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Abstract Painting
Course Code: WC2003038 Tutor: Beñat Olaberria Course Dates: Saturday & Sunday, 12th & 13th June 2021 Days: 2 Times: 10.00am – 4.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £170 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £170.00This is a fun, relaxed course offering a structured introduction to abstract painting. You’ll be guided through a number of different approaches, including abstracting images, using geometry, exploring process-based painting and playing with expressive gestural marks. The tutor will lead you through hands-on demonstrations, group discussions of relevant artists’ work, and there will also be plenty of individual guidance. You’ll build your confidence and gain a practical understanding of the fundamentals of painting, including colour, tone, mark-making and composition. You’ll then have the opportunity to complete a larger abstract painting inspired by an artist of your choice. This course is suitable for beginners who have completed an introductory painting course already and are keen to explore painting in an experimental way, as well as more experienced students who would like to develop their understanding of abstraction.
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Advance Your Fundamental Drawing Skills – Online
Course Code: OC2002116 Tutor: Zoe Toolan Course Dates: Thursdays, 4th March - 1st April 2021 Days: 5 Times: 6.15pm - 8.15pm Experience Level: Beginner+ Fee: £145 Location: Online £145.00In this 5-week long course you will continue your journey to learn basic drawing skills. The course will continue to develop understanding of the basic drawing techniques and help you to draw with accuracy. Portraiture drawing will be introduced explaining the basic structure and dimensions of a human head. The course will also discuss composition and will culminate in a complex interior drawing. This course is suitable for those who have only a basic knowledge of materials and drawing techniques.
This is a great follow up course for our Fundamentals of Drawing course or another beginners drawing class.
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Art History – Renaissance to Romanticism- 500 Years of European Art – Part 1
Course Code: OH2003AH01 Tutor: Daniel Greaney Course Dates: Mondays, 12th April - 10th May 2021 Days: 5 Times: 6.15pm – 7.45pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £95 Location: Online £95.00This course traces the developments and trends, which dominated European art, from the dawn of the Renaissance in the early 15th Century, through to the first decades of the 19th Century when Romanticism came to the fore in both art and literature. We will explore the social, cultural and political factors, which contributed to the practices of painters and sculptors from a range of European locations. We will discover how many of these styles were often a reaction against those preceding them.
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Art History – Renaissance to Romanticism- 500 Years of European Art – Part 2
Course Code: OC2003AH11 Tutor: Daniel Greaney Course Dates: Mondays, 17th May - 21st June 2021, NO TEACHING ON 31st May Days: 5 Times: 6.15pm – 7.45pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £95 Location: Online £95.00This course traces the developments and trends, which dominated European art, from the dawn of the Renaissance in the early 15th Century, through to the first decades of the 19th Century when Romanticism came to the fore in both art and literature. We will explore the social, cultural and political factors, which contributed to the practices of painters and sculptors from a range of European locations. We will discover how many of these styles were often a reaction against those preceding them.
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BA (HONS) Fine Art Deposit
£100.00BA (HONS) Fine Art
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Certificate Deposit
Zoho: Academic Course £100.00Certificate Programme
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Chiaroscuro
Course Code: SUN2003PR80 Tutor: Carol Wilhide Justin Course Dates: Sundays, 9th & 16th May 2021 Days: 2 Times: 10.15am - 4.15pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £175 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £175.00First introduced in Italy during the Renaissance, chiaroscuro printing is a technique devised to create the illusion of depth through tonal contrasts. The name chiaroscuro means literally ‘light’ and ‘shade’. During this two day course you will learn about the history of this technique, design your own image and make a 3 colour tonal reduction woodcut print.
This course is suitable for beginners and those with some printmaking experience. There is a maximum of eight students per course guided by one to one tutoring from experienced printmaker Carol Wilhide-Justin who is a graduate of the RCA. After completing the course you can join our print studio’s Open Access which runs on Wednesday evenings and Saturday during the day, giving you the opportunity to further develop your printmaking skills.
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Creative Mix
Course Code: SC2004030 Tutor: Ellen Christiansen, Jackie Smith, Nicholas McLeod Course Dates: Monday - Friday, 19th July - 23rd July 2021 Days: 5 Times: 10.00am – 4.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £335 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £335.00The 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.
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Creative Painting for Beginners
Course Code: EC2003004 Tutor: Beñat Olaberria Course Dates: Wednesdays, 14th April - 16th June 2021 Days: 10 Times: 6.15pm - 8.45pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £300 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £300.00This 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 – Online Course
Course Code: OC2003023 Tutor: Rachael Ball Course Dates: Thursdays, 15th April - 17th June 2021 Days: 10 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £275 Location: Online £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: EC2003016 Tutor: Alice Clarke Course Dates: Wednesdays, 14th April - 16th June 2021 Days: 10 Times: 5.30pm - 7.15pm Experience Level: Beginner+ Fee: £255 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £255.00This 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: EC2003116 Tutor: Alice Clarke Course Dates: Wednesdays, 14th April - 16th June 2021 Days: 10 Times: 7.45pm – 9.30pm Experience Level: Beginner+ Fee: £255 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £255.00This 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: SAT2003037 Tutor: Natasha Lien Course Dates: Saturdays, 17th April - 19th June 2021 Days: 10 Times: 10.45am - 1.15pm Experience Level: Beginner+ Fee: £300 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £300.00This 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 Your Style – Painting Techniques
Course Code: EC2003029 Tutor: Eigil Nordstrøm Course Dates: Tuesdays, 13th April - 15th June 2021 Days: 10 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: Intermediate Fee: £310 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £310.00This 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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Digital Illustration
Course Code: EC2003094 Tutor: Laura Nasir-Tamara Course Dates: Mondays, 12th April - 10th May 2021 Days: 5 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £155 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £155.00The aim of this course is to give students a solid overview of the many possibilities Photoshop offers in terms of digital drawing. Each class will be exploring a different type of illustration, including portraiture, character design and environment design, using references and learning how to move away from them to develop every participant’s own visual language. As well as thinking about principles of illustration and drawing that can apply to all media, the aim of this course is to acquire a comprehensive set of digital skills through a series of creative exercises and briefs.
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Digital Photography for Beginners
Course Code: EC2003098 Tutor: Katerina Iacovides Course Dates: Tuesdays, 13th April - 11th May 2021 Days: 5 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £155 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £155.00This 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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Drawing and Painting for Beginners
Course Code: SC2004031 Tutor: Beñat Olaberria Course Dates: Monday - Friday, 26th July - 30th July 2021 Days: 5 Times: 10.15am - 4.15pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £335 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £335.00This 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.
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Drawing and Painting for Beginners
Course Code: SC2004131 Tutor: Lucy Smallbone Course Dates: Monday - Friday, 9th August - 13th August 2021 Days: 5 Times: 10.15am - 4.15pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £335 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £335.00This 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 All
Course Code: WC2003001 Tutor: Gail Seres-Woolfson Course Dates: Saturday & Sunday, 1st & 2nd May 2021 Days: 2 Times: 10.00am – 4.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £170 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £170.00A wonderful opportunity for people with all levels of experience to explore and enhance their drawing and life drawing skills. Over this packed weekend, students work through a variety of themes to learn fundamental drawing skills, including measurement, drawing the figure, and tonal drawing. As well as developing observational drawing skills, students are encouraged to be creative and expressive and to try out new approaches such as exploring different drawing materials, and experimenting with line and contrast. This is an intensive, informative, and fun weekend course, which teaches essential drawing skills whilst encouraging a creative approach.
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Drawing for All
Course Code: SC2004009 Tutor: Ellen Christiansen Course Dates: Monday - Friday, 23rd August - 27th August 2021 Days: 5 Times: 10.15am - 4.15pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £335 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £335.00A 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.
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Drawing for Beginners
Course Code: EC2003N014 Tutor: Nevine Fathy Course Dates: Wednesdays, 14th April - 16th June 2021 Days: 10 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £300 Location: Art Academy London - Newington, 155 Walworth Road SE17 1RS From: £300.00This 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: EC2003014 Tutor: Zoe Toolan Course Dates: Mondays, 12th April - 21st June 2021, NO TEACHING ON 31st May Days: 10 Times: 5.30pm - 7.15pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £255 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £255.00This 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: EC2003114 Tutor: Zoe Toolan Course Dates: Mondays, 12th April - 21st June 2021, NO TEACHING ON 31st May Days: 10 Times: 7.45pm – 9.30pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £255 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £255.00This 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: EC2003214 Tutor: Annabel MacIver Course Dates: Tuesdays, 13th April - 15th June 2021 Days: 10 Times: 6.15pm - 8.45pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £300 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £300.00This 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: EC2003414 Tutor: Beñat Olaberria Course Dates: Thursdays, 15th April - 17th June 2021 Days: 10 Times: 5.30pm - 7.15pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £255 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £255.00This 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: EC2003514 Tutor: Beñat Olaberria Course Dates: Thursdays, 15th April - 17th June 2021 Days: 10 Times: 7.45pm – 9.30pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £255 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £255.00This 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: EC2003614 Tutor: Nevine Fathy Course Dates: Fridays, 16th April - 18th June 2021 Days: 10 Times: 6.15pm - 8.45pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £275 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £275.00This 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: SAT2003014 Tutor: Alice Clarke Course Dates: Saturdays, 17th April - 19th June 2021 Days: 10 Times: 10.30am – 1.00pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £300 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £300.00This 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 on Location
Course Code: SAT2003040 Tutor: Natasha Lien Course Dates: Saturdays, 17th April - 15th May 2021 Days: 5 Times: 2.30pm - 5pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £165 Location: Various locations From: £165.00This 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 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. -
Drawing Views of London
Course Code: SC2004004 Tutor: Natasha Lien Course Dates: Monday - Friday, 19th July - 23rd July 2021 Days: 5 Times: 10.00am – 4.00pm Experience Level: Beginner+ Fee: £335 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £335.00A 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.
