Creative Mix£335.00Course CodeSC1804030TutorKatherine Jones, Lynne Abrahamson, Zoe ToolanDatesMonday - Friday, 19th August - 23rd August 2019Days5Times10.00am – 5.00pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£335LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThe Creative Mix is an ideal way to explore a variety of artistic methods. Over the five days, students will work through various exercises in drawing, painting, sculpture and printmaking. This is a great ‘taster’ course and an excellent opportunity to both develop skills and get creative with your own ideas.
Drawing & Painting for BeginnersFrom: £335.00Course CodeSC1804031TutorBeñat OlaberriaDatesMonday - Friday, 22nd - 26th July 2019Days5Times10.00am – 5.00pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£335LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis is a structured opportunity to gain fundamental drawing and painting skills, whilst blurring the boundary between drawing and painting by using both wet and dry materials together. Throughout the week, students will be using a limited pallet keeping the focus on tonal painting. By looking at still life, interior/exterior and portrait, students explore various ways of seeing, increasing their understanding and confidence to draw and paint. Topics include linear drawing, tonal drawing, composition, sketching outdoors, expressive drawing/painting, study of natural forms and portrait painting. A fun and intensive course that will leave students with the knowledge and inspiration to start their own artworks.- Drawing & Painting for BeginnersFrom: £335.00Course CodeSC1804131TutorGail Seres-WoolfsonDatesMonday - Friday, 12th August - 16th August 2019Days5Times10.00am – 5.00pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£335LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis is a structured opportunity to gain fundamental drawing and painting skills, whilst blurring the boundary between drawing and painting by using both wet and dry materials together. Throughout the week, students will be using a limited pallet keeping the focus on tonal painting. By looking at still life, interior/exterior and portrait, students explore various ways of seeing, increasing their understanding and confidence to draw and paint. Topics include linear drawing, tonal drawing, composition, sketching outdoors, expressive drawing/painting, study of natural forms and portrait painting. A fun and intensive course that will leave students with the knowledge and inspiration to start their own artworks.
Drawing for AllFrom: £270.00Course CodeSC1804009TutorFrancesca CorraDatesTuesday - Friday, 27th August - 30th August 2019Days4Times10.00am – 5.00pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£270LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRA wonderful opportunity for people with all levels of experience to explore the skills of drawing and life drawing. Throughout the course you will work to a variety of themes to learn fundamental drawing skills, including composition, tonal drawing, measurement and movement. Once mastered students are encouraged to develop a creative approach interjected with urban sketching, exploration of different lines, contrasts, compositions, materials and techniques. This is a structured informative, yet fun and stimulating, course that teaches essential drawing skills whilst encouraging a creative approach.
Drawing Views of LondonFrom: £270.00Course CodeSC1804004TutorNatasha LienDatesTuesday - Friday, 27th August - 30th September 2019Days4Times10.00am – 5.00pmExperience LevelBeginner+Fee£270LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRA wonderful opportunity for people with all levels of experience to explore the skills of outdoor sketching and urban drawing. Over the five days, students will draw on location at various sites near the Art Academy. Students will tackle the architecture of the Southbank, explore busy Borough Market, sketch the serene view across to St Paul's and much more. Each class will begin with a brief introduction to the day’s subject, showing examples of the work of artists who have depicted similar scenes to the ones which the students will experience. Each day the tutor will introduce a new material or drawing technique for the students to explore over the day, in their sketchbooks or on larger sheets of paper.
Life DrawingFrom: £335.00Course CodeSC1804001TutorFrancesca CorraDatesMonday - Friday, 19th August - 23rd August 2019Days5Times10.00am – 5.00pmExperience LevelBeginner+Fee£335LocationThe 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 practice for anyone keen to develop their drawing and observational skills. Each week you will have a different theme to explore, working from the 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 bring your drawing on most effectively and is suitable for more advanced drawers as well as beginners.
Textile Art and Surface Texture£265.00Course CodeSC1804060TutorLynne AbrahamsonDatesTuesday - Friday, 27th August - 30th August 2019Days4Times10.00am – 5.00pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£265LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRDesigned for both beginners and more experienced students, this interesting new course looks at the power of the needle and the ways stitch has been used as a tool of subversion. With the rise in popularity of textile art and blurring of the distinction between fine art and craft, the possibilities of this medium are endless and unexpected. You'll learn techniques and processes, explore how they can be used in your own work, and engage in discussion about what it means to use stitch in fine art practice in the 21st century. The classes are structured; in the morning there will be a presentation of the techniques being taught that day as well as contemporary artists who use these processes in their work. This will show you the possibilities of stitch and embroidery, both as an end in themselves and a way of adding texture and dimension to your artwork. In the afternoon, you will have the opportunity to experiment with the techniques that have been taught or use them to work on a personal project.