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  • Drawing for Beginners - Evening Class - Weekend Course - Short Course - Summer School - Art Academy London
    Drawing for Beginners
    From: £180.00
    Course CodeEC2104014TutorZoe ToolanCourse DatesMondays, 11th July - 22nd August 2022Days7Times5.45pm - 7.30pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£180LocationArt Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR
    This 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 - Evening Class - Weekend Course - Short Course - Summer School - Art Academy London
    Drawing for Beginners
    From: £180.00
    Course CodeEC2104114TutorZoe ToolanCourse DatesMondays, 11th July - 22nd August 2022Days7Times7.45pm – 9.30pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£180LocationArt Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR
    This 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 - Evening Class - Weekend Course - Short Course - Summer School - Art Academy London
    Drawing for Beginners
    From: £240.00
    Course CodeEC2104214TutorZoe ToolanCourse DatesTuesdays, 12th July - 30th August 2022Days8Times6.30pm - 9.00pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£240LocationArt Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR
    This 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 - Evening Class - Weekend Course - Short Course - Summer School - Art Academy London
    Drawing for Beginners
    From: £240.00
    Course CodeEC2104314TutorEleanor BedlowCourse DatesWednesdays, 13th July - 31st August 2022Days8Times6.00pm – 8.30pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£240LocationArt Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR
    This 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 - Evening Class - Weekend Course - Short Course - Summer School - Art Academy London
    Drawing for Beginners
    From: £240.00
    Course CodeSAT2104014TutorEleanor BedlowCourse DatesSaturdays, 9th July - 27th August 2022Days8Times10.30am - 1pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£240LocationArt Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR
    This 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 - Evening Class - Weekend Course - Short Course - Summer School - Art Academy London
    Drawing for Beginners
    From: £240.00
    Course CodeEC2104414TutorAlice ClarkeCourse DatesThursdays, 14th July - 1st September 2022Days8Times6.30pm - 9.00pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£240LocationArt Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR
    This 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 on Location
    From: £165.00
    Course CodeSAT2103140TutorNatasha LienCourse DatesSaturdays, 28th May - 25th June, 2022Days5Times2.00pm – 4.30pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£165LocationVarious locations
    This 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 either museum artworks, or outdoor environment. The tutor will meet each student at their unique individual level. The course locations may vary nearer the time in response to the current situation. We will draw in indoor locations such as cafes and undercover markets where possible. Students will learn fundamental observational skills such structural drawing, measuring, tone and basic perspective. As well as develop an understanding of how artworks are put together to create particular impressions upon the viewer.
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  • Intermediate Drawing
    From: £240.00
    Course CodeEC2104036TutorEllen ChristiansenCourse DatesThursdays, 14th July - 1st September 2022Days8Times6.00pm – 8.30pmExperience LevelIntermediateFee£240LocationArt Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR
    This course is designed for students who have either completed our ‘Drawing for Beginners 1’ and 'Drawing for Beginners 2' courses 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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  • Life Drawing - Evening Class - Weekend Course - Short Course - Summer School - Art Academy London
    Life Drawing
    From: £255.00
    Course CodeEC2104009TutorRebecca GloverCourse DatesTuesdays, 12th July - 30th August 2022Days8Times6.30pm - 9.00pmExperience LevelBeginner+Fee£255LocationArt Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR
    Understanding 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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  • Mix - Evening Class - Weekend Course - Short Course - Summer School - Art Academy London
    Monday Mix
    £230.00
    Course CodeEC2104015TutorAnnabel MacIver, Jackie Smith, Jessica WetherlyCourse DatesMondays, 11th July - 22nd August 2022Days7Times6.30pm - 9.00pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£230LocationArt Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR
    This 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 seven 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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