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Dynamic Figure Sculpture
Course Code: SC2004038 Tutor: Jessica Wetherly Course Dates: Monday - Friday, 2nd August - 6th August 2021 Days: 5 Times: 10.00am – 4.00pm Experience Level: Beginner+ Fee: £335 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £335.00This course focuses on teaching students to use the human form to express emotion, energy and character through working on a series of sculptures. Students will focus on understanding how to use different forms and compositions to express the character of the pose and to understand subtlety in the choice in forms, textures and materials. This course offers students an opportunity to work with different materials, to try something a bit different and loosen up your sculptural techniques. It is suitable for beginners to advanced students. Our experienced tutor will show beginners a step-by-step approach to figure modelling, and will work with more advanced students to push their work forward in their own way. Working with small dynamic standing poses in Super Sculpey as well as two seated poses in clay. -
Etching Workshop
Course Code: SC2004PR03 Tutor: Frederic Morris Course Dates: Monday - Thursday, 16th August - 19th August 2021 Days: 4 Times: 10.15am - 4.15pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £270 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £270.00This course is designed to give a broad yet intensive introduction to etching in all its shades of grey. You will develop a composition through line, texture and tone by etching a zinc plate in a mordant of saline sulphate. This 5 day workshop concentrates on hard-ground (fine line) and soft ground combined with aquatint (tone) in its various forms. The course is flexible in its composition allowing attendees to work at their own speed within the medium. Students may also work on their own individual etching projects.
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Etching: Hard Ground and Soft Ground
Course Code: EC2003PR03 Tutor: Frederic Morris Course Dates: Thursdays, 15th April - 13th May 2021 Days: 5 Times: 6.15pm - 9.15pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £180 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £180.00Etching 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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FD (Contemporary Portraiture) Deposit
£400.00FD (Contemporary Portraiture)
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Figure and Portrait Sculpture
Course Code: EC2003005 Tutor: Anthony Waters, Jessica Wetherly Course Dates: Thursdays, 15th April - 17th June 2021 Days: 10 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £310 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £310.00If 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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Fine Art Foundation Deposit
£200.00Fine Art Foundation
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Friday Mix
Course Code: EC2003315 Tutor: Gail Seres-Woolfson, Jackie Smith, Jessica Wetherly Course Dates: Fridays, 16th April - 18th June 2021 Days: 10 Times: 6.15pm - 8.45pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £285 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £285.00This 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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Fundamentals of Drawing – Online Course
Course Code: OC2003014 Tutor: Zoe Toolan Course Dates: Thursdays, 22nd April - 20th May 2021 Days: 5 Times: 6.15pm - 8.15pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £145 Location: Online £145.00This five-week ONLINE drawing course is ideal for beginners as well as those wanting to improve their knowledge and confidence from the ground up. Your experienced tutor will guide you through various exercises introducing you to key drawing issues, including line, value, form and composition. By the end of the course you will have gained a practical understanding of drawing fundamentals, built up a sketchbook bursting with notes, observational studies and reference sketches, and have at least one fully composed piece.
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Fundamentals of Oil Painting – Online Course
Course Code: OC2003037 Tutor: Lucy Smallbone Course Dates: Tuesdays, 20th April - 18th May 2021 Days: 5 Times: 6.00pm - 8.00pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £145 Location: Online £145.00This five-week ONLINE course is 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. The course will take you through tone, colour, portraiture and landscape. Tailored to online learning the course will have instructional videos and online material each week to complement the set zoom based class.
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Fundamentals of Painting – Online Course
Course Code: OC2003013 Tutor: Annabel MacIver Course Dates: Mondays, 19th April - 17th May 2021 Days: 5 Times: 6.00pm - 8.00pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £145 Location: Online £145.00This five-week taught ONLINE course is 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 as well as to give you confidence in putting brush to canvas, mixing colour, translating from 3D to 2D or using 2D images to portray your interpretation of that image in a confident and expressive way.
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Fundamentals of Portrait Painting – Online Course
Course Code: OC2003018 Tutor: Kate Dunn Course Dates: Wednesdays, 21st April - 19th May 2021 Days: 5 Times: 6.15pm - 8.15pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £145 Location: Online £145.00‘This is a well structured course giving the students opportunity to work from the model and learn a method based approach to portrait painting. The emphasis will be on learning to see form and colour accurately through the medium of oil paint. Students will develop a series of artworks, from studies and sketches to more detailed works
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Hand Built Ceramics
Course Code: EC2003047 Tutor: Adele Williams Course Dates: Mondays, 12th April - 21st June 2021, NO TEACHING ON 31st May Days: 10 Times: 6.15pm - 8.45pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £310 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £310.00This exciting course will introduce you to the methods and creative potential of ceramics surface decoration.
Using your own handmade clay tiles and mosaics you will be able to develop your own visual language alongside important skills. You will be taught mark making techniques to apply colours and patterns to the surface of your work while also being encouraged to experiment and develop your creative ideas.
As we work through the course you will begin to understand the materials you are using and put a stronger emphasis on experimentation. As a result you will be able to achieve beautiful and unique effects on your ceramic pieces!
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Hand Built Ceramics
Course Code: EC2003147 Tutor: Adele Williams Course Dates: Thursdays, 15th April - 17th June 2021 Days: 10 Times: 6.45pm - 9.15pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £310 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £310.00A 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: EC2003036 Tutor: Natasha Lien Course Dates: Thursdays, 15th April - 17th June 2021 Days: 10 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: Intermediate Fee: £300 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £300.00This 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: EC2003138 Tutor: Carl Randall Course Dates: Wednesdays, 14th April - 16th June 2021 Days: 10 Times: 6.45pm - 9.15pm Experience Level: Intermediate Fee: £300 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £300.00This 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 Japanese Woodcut
Course Code: SUN2003PR83 Tutor: Carol Wilhide Justin Course Dates: Sundays, 6th & 13th June 2021 Days: 2 Times: 10.15am - 4.15pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £175 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £175.00Japanese Woodcut or Mokuhanga is a relief process that is completely non-toxic in that it uses watercolour pigments and nori (rice starch) instead of oil-based ink. The prints are handprinted using a baren, no presses are necessary making this a process that can be done at home. The workshop explores the history of the traditional Japanese prints as exemplified by Hokusai and Hiroshige and follows the teaching that the tutor Carol Wilhide Justin herself received from Japanese sensei on her residency in Japan.
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Introduction to Oil Painting
Course Code: EC2003037 Tutor: Nicholas McLeod Course Dates: Mondays, 12th April - 21st June 2021, NO TEACHING ON 31st May Days: 10 Times: 5.45pm – 7.30pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £255 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £255.00A 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: EC2003137 Tutor: Nicholas McLeod Course Dates: Mondays, 12th April - 21st June 2021, NO TEACHING ON 31st May Days: 10 Times: 7.45pm – 9.30pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £255 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £255.00A 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: SC2004037 Tutor: Nicholas McLeod Course Dates: Monday - Friday, 2nd August - 6th August 2021 Days: 5 Times: 10.15am - 4.15pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £335 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £335.00A well-structured and systematic course for those who have never painted before or want to start from the beginning. Students learn to see colour, shape and tone and relate all these elements together through composition. This course aims to foster self-confidence and enjoyment of painting in a stimulating community environment. There will be work from both still-life and life models. Students will learn how to handle oil paint and understand different ways of approaching painting. Throughout the course students will learn from works of many artists to improve their development. There is plenty of guidance from the tutor and the course is fun and relaxing.
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Introduction to Oil Painting
Course Code: WC2003037 Tutor: Neil Morley Course Dates: Saturday & Sunday, 5th & 6th June 2021 Days: 2 Times: 10.00am – 4.00pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £170 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £170.00This is a well-structured and systematic course for those who have never painted before or would like to reassess their approach to painting. Students learn to see colour, shape and tone, and to relate 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 working from a life model, from still life as well as exploring a more creative approach to painting helping you establish your own style and identity. This course is a fun and relaxing experience that offers a high level of tutor contact time.
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Introduction to Oil Painting
Course Code: EC2003N037 Tutor: Lucy Smallbone Course Dates: Tuesdays, 13th April - 15th June 2021 Days: 10 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £300 Location: Art Academy London - Newington, 155 Walworth Road SE17 1RS From: £300.00A 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: EC2003237 Tutor: Lucy Smallbone Course Dates: Wednesdays, 14th April - 16th June 2021 Days: 10 Times: 6.15pm - 8.45pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £300 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £300.00A 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: SUN2003037 Tutor: Lucy Smallbone Course Dates: Sundays, 18th April - 20th June 2021 Days: 10 Times: 10.30am – 1.00pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £300 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £300.00A 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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NIcholas McLeodIntroduction to Oil Painting – Online Course
Course Code: OC2003SC037 Tutor: Nicholas McLeod Course Dates: Tuesday - Friday, 6th April - 9th April 2021 Days: 4 Times: 10.30am - 4.30pm (1pm - 2pm Lunch break) Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £225 Location: Online £225.00This four-day ONLINE course is a wonderful opportunity to join an intensive course that will introduce you to oil painting. It is well 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. You will gain confidence in working with oil paints through series of exercises concentrating on tone and colour in Still Life as well as Life Painting.
