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 Taster – 7th SeptemberFrom: £90.00Course CodeTAS1804T02TutorAlison HandDatesSaturday, 7th September 2019Days1Times10.30am – 4.30pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£90LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis is a fun, day-long taster course in drawing for those who may be considering a longer evening or daytime course and are wondering how much they will enjoy it. Throughout the day the tutor will lead the class in practical demonstrations to help you begin to see shape and tone, and how these elements can relate together to form a composition. We aim to foster self-certainty and an enjoyment of drawing in a relaxed yet stimulating environment. As you work through a series of exercises, you will gain confidence with pencil and charcoal, which will encourage you to further explore the medium.
Drawing Views of LondonFrom: £270.00Course CodeSC1804004TutorNatasha LienDatesTuesday - Friday, 27th August - 30th August 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.
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.