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Art History – Feminist Art
Course Code: EC1902AH02 Tutor: Sarah Lightman Dates: Mondays, 13th January - 16th March 2020 Days: 10 Times: 6.15pm – 7.45pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £170 Location: The Art Academy Newington, 155 Walworth Road SE17 1RS £170.00This course introduces central themes in feminist art history and key women artists. There will be discussion on the writings of feminist art theoreticians and the challenges facing women artists today and how women artists are currently responding to gender inequality in the art world.
Each week will have a different theme including Motherhood, Illness and Violence, where students will be introduced to the work of significant women artists. Students will be encouraged to view art with a critical eye and discuss their responses to artwork. Student engagement with the course can take the form of both critical and personal responses and there will be the opportunity to develop these responses further. There is no expectation that students should have any background knowledge and it is designed for general interest rather than academic study. There will be an opportunity for a gallery visit and also a visit to the studio of a contemporary woman artist.
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Creative Painting for Beginners
Course Code: EC1902004 Tutor: Beñat Olaberria Dates: Wednesdays, 15th January - 18th March 2020 Days: 10 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £270 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £270.00This 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.
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Design A Children’s Picture Book
Course Code: EC1902023 Tutor: Rachael Ball Dates: Thursdays, 16th January - 19th March 2020 Days: 10 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £275 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £275.00This 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 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 pages of page layout experiments and an individual action plan to help you turn your story plans into a finished sample for a publisher.
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.
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Developing Drawing
Course Code: EC1902016 Tutor: Francesca Corra Dates: Wednesdays, 15th January - 18th March 2020 Days: 10 Times: 5.45pm – 7.30pm Experience Level: Beginner+ Fee: £225 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £225.00This 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.
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Developing Drawing
Course Code: EC1902116 Tutor: Francesca Corra Dates: Wednesdays, 15th January - 18th March 2020 Days: 10 Times: 7.45pm – 9.30pm Experience Level: Beginner+ Fee: £225 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £225.00This 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.
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Jonny FentonDigital Animation
Course Code: EC1901097 Tutor: Jonny Fenton Days: 5 Dates: Mondays, 11th November - 9th December 2019 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £145 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £145.00This 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.
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Digital Illustration
Course Code: EC1902094 Tutor: Jonny Fenton Dates: Mondays, 13th January - 10th February 2020 Days: 5 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £145 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £145.00In 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.
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Digital Photography for Beginners
Course Code: EC1902098 Tutor: Katerina Iacovides Dates: Tuesdays, 14th January - 11th February 2020 Days: 5 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £145 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £145.00This 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.
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Digital SLR Photography – Landscape, Portraits and Still Life
Course Code: EC1901099 Tutor: Katerina Iacovides Dates: Tuesdays, 5th November - 3rd December 2019 Days: 5 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: Beginner+ Fee: £145 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £145.00This 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.
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Drawing for Beginners
Course Code: SAT1902014 Tutor: Natasha Lien Dates: Saturdays, 18th January - 21st March 2020 Days: 10 Times: 10.30am – 1.00pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £270 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £270.00This 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.
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Drawing for Beginners
Course Code: EC1902314 Tutor: Gail Seres-Woolfson Dates: Thursdays, 16th January - 19th March 2020 Days: 10 Times: 5.45pm – 7.30pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £225 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £225.00This 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.
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Drawing for Beginners
Course Code: EC1902414 Tutor: Gail Seres-Woolfson Dates: Thursdays, 16th January - 19th March 2020 Days: 10 Times: 7.45pm – 9.30pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £225 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £225.00This 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.
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Drawing for Beginners
Course Code: EC1902514 Tutor: Natasha Lien Dates: Fridays, 17th January - 20th March 2020 Days: 10 Times: 6.00pm – 8.30pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £270 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £270.00This 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.
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Drawing for Beginners
Course Code: EC1902014 Tutor: Zoe Toolan Dates: Mondays, 13th January - 16th March 2020 Days: 10 Times: 5.45pm – 7.30pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £225 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £225.00This 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.