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Introduction to Pewter Casting
Course Code: WC2003032 Tutor: Robert Worley MRBS Course Dates: Saturday & Sunday, 15th & 16th May 2021 Days: 2 Times: 10.00am – 4.00pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £165 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £165.00This practical course is suitable for beginners and experienced artists who want to experiment with metal cast sculpture. Pewter is a metal that can be cast and finished in your own studio, with relatively basic equipment, and without the need of a foundry. Pewter is a silver coloured tin metal alloy which melts at low temperatures. During the course you will model a sculpture in wax, learn how to cast in pewter using plaster waste moulds and the ‘lost wax’ casting technique. Bring your own ideas or come with an open mind and be inspired to work with new materials and sculpture techniques. This is a practical workshop based course with one to one and group guidance from the tutor.
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Introduction to Photoshop Techniques
Course Code: EC2003096 Tutor: Katerina Iacovides Course Dates: Wednesdays, 14th April - 12th May 2021 Days: 5 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £155 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £155.00This 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 Portrait Sculpture
Course Code: WC2003004 Tutor: Anthony Waters Course Dates: Saturday & Sunday, 17th & 18th April 2021 Days: 2 Times: 10.00am – 4.00pm Experience Level: Beginner+ Fee: £195 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £195.00Portrait sculpture is an immensely absorbing and enjoyable discovery with every new sitter. This course aims to introduce you to the process; to observe and translate your observation into a clay portrait sculpture from a life model. Whether setting out a portrait head from a structural point of view with a clear path of constructive method and/or searching for a more expressive manner of approach, you will benefit from exploring with a professional sculptor to help build upon your own sculptural experience.
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Introduction to Sculpture
Course Code: WC2003003 Tutor: Jessica Wetherly Course Dates: Saturday & Sunday, 15th & 16th May 2021 Days: 2 Times: 10.15am - 4.15pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £170 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £170.00This 2-day course is an exciting introduction for beginners, as well as for those with some previous experience, to gain or develop basic sculpture skills. Working mainly in clay and plaster and some other mixed media, you will learn a range of techniques with the opportunity to explore your own creative project. The combination of clay and plaster opens up creative possibilities and offers a fun weekend at your own pace. You will spend the first day creating a small clay figure sculpture from a life model. On the second day you will develop creative sculpture using plaster and mixed media no need to worry if you have nothing in mind until you arrive for the course.
This is a great opportunity to discover, or return to, making 3-dimensional work and develop an individual approach. There will be the option to leave your finished sculpture for hollowing and firing for an additional fee.
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Introduction to Sculpture
Course Code: EC2003003 Tutor: Farnoush Aminimoghadam, Marian Rowling Course Dates: Wednesdays, 14th April - 16th June 2021 Days: 10 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £300 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £300.00An 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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Kiln Formed Glass
Course Code: SC2004007 Tutor: Maria Zulueta Course Dates: Monday - Friday, 26th July - 30th July 2021 Days: 5 Times: 10.00am – 4.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £335 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £335.00A comprehensive introduction to the various techniques of kiln formed glass as well as a brief study of the history of glass-making. This is an all round opportunity to experiment with ideas and technical glass making skills from a sculptural perspective that progresses to completing an independent project.
The course covers model and mould making using a variety of mould making materials, approaches kiln formed glass techniques and starting points such as open casting, fusing and slumping. You will be taught how to cut, clean and arrange glass in preparation for fusing and slumping into a basic bowl shape. A short project will be set to encourage you to adopt an experimental approach using mould making refractory open cast processes. You will be shown how to use coloured glass to create a 3D sculptural glass form of your own design. You will be taught through demonstration, group and individual instruction and learn from hands on experience. Through looking at both contemporary and historical works you will discover the potential of the medium of glass. -
Maria ZuluetaKiln Formed Glass
Course Code: EC2003007 Tutor: Maria Zulueta Course Dates: Tuesdays, 13th April - 15th June 2021 Days: 10 Times: 6.00pm – 8.30pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £310 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £310.00An 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: SC2004001 Tutor: Zoe Toolan Course Dates: Monday - Friday, 16th August - 20th August 2021 Days: 5 Times: 10.15am - 4.15pm Experience Level: Beginner+ Fee: £335 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £335.00Understanding 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 day 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.
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Life Drawing
Course Code: EC2003009 Tutor: Zoe Toolan Course Dates: Tuesdays, 13th April - 15th June 2021 Days: 10 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £315 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £315.00Understanding 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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Life-Size Torso Sculpture Masterclass
Course Code: SC2004052 Tutor: Laura Postle Course Dates: Monday - Friday, 19th July - 30th July 2021 Days: 10 Times: 10.00am – 4.00pm Experience Level: Intermediate/Advanced Fee: £750 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £750.00This 2-weeks long masterclass provides a rare opportunity to work on a life size torso; a course that will enable development of the skills required to produce large scale figure work. Whilst learning to make creative choices associated with cropped figures and creating focus in their pieces, students will have space to experiment with surface texture, modelling flesh and bone. The course will have a strong approach to figure work, with teaching in anatomy and structure whilst allowing room for personal choices, style and artistic impression. Students will develop technical skills of measurement, plumbing, anatomy and clay application, to capture a true likeness, whilst being encouraged to view their sculpture as a work of art rather than a direct copy of a physical form in front of them. Working on such a large scaled piece will enable students to hone their creative and personal skills, to develop an understanding of their own sculptural style and capture individual expression. This course is ideal for those who are at at least intermediate sculpture level.
Students will be offered an opportunity to mould and cast a fragment of their sculpture during the weekend 31st July – 1st August for an additional fee.
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Lino Etching with Steve Edwards
Course Code: WC2003PR71 Tutor: Steve Edwards Course Dates: Saturday & Sunday, 22nd May - 23rd May 2021 Days: 2 Times: 10.00am – 4.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £175 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £175.00This course is ideal for attendees keen to further develop their relief printmaking skills. It teaches a more gestural approach to lino, combining the classical skill of carving a lino block with a contemporary approach to etching its surface with caustic soda. Bringing together painterly textures and graphic forms in a colourful multi-block print. The weekend course is a unique opportunity for a maximum of eight attendees, guided by one to one tutoring from Steve Edwards, a renowned British Printmaker. We advise that you book early to avoid disappointment.
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Kathryn DesforgesMokulito Wood Lithography with Kate Desforges
Course Code: WC2003PR88 Tutor: Kate Desforges Course Dates: Saturday & Sunday, 24th & 25th April 2021 Days: 2 Times: 10.00am – 4.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £195 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £195.00Plywood lithography takes the basic principles of lithography and applies them to a prepared plywood surface. Traditional lithographic drawing materials are used to draw and paint onto the plywood surface. The drawing is then processed using gum arabic, and the block is inked up and printed using the etching press. Because of the coarser nature of wood in comparison to stone or metal plate, fine detail cannot always be retained, so this process would suit those who have a more experimental approach to image-making, embracing and working with the natural properties of the wood.
This course will explore the creative possibilities of this unique printmaking process. The grain of the wood will often show up in the background of prints, and becomes stronger with each subsequent print – ‘filling in’ until white becomes black and the block is no longer useable.Kate will guide you through this fascinating technique with a hands-on, experimental approach, providing examples, instruction and advice throughout. The aim of the course is to gain a good understanding of the process and to create a small run of prints from your own plywood block, and to give you the confidence to carry on using the technique in your own practice. This course would suit those with a little previous experience of lithography, relief printing or intaglio, however this is not essential and beginners are also welcome. -
Monday Mix
Course Code: EC2003015 Tutor: Farnoush Amini, Nevine Fathy, Steve Edwards Course Dates: Mondays, 12th April - 21st June 2021, NO TEACHING ON 31st May Days: 10 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £310 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £310.00This 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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One Day Taster: Ceramics – 5th June
Course Code: TAS2003T14 Tutor: Adele Williams Course Dates: Saturday, 5th June 2021 Days: 1 Times: 10.30am – 4.30pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £105 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £105.00This is a fun, day-long taster course in hand built ceramics for those who may be considering a longer evening or Saturday course and would like to try it out first. Throughout the day the tutor will lead the class in practical demonstrations to help you to learn the various processes involved in working with clay by using classic hand built ceramic techniques such as pinching and coiling as well as basic finishing techniques. We aim to foster self-certainty and enjoyment of the media within this workshop and offer a relaxed yet stimulating environment. Please note that at the end of the day there will be the possibility to choose to have your work kiln fired.
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One Day Taster: Drawing – 18th April
Course Code: TAS2003T02 Tutor: Beñat Olaberria Course Dates: Sunday, 18th April 2021 Days: 1 Times: 10.00am – 4.00pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £105 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £105.00This 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. -
One Day Taster: Oil Painting – 29th May
Course Code: TAS2003T11 Tutor: Gail Seres-Woolfson Course Dates: Saturday, 29th May 2021 Days: 1 Times: 10.30am – 4.30pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £105 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £105.00This is a fun day-long taster course in oil painting 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 hands-on, practical demonstrations to show you how to mix colour and see shape and tone, and how these elements relate to form a composition. We aim to foster self-certainty and an enjoyment of painting in a relaxed yet stimulating environment.
You will make at least two paintings in the day, the morning will be spent focusing on how to handle oil paint whilst working from a still-life set up using natural and organic forms. During the afternoon students will be taken through detailed colour theory whilst painting a bright colourful still life, they will learn how colour and pigment strengths affect oil paint and how to use it to create a vibrant expressive painting. Throughout the day you will be encouraged to play and enjoy the application of paint whist also understanding techniques of working from observation.
