students who want to concentrate on learning the basics of Portrait and Figure sculpting. As well as the practice and development of working in clay from a model, also covered are measuring skills, observational skills and preparation of a piece for firing. Optional hollowing and firing of the clay sculptures are an additional cost.
Hand Built Ceramics£280.00Course CodeEC1901147TutorAdele WilliamsDatesThursdays, 3rd October - 5th December 2019Days10Times6.30pm - 9.00pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£280LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRA comprehensive introduction into the methods and variety of creative potential of sculptural ceramics. The course covers studio practice, clay types, basic core techniques of hand building for sculpture: coiling, pinching, slab building and surface decoration. These will be taught and put into practice to make finished ceramic forms. Through practical projects you will understand the material and, with emphasis on experimentation, how you can manipulate it to create a variety of forms. These can then be decorated with raw glazes and slips for a once fired finished piece.
Intermediate DrawingFrom: £270.00Course CodeEC1901036TutorZoe ToolanDatesThursdays, 3rd October - 5th December 2019Days10Times6.30pm - 9.00pmExperience LevelIntermediateFee£270LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis course is designed for students who have either completed our ‘Drawing for Beginners’ 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, thereby developing a deeper understanding of drawing and greatly enhancing drawing skills. Each week we focus on a particular aspect of drawing. Starting with measurement and explore this in different contexts, so that students will gain confidence in drawing a wide variety of subjects including still life, life models, and urban landscape. Through trying different approaches and materials, students will begin to develop a ‘visual vocabulary’ of drawing. There will be opportunities to work both, inside and outside the studio, and in museums and galleries.- Painting for BeginnersFrom: £270.00Course CodeEC1901N013TutorJackie SmithDatesThursdays, 3rd October - 5th December 2019Days10Times6.30pm - 9.00pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£270LocationThe Art Academy Newington, 155 Walworth Road SE17 1RSThis is a well-structured and systematic course for those who have never painted before or want to reassess their approach to painting. Students learn to see colour, shape and tone, and to relate all these elements together in compositions. This course aims to foster self-confidence and enjoyment of painting in a stimulating environment. Working through a series of exercises you will gain experience and skills in painting still life, self portrait and the interior. Whilst also exploring a more creative approach to painting, helping you establish your own style and identity. This course is a fun and relaxing experience, offering plenty of guidance from the tutor.
Portrait PaintingFrom: £295.00Course CodeEC1901118TutorCarl RandallDatesThursdays, 3rd October - 5th December 2019Days10Times6.30pm - 9.00pmExperience LevelBeginner+Fee£295LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis is a well structured course giving students opportunity to understand how to paint a portrait. The emphasis will be on learning to see form and colour accurately and using these skills to better create loose, expressive portraits. Working with oil paints students will develop a series of artworks, from short expressive painting sketches, to longer more detailed pieces. The class has the benefit of two experienced models every week as well as tuition from a talented professional artist.
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- Drawing for BeginnersFrom: £270.00Course CodeEC1901514TutorNevine FathyDatesFridays, 4th October - 6th December 2019Days10Times6.00pm – 8.30pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£270LocationThe Art Academy, 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.
- Friday Mix£280.00Course CodeEC1901315TutorAnthony Waters, Gail Seres-Woolfson, Jackie SmithDatesFridays, 4th October - 6th December 2019Days10Times6.00pm – 8.30pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£280LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis 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 ten weeks, 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.
- Maria ZuluetaKiln Formed Glass£280.00Course CodeEC1901107TutorMaria ZuluetaDatesFridays, 4th October - 13th December 2019 (no teaching on the 25th October)Days10Times6.00pm – 8.30pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£280LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRAn exploration of the intriguing, magical world of kiln formed glass. This course allows you to learn a variety of techniques including fusing, slumping, hand cut stencils, sandblasting, inclusions, uv bonding and surface decoration. Course tutor Maria Zulueta is a well-respected glassmaker, producing work at vastly different scales from table pieces to installations, with a wealth of experience in supporting you in learning new skills. Under her expert guidance you will use the range of techniques to build a collection of samples and create a final piece. You are free to explore their preferred techniques and those of you who have already done the course can rejoin to continue building upon their previous work with tutored guidance.
- Portrait PaintingFrom: £295.00Course CodeEC1901218TutorRhiannon SalisburyDatesFridays, 4th October - 6th December 2019Days10Times6.00pm – 8.30pmExperience LevelBeginner+Fee£295LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis is a well structured course giving students opportunity to understand how to paint a portrait. The emphasis will be on learning to see form and colour accurately and using these skills to better create loose, expressive portraits. Working with oil paints students will develop a series of artworks, from short expressive painting sketches, to longer more detailed pieces. The class has the benefit of two experienced models every week as well as tuition from a talented professional artist.