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Drawing for Beginners
Course Code: EC1902114 Tutor: Zoe Toolan Dates: Mondays, 13th January - 16th March 2020 Days: 10 Times: 7.45pm – 9.30pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £225 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £225.00This 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.
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Drawing for Beginners
Course Code: EC1902214 Tutor: Zoe Toolan Dates: Tuesdays, 14th January - 17th March 2020 Days: 10 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £270 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £270.00This 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.
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Drawing for Beginners
Course Code: EC1902N014 Tutor: Nevine Fathy Dates: Wednesdays, 15th January - 18th March 2020 Days: 10 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £270 Location: The Art Academy Newington, 155 Walworth Road SE17 1RS From: £270.00This 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.
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Drawing in Museums
Course Code: SAT1901040 Tutor: Natasha Lien Dates: Saturdays, 26th October - 23rd November 2019 Days: 5 Times: 2.30pm - 5pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £145 From: £145.00This 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.
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Etching: Aquatint, Sugarlift and Spit-bite
Course Code: EC1901PR13 Tutor: Katherine Jones Dates: Thursdays, 7th November - 5th December 2019 Days: 5 Times: 6.30pm – 9.30pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £165 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £165.00This 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.
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Etching: Hard Ground and Soft Ground
Course Code: EC1902PR03 Tutor: Katherine Jones Dates: Thursdays, 16th January - 13th February 2020 Days: 5 Times: 6.30pm – 9.30pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £165 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £165.00Etching 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.
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Figure and Portrait Sculpture
Course Code: EC1902005 Tutor: Anthony Waters, Gil Whyman MRBS Dates: Thursdays, 16th January - 19th March 2020 Days: 10 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: Beginner+ Fee: £280 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £280.00If 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.
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Friday Mix
Course Code: EC1902315 Tutor: Anthony Waters, Frederic Morris, Thomas Golunski Dates: Fridays, 17th January - 20th March 2020 Days: 10 Times: 6.00pm – 8.30pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £280 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £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 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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Hand Built Ceramics
Course Code: EC1902147 Tutor: Adele Williams Dates: Thursdays, 16th January - 19th March 2020 Days: 10 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £280 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £280.00A 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.
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Hand Built Ceramics
Course Code: SAT1902047 Tutor: Adele Williams Dates: Saturdays, 18th January - 21st March 2020 Days: 10 Times: 10.30am – 1.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £280 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £280.00A 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.
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Hand Built Ceramics
Course Code: EC1902047 Tutor: Annette Bugansky Dates: Mondays, 13th January - 16th March 2020 Days: 10 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £280 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £280.00A 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.
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Intermediate Drawing
Course Code: EC1902036 Tutor: Natasha Lien Dates: Thursdays, 16th January - 19th March 2020 Days: 10 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: Intermediate Fee: £270 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £270.00This 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.
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Intermediate Painting
Course Code: EC1902138 Tutor: Carl Randall Dates: Wednesdays, 15th January - 18th March 2020 Days: 10 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: Intermediate Fee: £270 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £270.00This 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.
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Intermediate Painting
Course Code: EC1902238 Tutor: Nicholas McLeod Dates: Thursdays, 16th January - 19th March 2020 Days: 10 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: Intermediate Fee: £270 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £270.00This 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.
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Introduction to Oil Painting
Course Code: SAT1902037 Tutor: Lucy Smallbone Dates: Saturdays, 18th January - 21st March 2020 Days: 10 Times: 10.30am – 1.00pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £270 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £270.00A 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.
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Introduction to Oil Painting
Course Code: EC1902037 Tutor: Beñat Olaberria Dates: Mondays, 13th January - 16th March 2020 Days: 10 Times: 5.45pm – 7.30pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £225 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £225.00A 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.
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Introduction to Oil Painting
Course Code: EC1902137 Tutor: Beñat Olaberria Dates: Mondays, 13th January - 16th March 2020 Days: 10 Times: 7.45pm – 9.30pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £225 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £225.00A 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.