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One Day Taster: Sculpture – 2nd May
Course Code: TAS2003T13 Tutor: Jessica Wetherly Course Dates: Sunday, 2nd May 2021 Days: 1 Times: 10.15am - 4.15pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £105 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £105.00This is a fun, day-long taster course in sculpting with clay and plaster for those who may be considering a longer evening or daytime course and want to try it out first.
Spend the morning with the joy of clay to create a small figure sculpture from a life model. In the afternoon mix plaster and other media to make your own creative sculpture. No need to worry if you have nothing in mind.
This is a great opportunity to combine these two basic sculpture skills and techniques. There will be the option to leave your clay sculpture for hollowing and firing for an additional fee and you are welcome to take home your plaster piece.Throughout the day the tutor will lead the class in practical demonstrations to help you get a feel for the medium and the way it can be manipulated into shape and form. We aim to foster self-certainty and an enjoyment of sculpting in a relaxed yet stimulating environment.
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One Day Taster: Watercolour – 27th March – ONLINE
Course Code: OC2002T05 Tutor: Kim Whitby Course Dates: Saturday, 27th March 2021 Days: 1 Times: 10.30am – 4.30pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £90 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £90.00This is a fun day-long taster course in watercolour painting 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 numerous short demonstrations , followed by sort practical painting sessions to introduce you to the common techniques used in watercolour painting. The tutor will demonstrate how to mix colour with an emphasis on working tonally, and the importance of planning the sequences needed for a work on paper.You will make many ‘sketchbook style’ explorations in the morning (although these may be done on sheets of paper), learn about paper varieties, paint types and some additional materials, whilst practically manipulating watercolour paint.During a part of the afternoon students will have the opportunity to apply their learning and paint from a selection of still life items*. Tutor feedback and support will be constant during this longer afternoon painting session. A short review of learning will complete the day. Throughout the day you will be encouraged to play and enjoy the application of paint whist also developing an understanding of ways of working from observation.*This course is remotely taught. A list of essential materials and still life items will be provided. Please plan ahead to gain the most from your day. The course price was adjusted to exclude price of the materials which are usually provided by the Academy. -
Online Tutorial
Course Dates: Various dates Times: 30 minutes slots, 60 minutes slots Fee: £30, £60 £30.00 – £60.00You can book a tutorial with one of the Art Academy’s tutors even if you are unsure which tutor is the best suited for you. We will discuss your interests with you and make a recommendation for the best suited tutor.
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Online Tutorials with Annabel MacIver
Tutor: Annabel MacIver Course Dates: Various dates Times: 30 minutes slots, 60 minutes slots Fee: £30, £60 Subject: Drawing £30.00 – £60.00Annabel teaches drawing for those who are beginning their journey in art or picking it up after a long break, and is also an experienced life drawing tutor. She focuses on building confidence in mark making and helping students to develop their drawing skills and style using a range of tools. Annabel works across media including print, mainly collagraph and etching.
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Online Tutorials with Beñat Olaberria
Tutor: Beñat Olaberria Course Dates: Various dates Times: 30 minutes slots, 60 minutes slots Fee: £30, £60 Subject: Painting and Drawing £30.00 – £60.00Beñat is an abstract artist who focuses his teaching in helping his students understand the basic principles of drawing and painting while he helps them find their own interests and visual language by encouraging creativity and experimentation in their mark-making and use of media.
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Online Tutorials with Carl Randall
Tutor: Carl Randall Course Dates: Various dates Times: 30 minutes slots, 60 minutes slots Fee: £30, £60 Subject: Painting and Drawing £30.00 – £60.00Carl is a figurative painter, who is interested in helping students grasp the fundamentals of painting and drawing. Lessons in shape, tone and colour are designed to simplify the process of rendering the visual world, with the aim of helping students gain confidence in their own painting and drawing skills. Exercises based on still-life or portraiture are often used, taught in logical and manageable steps. He also enjoys teaching composition, and assisting students with their own personal, self-directed projects.
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Online Tutorials with Eigil Nordstrøm
Tutor: Eigil Nordstrøm Course Dates: Various dates Times: 30 minutes slots, 60 minutes slots Fee: £30, £60 Subject: Painting, Drawing, Artistic Practice £30.00 – £60.00Eigil’s practice as an artist is centered around painting, but also involves drawing, photography. He is a very versatile and enthusiastic teacher, covering all levels of drawing, painting and artistic practice. This includes students looking for their first basic introduction, through intermediate students wanting to push their technical skills and discover their own style of painting, to degree level students developing critical context, lateral thinking and professional development. He also specialises in perspective drawing, landscape and interior painting.
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Online Tutorials with Gail Seres-Woolfson
Tutor: Gail Seres-Woolfson Course Dates: Various dates Times: 30 minutes slots, 60 minutes slots Fee: £30, £60 Subject: Painting, Drawing, Collage and Abstraction £30.00 – £60.00Gail teaches a variety of painting and drawing classes, supporting and encouraging students to develop their skills and style. She is a warm and personable tutor, equally popular with beginners and more advanced students. Gail’s own work focuses on the urban landscape, abstraction and mixed media painting and collage, and as well as these areas she offers tuition for drawing and painting (acrylics and oils) across the fundamentals including tone, colour, measurement, portraiture, perspective and working from photographs. Gail is also delighted to work with students to pursue their own artistic projects.
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Online Tutorials with Jackie Smith
Tutor: Jackie Smith Course Dates: Various dates Times: 30 minutes slots, 60 minutes slots Fee: £30, £60 Subject: Painting and Printmaking £30.00 – £60.00Jackie specialises in supporting beginner students with ways into figurative and landscape painting, and printmaking. Focusing on exploring composition, tone and colour using acrylic paint, she can help to direct students to develop their own practice with exercises and ideas to work on their own. Jackie also works in relief and intaglio printmaking and can help print students who have some experience and some basic printmaking tools at home to develop their ideas and skills.
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Online Tutorials with Jessica Wetherly
Tutor: Jessica Wetherly Course Dates: Various dates Times: 30 minutes slots, 60 minutes slots Fee: £30, £60 Subject: Sculpture and Installation £30.00 – £60.00Jessica excels at finding practical solutions to manifest ideas into reality and is interested in helping you discover meaning to your making within a wider contemporary and historical context. A training in figurative and portrait sculpture forms the foundation to Jessica’s practice with traditional techniques of modelling, moulding and casting. She is able to help students work with composition, anatomy, form and the architecture of space, applying core principals of observation to a variety of mediums. Jessica provides step by step methods to provide access for beginners whilst improving and directing intimidate and advanced students. Jessica teaches an array of drawing, sculpture, installation and critical practice.
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Online Tutorials with Kate Dunn
Tutor: Kate Dunn Course Dates: Various dates Times: 30 minutes slots, 60 minutes slots Fee: £30, £60 Subject: Drawing and Painting £30.00 – £60.00Having studied in both a classical and contemporary setting, Kate has a breadth of knowledge spanning drawing and painting. Her teaching style takes its roots in ‘the methods of the masters’; considering how classical techniques can be applied to classes at any stage. Encouraging a questioning of the choices we make when creating an artwork, she urges students to recognise their habits, tastes and ticks, (even beginners have them!), furthering a deeper understanding of why and what we are attracted to.
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Online Tutorials with Lucy Smallbone
Tutor: Lucy Smallbone Course Dates: Various dates Times: 30 minutes slots, 60 minutes slots Fee: £30, £60 Subject: Painting with Oils, Acrylics and Watercolour £30.00 – £60.00Lucy is a colourful semi abstract landscape painter that specilises in oil paint, acrylic and watercolour. Students will learn a more expressive style of painting with a focus on finding their style and mark that suits them. Students will be taken through the basics of colour mixing, tone and paint styles which will help them to gain confidence and knowledge to push their painting practice forward.
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Online Tutorials with Lynne Abrahamson
Tutor: Lynne Abrahamson Course Dates: Various dates Times: 30 minutes slots, 60 minutes slots Fee: £30, £60 Subject: Sculpture and Textiles £30.00 – £60.00Lynne teaches Sculpture and Textiles and in her classes, she introduces students to a whole range of materials and artists in order to inspire and enable them to push their ideas and their practice in unexpected ways. Lynne has over 10 years experience working 1:1 and is skilled at listening in order to find out where a student is at and helping him/her to reach the next stage on their artistic journey. Lynne is passionate about materials and techniques and experiments with a whole range in her own practice, from thread and embroidery to latex, wire, fabric and cotton wool, to create 2-D and 3-D forms!
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Online Tutorials with Natasha Lien
Tutor: Natasha Lien Course Dates: Various dates Times: 30 minutes slots, 60 minutes slots Fee: £30, £60 Subject: Drawing and Painting in Watercolour, Acrylic and Oil £30.00 – £60.00Natasha is a figurative artist who has many years of experience in teaching all levels of students from beginners to advanced. she caters to each individual students needs and encourages students to develop fundamental two dimensional skills such as tone, structure, measurement, composition and colour mixing whilst looking at art history and getting inspiration from the great masters.Online lessons will include copying paintings and photos as well as working from observation, covering all subject matters, still life, portraiture and landscapes. Natasha also encourages students to develop personal projects. -
Online Tutorials with Nevine Fathy
Tutor: Nevine Fathy Course Dates: Various dates Times: 30 minutes slots, 60 minutes slots Fee: £30, £60 Subject: Drawing and Painting £30.00 – £60.00Nevine is a figurative artist, who focuses on teaching the fundamentals of representational drawing and painting. Students are guided through exercises to gain confidence in their skills while exploring their own unique artistic voice. Regardless of their level of experience, Nevine is enthusiastic about guiding students of all levels through their creative journey and will be giving suggestions and recommendations for their art practice beyond the class.