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- Drawing for BeginnersFrom: £270.00Course CodeSAT1901014TutorNatasha LienDatesSaturday, 5th October - 7th December 2019Days10Times10.30am – 1.00pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£270LocationThe Art Academy, 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 in MuseumsFrom: £145.00Course CodeSAT1901040TutorNatasha LienDatesSaturdays, 26th October - 23rd November 2019Days5Times2.30pm - 5pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£145This 5 week course is a wonderfully relaxing way to start the weekend and develop drawing and creative skills both for beginners and advanced drawers. The course is suitable for all skill levels and is designed to enable students to express a creative response to museum artworks, as well as develop an understanding of how artworks are put together to create particular impressions upon the viewer. The class will visit a different museum or gallery each week and students will draw from sculpture and painting across all genres. The tutor is highly knowledgeable on all aspects of drawing and museum art and delivers a very informative course.
- Intermediate PaintingFrom: £270.00Course CodeSAT1901038TutorEigil NordstrømDatesSaturdays, 5th October - 7th December 2019Days10Times2.00pm – 4.30pmExperience LevelIntermediateFee£270LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis is an exciting course, which aims to help you discover what it is about painting that really inspires you. It is a great follow-on course from our ‘Painting for Beginners’ or ‘Creative Painting for Beginners’ and will also suit you if you already have some basic experience of painting and want to take your skills to the next level. The course begins by developing your core painting skills, exploring line, tone, colour and mass, whilst continually pushing your creative expression. The tutor will lead you to draw inspiration from many other artist’s work and will guide you step by step through the stages of developing your own painting. She will help you engage with the subject matters and styles that excite you and assist you in bringing them into your own artworks. By looking at a broad variety of techniques, materials and styles, the course aims to broaden your ability to express yourself in paint.
- Introduction to Oil PaintingFrom: £270.00Course CodeSAT1901037TutorLucy SmallboneDatesSaturdays, 5th October - 7th December 2019Days10Times10.30am – 1.00pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£270LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR
A structured and systematic course for those who have never painted before and for those who want to reinforce their basic oil skills or to move on to using oil paints having used acrylics or water-based media. Students learn to see colour, shape and tone, and to relate these elements together in compositions with access to a life model. This course aims will nurture self-confidence and enjoyment of painting in a stimulating, fun and relaxing environment. It is an ideal course for beginners as there is plenty of guidance from the tutor.
Open Life – SaturdayFrom: £270.00Course CodeSAT1901001TutorEigil NordstrømDatesSaturdays, 5th October - 7th December 2019Days10Times10.30am – 1.00pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£270LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThe “Open Life Class” is a relaxed and enjoyable life drawing & painting course with a life model for various poses lasting between one and four 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 that they enjoy the most, whether that is drawing in charcoal or ink or painting in oils or acrylics. All 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 £28 per session. Please note only card payment is available (Visa or Mastercard). Please note only card payment is available (Visa or Mastercard).- Open Life – SaturdayFrom: £270.00Course CodeSAT1804001TutorEmma SeachDatesSaturdays, 27th July - 28th September 2019Days10Times10.30am – 1.00pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£270LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThe “Open Life Class” is a relaxed and enjoyable life drawing & painting course with a life model for various poses lasting between one and four 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 that they enjoy the most, whether that is drawing in charcoal or ink or painting in oils or acrylics. All 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 £28 per session. Please note only card payment is available (Visa or Mastercard). Please note only card payment is available (Visa or Mastercard).
- Open Life – SundayFrom: £270.00Course CodeSUN1901001TutorEmma SeachDatesSundays, 6th October - 8th December 2019Days10Times10.30am – 1.00pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£270LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThe “Open Life Class” is a relaxed and enjoyable life drawing & painting course with a life model for various poses lasting between one and four 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 that they enjoy the most, whether that is drawing in charcoal or ink or painting in oils or acrylics. All 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 £28 per session. Please note only card payment is available (Visa or Mastercard).
- Painting for BeginnersFrom: £270.00Course CodeSAT1901013TutorAndrew HitchcockDatesSaturdays, 5th October - 7th December 2019Days10Times10.30am – 1.00pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£270LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis is a well-structured and systematic course for those who have never painted before or want to reassess their approach to painting. Students learn to see colour, shape and tone, and to relate all these elements together in compositions. This course aims to foster self-confidence and enjoyment of painting in a stimulating environment. Working through a series of exercises you will gain experience and skills in painting still life, self portrait and the interior. Whilst also exploring a more creative approach to painting, helping you establish your own style and identity. This course is a fun and relaxing experience, offering plenty of guidance from the tutor.
- Portrait paintingFrom: £295.00Course CodeSAT1901018TutorKate DunnDatesSaturdays, 5th October - 7th December 2019Days10Times2.00pm – 4.30pmExperience LevelBeginner+Fee£295LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis is a well structured course giving students opportunity to understand how to paint a portrait. The emphasis will be on learning to see form and colour accurately and using these skills to better create loose, expressive portraits. Working with oil paints students will develop a series of artworks, from short expressive painting sketches, to longer more detailed pieces. The class has the benefit of two experienced models every week as well as tuition from a talented professional artist.