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Introduction to Oil Painting
Course Code: EC1902N037 Tutor: Lucy Smallbone Dates: Tuesdays, 14th January - 17th March 2020 Days: 10 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £270 Location: The Art Academy Newington, 155 Walworth Road SE17 1RS From: £270.00A 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.
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Introduction to Photoshop Techniques
Course Code: EC1902096 Tutor: Katerina Iacovides Dates: Wednesdays, 15th January - 12th February 2020 Days: 5 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £145 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £145.00This 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.
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Introduction to Sculpture
Course Code: EC1902003 Tutor: Anthony Waters Dates: Wednesdays, 15th January - 18th March 2020 Days: 10 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £270 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £270.00An 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.
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Maria ZuluetaKiln Formed Glass
Course Code: EC1902107 Tutor: Maria Zulueta Dates: Fridays, 17th January - 20th March 2020 Days: 10 Times: 6.00pm – 8.30pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £280 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £280.00An 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.
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Maria Zulueta
Kiln Formed Glass
Course Code: EC1902007 Tutor: Maria Zulueta Dates: Tuesdays, 14th January - 17th March 2020 Days: 10 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £280 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £280.00An 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.
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Life Drawing
Course Code: EC1902009 Tutor: Annabel MacIver Dates: Tuesdays, 14th January - 17th March 2020 Days: 10 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: Beginner+ Fee: £280 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £280.00Understanding 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.
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Monday Mix
Course Code: EC1902015 Tutor: Anthony Waters, Nevine Fathy, Steve Edwards Dates: Mondays, 13th January - 16th March 2020 Days: 10 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £280 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £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 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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Monday Mix
Course Code: EC1902115 Tutor: Jackie Smith, Lucy Townsend, Nevine Fathy Dates: Mondays, 13th January - 16th March 2020 Days: 10 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £280 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £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 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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Monday Mix – 8 weeks
Course Code: EC1901015 Tutor: Jackie Smith, Lucy Townsend, Steve Edwards, Thomas Golunski Dates: Mondays, 21st October - 9th December 2019 Days: 8 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £225 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £225.00This 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 eight 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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Open Life – Saturday
Course Code: SAT1901001 Tutor: Eigil Nordstrøm, Various tutors Dates: Saturdays, 5th October - 7th December 2019 Days: 10 Times: 10.30am – 1.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £270 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £270.00The “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).
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Open Life – Saturday
Course Code: SAT1902001 Tutor: Eigil Nordstrøm, Various tutors Dates: Saturdays, 18th January - 21st March 2020 Days: 10 Times: 10.30am – 1.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £270 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £270.00The “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).
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Open Life – Sunday
Course Code: SUN1901001 Tutor: Emma Seach, Various tutors Dates: Sundays, 6th October - 8th December 2019 Days: 10 Times: 10.30am – 1.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £270 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £270.00The “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).
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Open Life – Sunday
Course Code: SUN1902001 Tutor: Emma Seach, Various tutors Dates: Sundays, 19th January-22nd March 2020 Days: 10 Times: 10.30am – 1.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £270 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £270.00The “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).
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Painting – Developing Your Style
Course Code: SAT1902019 Tutor: Eigil Nordstrøm Dates: Saturdays, 18th January - 21st March 2020 Days: 10 Times: 2.00pm – 4.30pm Experience Level: Intermediate Fee: £280 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £280.00This 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.
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Painting – Developing Your Style
Course Code: EC1902019 Tutor: Eigil Nordstrøm Dates: Tuesdays, 14th January - 17th March 2020 Days: 10 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: Intermediate Fee: £280 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £280.00This 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.
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Painting and Drawing for Beginners
Course Code: SUN1902031 Tutor: Gail Seres-Woolfson Dates: Sundays, 19th January-22nd March 2020 Days: 10 Times: 10.30am – 1.00pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £280 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £280.00A well-structured and systematic course for those who have never painted or drawn before. Students learn to see colour, shape and tone and relate all these elements together in various compositions. This course aims to foster self-confidence and enjoyment of drawing and painting in a stimulating environment. There will be an opportunity to work from a life model as well as working from still life. It is an ideal course for beginners as there is plenty of guidance from the tutor.