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Online Tutorials with Nicholas McLeod
Tutor: Nicholas McLeod Course Dates: Various dates Times: 30 minutes slots, 60 minutes slots Fee: £30, £60 Subject: Painting: Oil and Acrylic £30.00 – £60.00Nicholas specialises in painting with an emphasis on understanding the basic principles that underpin the medium: by helping students to understand colour mixing, paint application and tone, each student can start to develop a strong foundation on which to base their own practice. Nicholas is also interested in contextualising contemporary practice within a wider art historical field and enjoys helping others to navigate this in regards to their own painting.
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Online Tutorials with Rachael Ball
Tutor: Rachael Ball Course Dates: Various dates Times: 30 minutes slots, 60 minutes slots Fee: £30, £60 Subject: Drawing, Painting, Writing and Illustration £30.00 – £60.00Rachael is passionate about visual storytelling and creating children’s picture books as a means of self-expression; for creating wonder or just for pure pleasure. At the start of your tutorial, she will identify your strengths and needs so that she can give you the best feedback to support you. Whether that’s refining your current children’s book or creating a story and characters from scratch. If you require further sessions she will create a step by step program to enable you to create a successful children’s book. During the program you will look at various authors and illustrators approaches to visual storytelling whilst developing your own ideas and style. Rachael recognises the importance of our emotions in our learning and sees building confidence and finding our own visual vocabulary as key to finding our own unique style.
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Online Tutorials with Zoe Toolan
Tutor: Zoe Toolan Course Dates: Various dates Times: 30 minutes slots, 60 minutes slots Fee: £30, £60 Subject: Drawing, Live Art, Multidisciplinary £30.00 – £60.00Zoe regards teaching as an art in its own right and sees it as a vital part of her own practice. She’s an experienced and energetic tutor who passionately believes that drawing is the key to understanding yourself, other people and the world around you, as well as being the gateway to all other artistic disciplines. Through an individually tailored mix of discussion, practical application, art history and contemporary context, Zoe will work with you to build a supportive framework to identify and further your artistic goals.
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Open Life – Saturday
Course Code: SAT2003001 Tutor: Eigil Nordstrøm, Various tutors Course Dates: Saturdays, 17th April - 19th June 2021 Days: 10 Times: 10.30am – 1.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £300 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £300.00The “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 £30 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: SUN2003001 Tutor: Gail Seres-Woolfson, Various tutors Course Dates: Sundays, 18th April - 20th June 2021 Days: 10 Times: 10.30am – 1.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £300 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £300.00The “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 £30 per session. Please note only card payment is available (Visa or Mastercard
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Outdoor Painting
Course Code: SC2004024 Tutor: Eigil Nordstrøm Course Dates: Monday - Friday, 9th August - 13th August 2021 Days: 5 Times: 10.00am – 4.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £335 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £335.00This is a fun course that offers the fantastic opportunity to paint in and around London’s urban landscape. The Art Academy is just a short stroll from the Thames, conveniently situated in the historic Southwark London Bridge area which will feature as the main focus of this course. Working with quick sketches in oil or acrylic, students will practice how to efficiently and accurately capture tone and colour in the outdoors. Creating loose and vigorous paintings, we will look at how to capture a sense of light and atmosphere at different times of day. Looking at the works of other artists we will discuss different ways of composing a painting in an urban setting. Basic painting techniques such as tone, colour and texture will be addressed, as well as creative expression in the application of paint. Painting outside of the studio is always an exciting experience and students of all levels are sure to enjoy painting outdoors. -
Painting – Developing Your Style
Course Code: SAT2003019 Tutor: Eigil Nordstrøm Course Dates: Saturdays, 17th April - 19th June 2021 Days: 10 Times: 2.00pm – 4.30pm Experience Level: Intermediate Fee: £310 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £310.00This 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: SUN2003031 Tutor: Jackie Smith Course Dates: Sundays, 18th April - 20th June 2021 Days: 10 Times: 10.30am – 1.00pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £310 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £310.00A 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: EC2003N013 Tutor: Jackie Smith Course Dates: Thursdays, 15th April - 17th June 2021 Days: 10 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £300 Location: Art Academy London - Newington, 155 Walworth Road SE17 1RS From: £300.00This 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: EC2003013 Tutor: Gail Seres-Woolfson Course Dates: Mondays, 12th April - 21st June 2021, NO TEACHING ON 31st May Days: 10 Times: 6.00pm – 8.30pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £300 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £300.00This 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: EC2003113 Tutor: Kate Dunn Course Dates: Tuesdays, 13th April - 15th June 2021 Days: 10 Times: 5.30pm - 7.15pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £255 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £255.00This 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: EC2003213 Tutor: Kate Dunn Course Dates: Tuesdays, 13th April - 15th June 2021 Days: 10 Times: 7.45pm – 9.30pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £255 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £255.00This 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: SAT2003013 Tutor: Nicholas McLeod Course Dates: Saturdays, 17th April - 19th June 2021 Days: 10 Times: 2.00pm – 4.30pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £300 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £300.00This 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 the Figure in Space
Course Code: SC2004033 Tutor: Carl Randall Course Dates: Monday - Friday, 2nd August - 6th August 2021 Days: 5 Times: 10.15am - 4.15pm Experience Level: Beginner+ Fee: £335 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £335.00This course is a packed week covering a range of ways to paint the human figure in different types of spaces, and is a good introductory course or works as a refresher for those with painting experience. We start by painting the life model in the studio space, focusing on perspective and placing the figure in the room. The next day we look at a technique used by contemporary painters and the old masters, of working from miniature models as a way of working out interesting compositions. Days 4 and 5 are one project – gathering information collected from outside, and then constructing your own compositions in the studio, incorporating 3 figures into the space as a way of suggesting narrative. Oils and acrylics both welcome. -
Pewter Casting using the “Lost Wax” Technique
Course Code: SC2004032 Tutor: Robert Worley MRBS Course Dates: Monday - Thursday, 16th August - 19th August 2021 Days: 4 Times: 10.00am – 4.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £270 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £270.00This practical course is suitable for beginners and experienced artists who want to experiment with metal cast sculpture. Pewter is a metal that can be cast and finished in your own studio, with relatively basic equipment, and without the need of a foundry. Pewter is a silver coloured tin metal alloy which melts at low temperatures. During the course you will model a sculpture in wax, learn how to cast in pewter using plaster waste moulds and the ‘lost wax’ casting technique.
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Photopolymer and Photoetching
Course Code: SC2004PR97 Tutor: Frederic Morris Course Dates: Monday - Thursday, 9th August - 12th August 2021 Days: 4 Times: 10.00am – 4.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £270 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £270.00During this short course, you will learn to master an innovative printmaking technique which bridges the gaps between photography, drawing and printmaking – exposing hand-drawn and/or digital positives to photosensitive plates. You will develop a series of photopolymer etching plates throughout the week, guided by our experienced tutor. The intaglio prints exhibit rich velvet blacks with a wide and continuous tonal range, sensitive to the original expression of the artist.
The studio is a low-toxic environment with dedicated printmaking facilities for professional hands-on learning; ideal for a study week abroad, to develop a body of work for a portfolio or an opportunity to learn a new creative skill. There is a maximum of ten students per course, materials are included and we advise that you book early to avoid disappointment.
On completion of this course you will be eligible for a free Open Access session (noting that UV equipment cannot be used during Open Access) to continue editioning your work.
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Photopolymer Etching
Course Code: EC2003PR08 Tutor: Frederic Morris Course Dates: Mondays, 26th April - 7th June 2021, NO TEACHING ON 5th May & 31st May 2021 Days: 5 Times: 6.30pm – 9.30pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £180 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £180.00Suitable for students who are new to printmaking and more experienced printmakers alike. During this course you will be introduced to an innovative photographic printmaking technique. You will be exposing hand-drawn and digitally generated positives to photosensitive plates. You will develop a series of photopolymer etching plates, guided by one-to-one tutoring. These specialist intaglio prints are capable of exhibiting rich velvet tones within a wide and continuous range, sensitive to the original expression of the artist.
The studio is a low-toxic environment with dedicated printmaking facilities for professional hands-on learning. There is a maximum of eight students per course, materials are included and we advise that you book early to avoid disappointment.
On completion of this course you will be eligible for a free Open Access session (noting that UV equipment cannot be used during Open Access) to continue editioning your work.
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Plaster Sculpture Workshop
Course Code: WC2003033 Tutor: Anthony Waters Course Dates: Saturdays, 22nd & 29th May 2021 Days: 2 Times: 10.15am - 4.15pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £170 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £170.00This 2-Saturdays course gives students the opportunity to crate a plaster sculpture or to continue on with sculpture projects begun in earlier introductory courses such as the Monday and Sunday Mix classes but it can also be taken as a self-contained workshop.We will be further exploring the possibilities of plaster as a versatile sculptural material – principally through building onto wire structures and also working subtractively by carving and filing from a solid piece.
We will introduce ways to colour and finish the plaster through various means such as paints, varnishes and wax. Students may either develop artworks based on defined ideas/visuals or use the space to experiment with more abstract, intuitive or expressive approaches. In this way it could give those whose main focus has been on 2D work a chance to bring this into the 3D realm.
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Portrait and Figure Painting with James Bland
Course Code: WC2003018 Tutor: James Bland Course Dates: Saturday & Sunday, 24th & 25th April 2021 Days: 2 Times: 10.15am - 4.15pm Experience Level: Intermediate Fee: £195 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £195.00This two-day course covers both portrait and clothed figure painting. Students will concentrate on different aspects of painting the figure. One-to-one tuition will be provided throughout by the experienced tutor and every part of the process will be explained and demonstrated. Different approaches to painting will be discussed, in particular how to abstract the perceived image into shape and colour. Day one focuses on the face, day two on the torso and head.
James Bland is a member of the New English Art Club and 1st prize winner in the 2013 Winsor & Newton Oil Painters Awards. He has work in public collections, including the Borchard Collection of Self-Portraits, and he exhibits regularly in London and elsewhere, most recently in his solo exhibition at the Lilford Gallery, Canterbury. A popular tutor, he regularly teaches portraiture at the Art Academy. He also teaches figure and narrative painting at the New School of Art and Landscape painting at various international venues, including La Borie Grande.
This is an intermediate level course and previous painting experience is required.
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Portrait Painting
Course Code: SC2004118 Tutor: Charlie Schaffer Course Dates: Monday - Friday, 19th July - 23rd July 2021 Days: 5 Times: 10.15am - 4.15pm Experience Level: Beginner+ Fee: £335 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £335.00This is a well structured course with an emphasis on learning to understand the construction of the head and its features and using these skills to better create more intense, expressive portraits. Working with oil paints students will develop a series of artworks, from short expressive painting sketches, to longer more detailed pieces. The students will also be encouraged to work intuitively and expressively in tandem with an emphasis on accuracy of observation. The class has the benefit of 1:8 model to student ratio, as well as tuition from a talented professional artist, Charlie Schaffer. Students will receive one-to-one guidance throughout the course, and Charlie will be on hand to give regular feedback and constructive advice. He will also be demonstrating and painting alongside the students.
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Portrait Painting
Course Code: EC2003N018 Tutor: Andrew Hitchcock Course Dates: Mondays, 12th April - 21st June 2021, NO TEACHING ON 31st May Days: 10 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £320 Location: Art Academy London - Newington, 155 Walworth Road SE17 1RS From: £320.00This 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 1:8 model to student ratio, as well as tuition from a talented professional artist.
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Portrait Painting
Course Code: EC2003118 Tutor: Carl Randall Course Dates: Thursdays, 15th April - 17th June 2021 Days: 10 Times: 6.15pm - 8.45pm Experience Level: Beginner+ Fee: £320 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £320.00This 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 1:8 model to student ratio, as well as tuition from a talented professional artist.
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Portrait Painting
Course Code: EC2003218 Tutor: Kate Dunn Course Dates: Fridays, 16th April - 18th June 2021 Days: 10 Times: 6.00pm – 8.30pm Experience Level: Beginner+ Fee: £300 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £300.00This 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 1:8 model to student ratio, as well as tuition from a talented professional artist.
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Portrait Painting
Course Code: SAT2003018 Tutor: Andrew Hitchcock Course Dates: Saturdays, 17th April - 19th June 2021 Days: 10 Times: 2.15pm - 4.45pm Experience Level: Beginner+ Fee: £320 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £320.00This 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 1:8 model to student ratio, as well as tuition from a talented professional artist.
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Portrait Painting – online course
Course Code: OC2003118 Tutor: Carl Randall Course Dates: Tuesdays, 20th April - 22nd June 2021 Days: 10 Times: 6.15pm - 8.45pm Experience Level: Beginner+ Fee: £300 Location: Online £300.00This 10-weeks long ONLINE course taught by Carl Randall will be exploring processes behind portrait painting. Using a simplified, structured, and step-by-step approach, students will learn the skills and techniques necessary to create convincing portrait paintings. Creating portraits that have a convincing sense of shape, form, tone, and colour is difficult to do, and this course looks at various techniques that artists can use to do this. By interpreting the human head into its abstract elements (shape, tone & colour), you will gain confidence in how to paint portraits in a structured and methodical manner.
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Portrait Painting from Photographs – online course
Course Code: OC2003048 Tutor: Edward Sutcliffe Course Dates: Wednesdays, 21st April - 23rd June 2021 Days: 10 Times: 6.00pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: Beginner+ Fee: £300 Location: Online £300.00This 10-weeks long ONLINE course taught by Ed Sutcliffe will help you to understand processes and techniques used in painting from photographs.
You’ll explore the skills required to achieve effective results when working from photographs instead of from life. You will consider the problems of painting from photographs and ways of overcoming these, as well the advantages of working from photographs. The course will Introduce the skills needed to produce photorealistic images, but doesn’t limit you to painting in this way.
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Anastasia PollardPortrait Painting Masterclass with Anastasia Pollard
Course Code: WC2003150 Tutor: Anastasia Pollard Course Dates: Saturday & Sunday, 8th & 9th May 2021 Days: 2 Times: 10.00am – 4.00pm Experience Level: Advanced Fee: £200 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £200.00This two day portrait course will offer an opportunity for intensive study under the tuition of Anastasia Pollard. The course will allow students the freedom to work from two models, both a male and female. Starting with preliminary sketches we will aim to produce a more ‘finished’ painting of either of the models over the two days. Under Anastasia’s guidance students will concentrate on tonal painting allowing the emphasis to be on the form, during the course of the painting there will be an in-depth look at colour mixing. The tutor will also be working alongside the students demonstrating a ‘wet in wet’ technique. This exciting course is an intensive two days that offers a high level of tutor contact time
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Portrait Painting Masterclass with Andy Pankhurst
Course Code: SC2004250 Tutor: Andy Pankhurst Course Dates: Monday - Friday, 16th August - 20th August 2021 Days: 5 Times: 10.30am – 4.30pm Experience Level: Advanced Fee: £395 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £395.00For some artists the portrait can be about purely formal aspects, with no relevance placed on the character of the sitter. Under the tuition of Andy Pankhurst you will be encouraged to explore and discover what you personally want to “paint about”, working from a model throughout the week. Starting with preliminary drawings on day one you will be introduced to the concepts of measurement and proportion, form, tone, space, composition and pictorial structure. The focus will then be on producing a colour oil sketch from the portrait model with a particular emphasis on colour and temperature. The final three days of the course will be spent on a large-scale portrait painting of a sustained pose. This exciting course is an intensive five days that offers a high level of tutor contact time.
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Portrait Painting Masterclass with Tim Benson
Course Code: WC2003050 Tutor: Tim Benson Course Dates: Saturday & Sunday, 22nd & 23rd May 2021 Days: 2 Times: 10.30am – 4.30pm Experience Level: Advanced Fee: £200 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £200.00During this weekend Masterclass you will delve into portrait painting with Tim Benson. Under Tim’s guidance, your first day will be concentrating on portrait painting using a limited palette. On Sunday you will produce a large portrait using expressive mark making techniques. A model will be present each day. The aim is to portray likeness and individuality in each model. The relatively short time of two days will be of benefit in freeing inhibition and embracing what is “there” .
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Portrait Painting Masterclass with Tim Benson
Course Code: SC2004050 Tutor: Tim Benson Course Dates: Monday - Wednesday, 9th August - 11th August 2021 Days: 3 Times: 10.30am – 4.30pm Experience Level: Advanced Fee: £315 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £315.00This three-day portrait course will offer an opportunity for intensive study under the tuition of Tim Benson. The class has the benefit of 1:8 model to student ratio, as well as tuition from a talented professional artist. Students will produce at least four oil sketches on the first day and at least one more ‘finished’ painting by the final day. Under Tim’s guidance, students will concentrate on tonal painting allowing the emphasis to be on the form. During the course of the painting there will be an in-depth look at how to mix up colours. The tutor will also be working alongside the students demonstrating a ‘wet in wet’ technique. This exciting course is an intensive three days that offers a high level of tutor contact time.
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Portrait Sculpture – Intermediate
Course Code: EC2003002 Tutor: Jessica Wetherly Course Dates: Tuesdays, 13th April - 15th June 2021 Days: 10 Times: 6.45pm - 9.15pm Experience Level: Intermediate Fee: £325 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £325.00Portrait sculpture is an immensely absorbing and enjoyable discovery with every new sitter. This intermediate course aims to build upon your previous experience [Beginner/ Beginner +] to further how to observe and translate your observation into a clay portrait sculpture from a life model. Setting out a head from a structural point of view with a clear path of constructive method of approach, you will benefit from exploring with a professional sculptor to help build upon your own sculptural progression.
Jessica’s technique uses precise measurement and triangulation with the use of callipers and principles of architecture. Jessica will make a demonstration head during the class to help students throughout the course visualise the technique and put it into practice.
Advanced students will have the opportunity to work at different scales if they feel confident with the technique.
There will be the option to leave your finished sculptures for hollowing and firing for an additional fee.
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Portrait Sculpture For All
Course Code: SC2004039 Tutor: Ellen Christiansen Course Dates: Monday - Friday, 9th August - 13th August 2021 Days: 5 Times: 10.00am – 4.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £335 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £335.00Portrait sculpture is an immensely absorbing and enjoyable discovery with every new sitter. This week-long course aims to introduce you to the process; to observe and translate your observation into a clay portrait sculpture from a life model.Whether setting out a portrait head from a structural point of view with a clear path of constructive method and/or searching for a more expressive manner of approach, you will benefit from exploring with a professional sculptor to help build upon your own sculptural experience.