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Painting for Beginners
Course Code: EC1902013 Tutor: Nicholas McLeod Dates: Tuesdays, 14th January - 17th March 2020 Days: 10 Times: 5.45pm – 7.30pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £225 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £225.00This 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.
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Painting for Beginners
Course Code: EC1902113 Tutor: Nicholas McLeod Dates: Tuesdays, 14th January - 17th March 2020 Days: 10 Times: 7.45pm – 9.30pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £225 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £225.00This 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.
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Painting for Beginners
Course Code: EC1902313 Tutor: Kate Dunn Dates: Wednesdays, 15th January - 18th March 2020 Days: 10 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £270 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £270.00This 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.
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Painting for Beginners
Course Code: EC1902N013 Tutor: Jackie Smith Dates: Thursdays, 16th January - 19th March 2020 Days: 10 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £270 Location: The Art Academy Newington, 155 Walworth Road SE17 1RS From: £270.00This 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.
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Painting for Beginners
Course Code: SAT1902013 Tutor: Rhiannon Salisbury Dates: Saturdays, 18th January - 21st March 2020 Days: 10 Times: 2.00pm – 4.30pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £270 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £270.00This 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.
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Portrait Painting
Course Code: EC1902018 Tutor: Andrew Hitchcock Dates: Fridays, 17th January - 20th March 2020 Days: 10 Times: 6.00pm – 8.30pm Experience Level: Beginner+ Fee: £295 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £295.00This 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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Portrait Painting
Course Code: SAT1902018 Tutor: Kate Dunn Dates: Saturdays, 18th January - 21st March 2020 Days: 10 Times: 2.00pm – 4.30pm Experience Level: Beginner+ Fee: £295 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £295.00This 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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Portrait Painting
Course Code: EC1902N018 Tutor: Andrew Hitchcock Dates: Mondays, 13th January - 16th March 2020 Days: 10 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: Beginner+ Fee: £295 Location: The Art Academy Newington, 155 Walworth Road SE17 1RS From: £295.00This 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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Relief Printing: Linoleum Reduction
Course Code: EC1902PR04 Tutor: Jackie Smith Dates: Tuesdays, 14th January - 11th February 2020 Days: 5 Times: 6.30pm – 9.30pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £165 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £165.00This 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.
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Relief Printing: Multiplate Woodcut
Course Code: EC1901PR14 Tutor: Carol Wilhide Justin Dates: Tuesdays, 5th November - 3rd December 2019 Days: 5 Times: 6.30pm – 9.30pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £165 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £165.00This popular course is ideal for beginners or repeat attendees. In Relief Printmaking Part 2, 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 an 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.
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Sculpting in Metal
Course Code: EC1902034 Tutor: Charles Lang Days: 10 Dates: Wednesdays, 15th January - 18th March 2020 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £270 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £270.00‘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.
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Stone Carving
Course Code: EC1902010 Tutor: Ben Newman Dates: Wednesdays, 15th January - 18th March 2020 Days: 10 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £270 (without stone) Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £270.00Primarily 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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Sunday Mix
Course Code: SUN1901115 Tutor: Alice Clarke, Carol Wilhide Justin, Jessica Wetherly Dates: Sundays 10th November - 1st December 2019 Days: 4 Times: 10.30am - 1.30pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £150 Location: The Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £150.00This stimulating and exciting course is taking place over 4 consecutive Sunday mornings and is an ideal way to explore a wide variety of artistic methods and media, learn new skills, discover what you enjoy most, and develop creative ideas. Students will work across the different disciplines of painting, sculpture, drawing and printmaking. Students will have a chance to improve observational drawing skills; try out more expressive sculpture and painting, and learn how to approach the human figure, using a variety of materials and methods. This is a great ‘taster’ course and an excellent opportunity to develop new skills, explore materials and have fun.