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Portrait Sculpture Masterclass
Course Code: WC2003052 Tutor: Arabella Brooke CAS Course Dates: Saturday & Sunday, 19th &20th June 2021 Days: 2 Times: 10.00am – 4.00pm Experience Level: Advanced Fee: £195 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £195.00Portrait sculpture is an immensely absorbing and enjoyable discovery with every new sitter. This 2-day course aims to build upon your previous experience (Intermediate/Advanced) to further how to observe and translate your observation through drawing and modelling into a clay portrait sculpture from a life model. Refresh, renew or find alternative ways of looking through group and individual discussion with your tutor, Suzie Zamit, a member of The Society of Portrait Sculptors. Whether setting out a head from a structural point of view with a clear path of constructive method and/or searching for a more expressive manner of approach you will benefit from exploring with a professional sculptor to help build upon your own sculptural expression.
Focus is on understanding measurement, anatomy, architecture, form, high-points and contours, texture and clay application as well as character and expression of the model in the sculpture.
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Portrait Sculpture Masterclass with David Klein
Course Code: SC2004053 Tutor: David Klein Course Dates: Monday - Friday, 16th August - 20th August 2021 Days: 5 Times: 10.00am – 4.00pm Experience Level: Advanced Fee: £375 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £375.00Portrait sculpture is an immensely absorbing and enjoyable discovery with every new sitter. This course aims to build upon your previous experience [Intermediate/Advanced] to further how to observe and translate your observation into a clay portrait sculpture from a life model. Refresh, renew or find alternative ways of looking through group and individual discussion with your tutor, David Klein, member of the Royal British Society of Sculptors (MRBS) and the Society of Portrait Sculptors (SPS). Whether setting out a portrait head from a structural point of view with a clear path of constructive method and/or searching for a more expressive manner of approach, you will benefit from exploring with a professional sculptor to help build upon your own sculptural experience.
David Klein hopes to impart a few of the tools he has learnt and explore on this course that wonderful tension between finely rendered form and unworked chaos. Portraiture is a search. This search for form, truth and personality requires tools. From the force of the neck into the weight of the head, which in so many ways defines and marks exceptional sculpture. This course will explore the structure, turning points of form, emphasis and simplification.
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Printmaking for Beginners
Course Code: WC2003PR01 Tutor: Temsüyanger Longkumer Course Dates: Saturday & Sunday, 19th & 20th June 2021 Days: 2 Times: 10.00am – 4.00pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £165 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £165.00This popular course is ideal for beginners, repeat attendees or visitors to London, offering an in-depth introduction to printmaking. You will develop two print editions in one weekend. Working in both relief and intaglio, you will create a series of multicoloured reduction relief prints on linoleum with Japanese woodcut tools and a second series of hard ground black and white line etchings on zinc using a saline sulphate mordant.
There is a maximum of ten students per course guided by one to one tutoring from experienced printmaker Carol Wilhide-Justin. The Printmaking Taster Weekend can be followed up by evening or weekend courses specialising in either relief or etching. Open Access runs on Wednesday evenings and Saturday during the day, giving you the opportunity to further develop your printmaking skills.
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Printmaking for Beginners
Course Code: SC2004PR01 Tutor: Jackie Smith Course Dates: Monday - Thursday, 2nd August - 5th August 2021 Days: 4 Times: 10.15am - 4.15pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £270 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £270.00This course is ideal for beginners, repeat attendees or visitors to London, to offer an in depth introduction to relief and intaglio printmaking. For the first two days, you will learn to work with Japanese wood carving tools to create a series of multi-colour reduction relief prints on linoleum. During the last two days of the course, you will learn to combine both a hard-ground line and aquatint tone to create a series of black and white etchings. Guided by the tutor, students will expand their knowledge to realise a portfolio of prints.
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 with Carol Wilhide-Justin
Course Code: SC2004PR04 Tutor: Carol Wilhide Justin Course Dates: Monday - Thursday, 26th July - 29th July 2021 Days: 4 Times: 10.00am – 4.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £270 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £270.00This course is ideal for beginners or for those wanting a refresher course. In the first half of the week you will learn how to cut a reduction linocut. This technique popularised by Picasso uses just one linoleum block that is successively cut to make multi-coloured prints. In the second half of the week you will learn a different technique using woodblocks and colour separations to cut three different blocks to create your multi-plate prints. You will be taught by Carol Wilhide Justin, an RCA Print graduate and experienced printmaker.
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Relief Printing: Linoleum Reduction
Course Code: EC2003PR04 Tutor: Jackie Smith Course Dates: Tuesdays, 13th April - 11th May 2021 Days: 5 Times: 6.15pm - 9.15pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £180 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £180.00This popular course is ideal for beginners or repeat attendees. 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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Sculpting in Metal
Course Code: EC2003034 Tutor: Lauren Wilson Days: 10 Course Dates: Wednesdays, 14th April - 16th June 2021 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £300 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £300.00‘Metal Fabrication’ is an opportunity to explore the various practical processes involved in making a steel sculpture, over a period of 10 weeks. The course is open to students who have no experience in metalwork, as well as those who wish to refine their skill set. This course is an excellent opportunity to work on an individual project in a workshop with an experienced tutor. You will receive tailored guidance from your tutor, 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 and other specialist metal working machinery. Once you are comfortable using the equipment, you will develop your own project. You will cover the theoretical attributes of metal and its many connotations within art, through learning about the work of artists such as Eva Rothschild, Louise Bourgeois, Sokari Douglas and Sofu Teshigahara. You will gain the skills to develop your own sculpture, or series of sculptures within your practice. You will receive individual feedback from the tutor and group feedback on your work
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: EC2003010 Tutor: Ben Newman Course Dates: Wednesdays, 14th April - 16th June 2021 Days: 10 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £300 (without stone) Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £300.00Primarily 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: SUN2003015 Tutor: Temsüyanger Longkumer, Anthony Waters, Nicholas McLeod Course Dates: Sundays, 25th April - 16th May 2021 Days: 4 Times: 10.30am - 1.30pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £165 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £165.00This 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.
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Textile Art and Surface Texture
Course Code: SC2004060 Tutor: Lynne Abrahamson Course Dates: Monday - Thursday, 2nd August - 5th August 2021 Days: 4 Times: 10.00am – 4.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £275 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £275.00Designed 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.
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Watercolour for Beginners – Online Course
Course Code: OC2003049 Tutor: Natasha Lien Course Dates: Wednesdays, 21st April - 2nd June 2021 Days: 7 Times: 6.00pm - 8.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £205 Location: Online £205.00This course is for all levels from beginners to advanced. Students will learn a variety of different watercolour techniques. The tutor will meet each individual student at whatever level they are at. Students will have the option of working from their own set ups at home or working from images the tutor shares . The tutor will give general class demonstrations which will include slide presentations, more advanced students can carry on with their own work although they may find it helpful to go over the basic techniques again. The course is fairly structured starting with tonal paintings in the first two weeks before learning basic colour theory. More experienced students who feel that they already know colour theory will be set different exercises to do.
The tutor will encourage you to work from observation whilst also exploring other artists’ work whilst developing fundamental tonal skills.
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Jennifer McRaeWatercolour Painting Masterclass with Jennifer McRae RSA
Course Code: SC2004350 Tutor: Jennifer McRae RSA Course Dates: Monday - Thursday, 16th August - 19th August 2021 Days: 4 Times: 10.15am - 4.15pm Experience Level: Advanced Fee: £350 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £350.00In this masterclass, you will be painting with watercolour from two models over four days, incorporating both short and sustained poses. The variation of composition on a daily basis during the course will inspire freshness of vision and encourage experimentation, as well as focus on nuance and the particular. For those wishing an intense period working with a water-based medium on paper, this offers the opportunity and time to experience what watercolour has to offer.
This exciting course is an intensive four days that offers a high level of tutor contact time. You will work under the expert guidance of Jennifer McRae RSA, whose work can be found in a number of collections including the Royal Collection at the National Portrait Gallery.
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Young Artists – Fine Art Workshop: Latex and Textile
Course Code: SC2004025 Tutor: Lynne Abrahamson Course Dates: Monday - Thursday, 26th July - 29th July 2021 Days: 4 Times: 10.15am - 4.15pm Experience Level: Ages 15-17, All Levels Fee: £275 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £275.00This exciting new course aims to introduce GCSE and A-Level students to the use of textiles, embroidery and latex in contemporary art; this will enable you to expand your artistic vocabulary, develop your portfolio and experiment with mediums that you may not be very familiar with. Each day will begin with an introduction to artists who use textiles in their work, to inspire you and contextualise the lessons. In the morning, you will be taught different techniques and in the afternoon, you will apply these techniques to a project (either your own idea or one suggested by the tutor).
Please note, you must complete a consent form before your child can join our Young Artists programme. This form is available for download here. Please email your completed form to shortcourses@artacademy.org.uk. Your child may also bring a completed hard-copy version of this form with them on the first day of their course.
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Young Artists: Animation Challenge
Course Code: SC2004022 Tutor: Emma Seach Course Dates: Monday - Friday, 9th August - 13th August 2021 Days: 5 Times: 10.30am – 4.30pm Experience Level: Ages 12-16, All Levels Fee: £335 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £335.00This fun five-day course for students aged 12-16 provides a skills-based experience and expert tuition in animation. Students will be taught skills in stop motion, 2D drawing and the use of Adobe Creative Suite as an animation tool.
The days will be themed and split in half; the mornings will focus on skills development and the afternoons will focus on creating an animation using the skills learnt. The course will culminate in a screening of work to peers and parents.
Students will be encouraged to work in groups and independently while challenging or responding to ideas and new skills in an enjoyable and creative space.
Please note, you must complete a consent form before your child can join our Young Artists programme. This form is available for download here. Please email your completed form to shortcourses@artacademy.org.uk. Your child may also bring a completed hard-copy version of this form with them on the first day of their course.
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Young Artists: Drawing and Sculpting the Head – Online course
Course Code: OC2003119 Tutor: Zoe Toolan Course Dates: Tuesday - Friday, 6th April - 9th April 2021 Days: 4 Times: 10am - 12.30pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £100 Location: Online From: £100.00This Young Artist course is a new and exciting five day ONLINE course for those who are at least 11 years old. We are offering a high level of tuition in drawing and sculpting focusing on the human head. Students who would like to learn how to accurately represent individual features of a face in 2D as well as in 3D will find that this course is helping them with their artistic skills and creative confidence. The course will culminate in a self-portrait bust made in clay. Prior to the course start, students can purchase materials pack that will contain everything they will need to join the course including – a sketchbook, pencils, air-drying clay and other materials. (in UK only).
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Young Artists: Drawing and Sculpting the Head – Online course
Course Code: OC2003019 Tutor: Alice Clarke Course Dates: Monday - Friday, 12th April - 16th April 2021 Days: 5 Times: 10am - 12.30pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £120 Location: Online From: £120.00This Young Artist course is a new and exciting five day ONLINE course for those who are at least 11 years old. We are offering a high level of tuition in drawing and sculpting focusing on the human head. Students who would like to learn how to accurately represent individual features of a face in 2D as well as in 3D will find that this course is helping them with their artistic skills and creative confidence. The course will culminate in a self-portrait bust made in clay. Prior to the course start, students can purchase materials pack that will contain everything they will need to join the course including – a sketchbook, pencils, air-drying clay and other materials. (in UK only).
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Young Artists: Drawing, Painting and Sculpting the Figure
Course Code: SC2004019 Tutor: Gail Seres-Woolfson, Jessica Wetherly Course Dates: Monday - Friday, 26th July - 30th July 2021 Days: 5 Times: 10.30am – 4.30pm Experience Level: Ages 12-14, All Levels Fee: £335 Location: Art Academy London - Newington, 155 Walworth Road SE17 1RS £335.00Young Artists is an exciting five day course for ages 12-14 providing high level art tuition, including drawing workshops, contemporary painting, specialist sculpture techniques, and using experimental media. Focused classes create a supportive environment, and there is a strong focus on personal outcomes and solutions to develop independent judgement. Access to specialist materials and facilities improve technical skills, and discussion and presentation sessions build confidence and critical understanding. This course is ideal for those studying a range of arts based GCSE subjects, or wanting to advance their artistic skills and creative confidence. -
Young Artists: Drawing, Painting and Sculpting the Figure
Course Code: SC2004119 Course Dates: Monday - Friday, 9th August - 13th August 2021 Tutor: Alice Clarke Days: 5 Times: 10.15am - 4.15pm Experience Level: Ages 12-14, All Levels Fee: £335 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £335.00Young Artists is an exciting five day course for ages 12-14 providing high level art tuition, including drawing workshops, contemporary painting, specialist sculpture techniques, and using experimental media. Focused classes create a supportive environment, and there is a strong focus on personal outcomes and solutions to develop independent judgement. Access to specialist materials and facilities improve technical skills, and discussion and presentation sessions build confidence and critical understanding. This course is ideal for those studying a range of arts based GCSE subjects, or wanting to advance their artistic skills and creative confidence. -
Young Artists: Drawing, Painting and Sculpting the Figure
Course Code: SC2004219 Course Dates: Monday - Friday, 23rd August - 27th August 2021 Tutor: Gail Seres-Woolfson, Jessica Wetherly Days: 5 Times: 10.00am – 4.00pm Experience Level: Ages 12-14, All Levels Fee: £335 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £335.00Young Artists is an exciting five day course for ages 12-14 providing high level art tuition, including drawing workshops, contemporary painting, specialist sculpture techniques, and using experimental media. Focused classes create a supportive environment, and there is a strong focus on personal outcomes and solutions to develop independent judgement. Access to specialist materials and facilities improve technical skills, and discussion and presentation sessions build confidence and critical understanding. This course is ideal for those studying a range of arts based GCSE subjects, or wanting to advance their artistic skills and creative confidence. -
Young Artists: Experimentation with Drawing, Painting and Mixed Media
Course Code: SC2004028 Tutor: Gail Seres-Woolfson, Jessica Wetherly Course Dates: Monday - Friday, 19th July - 23rd July 2021 Days: 5 Times: 10.15am - 4.15pm Experience Level: Ages 12-14, All Levels Fee: £335 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £335.00In this interesting new course, you will experiment with a range of materials that you may not be familiar with, including different paints, textiles, plaster casting and mixed-media. The course aims to help you develop a new range of skills and expand your artistic vocabulary, and culminates in a personal project on the final day where you can translate your ideas and interests into a finished artwork using the techniques and media you have learned about. There will be time for one-to-one guidance and input from the tutor on days 3 to 5, to further help and encourage you to develop your own ideas and artistic projects.
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Young Artists: Experimentation with Drawing, Painting and Mixed Media
Course Code: SC2004128 Course Dates: Monday - Friday, 2nd August - 6th August 2021 Tutor: Alice Clarke, Zoe Toolan Days: 5 Times: 10.30am – 4.30pm Experience Level: Ages 12-14, All Levels Fee: £335 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £335.00In this interesting new course, you will experiment with a range of materials that you may not be familiar with, including different paints, textiles, plaster casting and mixed-media. The course aims to help you develop a new range of skills and expand your artistic vocabulary, and culminates in a personal project on the final day where you can translate your ideas and interests into a finished artwork using the techniques and media you have learned about. There will be time for one-to-one guidance and input from the tutor on days 3 to 5, to further help and encourage you to develop your own ideas and artistic projects.
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Young Artists: Experimentation with Drawing, Painting and Mixed Media
Course Code: SC2004228 Course Dates: Monday - Friday, 16th August - 20th August 2021 Tutor: Gail Seres-Woolfson, Lynne Abrahamson Days: 5 Times: 10.15am - 4.15pm Experience Level: Ages 12-14, All Levels Fee: £335 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £335.00In this interesting new course, you will experiment with a range of materials that you may not be familiar with, including different paints, textiles, plaster casting and mixed-media. The course aims to help you develop a new range of skills and expand your artistic vocabulary, and culminates in a personal project on the final day where you can translate your ideas and interests into a finished artwork using the techniques and media you have learned about. There will be time for one-to-one guidance and input from the tutor on days 3 to 5, to further help and encourage you to develop your own ideas and artistic projects.
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Young Artists: Fine Art Workshop
Course Code: SC2004020 Course Dates: Monday - Friday, 19th July - 23rd July 2021 Tutor: Lynne Abrahamson, Zoe Toolan Days: 5 Times: 10.30am – 4.30pm Experience Level: Ages 15-17, All Levels Fee: £335 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £335.00An inspiring five day course for ages 15-17 providing a skills-based experience and expert tuition in a range of materials and techniques. The programme is taught by specialist tutors who are also professional, practicing artists. Access to portrait models and contemporary painting and sculpture techniques provides a unique opportunity to develop new skills. Students develop their painting style encompassing portraiture and mixed media abstraction, along with a day exploring kinetic sculpture. This is an ideal course for those studying arts subjects who wish to develop coursework, create new work for their portfolio, develop new techniques and skills, and further existing abilities in a professional art school environment.
Please note, you must complete a consent form before your child can join our Young Artists programme. This form is available for download here. Please email your completed form to shortcourses@artacademy.org.uk. Your child may also bring a completed hard-copy version of this form with them on the first day of their course.
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Young Artists: Graphic Novels and Comics
Course Code: SC2004121 Tutor: Chris Geary Course Dates: Monday - Friday, 2nd August - 6th August 2021 Days: 5 Times: 10.00am – 4.00pm Experience Level: Ages 12-16, All Levels Fee: £335 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £335.00This five-day course encourages students aged 12 to 16 to use traditional and digital techniques to create pages for comics and graphic novels, including character design and development, visual storytelling, colouring and lettering. By the end of the course, students will have produced at least two full-colour pages of comic-strip art.
This course is ideal for students of all skill levels, from those looking to advance their artistic skills and creative confidence to those looking to increase an interest in a subject that isn’t their favourite!
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Young Artists: Manga Illustration
Course Code: SC2004023 Tutor: Chie Kutsuwada Course Dates: Monday - Friday, 19th July - 23rd July 2021 Days: 5 Times: 10.00am – 4.00pm Experience Level: Ages 12-16, All Levels Fee: £335 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £335.00In this NEW course students will learn all basic knowledge and techniques to complete their manga comic strip. The course focuses on the uniqueness on manga style, such as how to make pages look exciting and attractive within the limitation of monochrome and how to express the character’s emotions effectively. At the same time, it includes the very important basic skills like figure drawing. The students are encouraged to use traditional approach to ‘draw and plan’ pages and to finalise their work in digital form. The aim of the course is to make sure that all the students feel more confident creating manga illustrations and to complete at least two pages of manga style art.
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Young Artists: Manga Illustration
Course Code: SC2004123 Tutor: Chie Kutsuwada Course Dates: Monday - Friday, 16th August - 20th August 2021 Days: 5 Times: 10.00am – 4.00pm Experience Level: Ages 12-16, All Levels Fee: £335 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £335.00In this NEW course students will learn all basic knowledge and techniques to complete their manga comic strip. The course focuses on the uniqueness on manga style, such as how to make pages look exciting and attractive within the limitation of monochrome and how to express the character’s emotions effectively. At the same time, it includes the very important basic skills like figure drawing. The students are encouraged to use traditional approach to ‘draw and plan’ pages and to finalise their work in digital form. The aim of the course is to make sure that all the students feel more confident creating manga illustrations and to complete at least two pages of manga style art.
