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STUDY A RANGE OF SUBJECTS ON THE WEEKEND
The Art Academy offers two day weekend courses which range from introductory courses for the Beginner to Masterclasses for the more experienced. Numbers in the class are kept to a maximum of 15 (lower for some classes) so that the tutor has plenty of time to go around and speak to each student individually throughout each day, as well as teaching the group as a whole.
We offer a range of classes for all abilities and our superb central London location means we are easily accessible from in and out of London. We have a great choice of courses all of which are taught by our expert tutors who are specialist’s in their respected fields.
Our Weekend Masterclasses are a special feature of the Art Academy. Drawing on our extensive professional network we are able to persuade expert, sought-after practitioners to teach classes – people who are experts in their field and who rarely teach. Masterclasses are designed for people who have some experience, and want to take their work further. Teaching groups are deliberately small, with intense tuition, and personalised guidance.
Material packs can be purchased with some of our courses. Please check the details of the individual class. You can also buy an Acrylic Painting, Oil Painting or Drawing Pack individually on our Materials Page.
Please note, our courses are only suitable and available for students 18 years old and above. We have a variety of courses specifically designed for under 18’s as part of our Young Artists programme.
SATURDAYS
Drawing for BeginnersFrom: £270.00Course CodeSAT1802014TutorNatasha LienDatesSaturday, 26th January - 30th March 2019Days10Times10.30am – 1.00pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£270LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis 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.
Hand Built Ceramics£280.00Course CodeSAT1802047TutorAdele WilliamsDatesSaturdays, 26th January - 30th March 2019Days10Times10.30am – 1.00pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£280LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRA 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.
Introduction to Oil PaintingFrom: £270.00Course CodeSAT1802037TutorLucy SmallboneDatesSaturdays, 26th January - 30th March 2019Days10Times10.30am – 1.00pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£270LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRA 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.
Introduction to Portrait Sculpture£170.00Course CodeWC1801004TutorAnthony WatersDatesSaturday & Sunday, 27th & 28th October 2018Times10.00am – 5.00pmExperience LevelBeginner+Fee£170LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRPortrait 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.
Painting – Developing Your StyleFrom: £280.00Course CodeSAT1802019TutorEigil NordstrømDatesSaturdays 26th January - 29th March 2019Days10Times2.00pm – 4.30pmExperience LevelIntermediateFee£280LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis 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.
Painting for BeginnersFrom: £270.00Course CodeSAT1802013TutorHannah Turner-DuffinDatesSaturdays, 26th January - 30th March 2019Days10Times2.00pm – 4.30pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£270LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis 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.
Portrait paintingFrom: £295.00Course CodeSAT1802018TutorCarl RandallDatesSaturdays, 26th January - 30th March 2019Days10Times2.00pm – 4.30pmExperience LevelBeginner+Fee£295LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis is a well structured course giving students opportunity to understand how to paint a portrait. The emphasis will be on learning to see form and colour accurately and using these skills to better create loose, expressive portraits. Working with oil paints students will develop a series of artworks, from short expressive painting sketches, to longer more detailed pieces. The class has the benefit of two experienced models every week as well as tuition from a talented professional artist.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY OPEN LIFE
Open Life – SaturdayFrom: £230.00Course CodeSAT1802001TutorEigil NordstrømDatesSaturdays, 26th January - 30th March 2019Days10Times10.30am – 1.00pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£230LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThe “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 £25 per session. Please note only card payment is available. (Visa or Mastercard.)- Open Life – SundayFrom: £230.00Course CodeSUN1802001TutorHannah Turner-DuffinDatesSundays, 27th January - 31st March 2019Days10Times10.30am – 1.00pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£230LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThe “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 £25 per session. Please note only card payment is available. (Visa or Mastercard.)
WEEKEND
A Festive Introduction to Relief Printmaking: Christmas Cards and Prints£165.00Course CodeWC1801PR15TutorCarol Wilhide-JustinDatesSaturday & Sunday, 24th & 25th November 2018Days2Times10.00am – 5.00pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£165LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRGuided by expert printmaker Carol Wilhide-Justin you will learn how to translate your ideas into the graphic formats of woodcut and linocut. This course is a perfect introduction to relief printing and is open to all, from complete beginners to those with more experience. To add a seasonal touch to the experience students may decide to print cards rather than paper prints. Either way we hope you will enjoy the opportunity to develop or learn new skills and potentially create gifts for Christmas. 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. There is a maximum of ten students per course, materials are included and we advise that you book early to avoid disappointment.
Collagraph Printmaking with Katherine Jones£175.00Course CodeWC1802PR86TutorKatherine JonesDatesSaturday & Sunday, 2nd & 3rd February 2019Times10.00am – 5.00pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£175LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis 2-day weekend course is suitable for relative beginners but will also benefit those who have attended previous collagraph courses. Collagraph relies on texture to build up plates that can be printed both in intaglio or relief and as a multi-plate print. Guided by Katherine Jones, a renowned British printmaker, you will expand your knowledge to realise a truly accessible and exciting new way of printmaking. The Art Academy’s printmaking studio is a low-toxic environment with dedicated facilities for professional hands-on learning. Students benefit from the diversity of attendees, taught by internationally renowned printmaker artists at a central location, offering a unique educational experience in London. There is a maximum of eight to ten students per course, materials are included and we advise that you book early to avoid disappointment.
Creative Figure Sculpture Masterclass with Arabella Brooke£195.00Course CodeWC1802052TutorArabella Brooke CASDatesSaturday & Sunday, 2nd & 3rd March 2019Times10.00am – 5.00pmExperience LevelIntermediate/AdvancedFee£195This is the perfect 2-day course for those who have made a number of figure sculptures in a more traditional manner and would like to explore avenues of creative approaches. The method used will be working in clay from a life model, without using an inner armature structure. This course is for Intermediate to Advanced students and aims to build upon previous experience to further how to observe, translate your observation and ideas, then express them through the figure. Through clay and drawing exercises, refresh, renew or find alternative ways of exploring the pose. You will build upon your own sculptural expression with the help and guidance of a professional sculptor.
Cyanotypes Blue Prints with Melanie King£165.00Course CodeWC1801PR89TutorMelanie KingDatesSaturday & Sunday, 10th & 11th November 2018Times10.00am – 5.00pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£165LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRAlso sometimes known as sun printing, the Cyanotype process is one you can easily learn to do in a weekend. It offers a perfect introduction to alternative and traditional photographic processes and to the use of computers to produce photographic negatives for such processes. The course takes place in the Print Studio and also utilises the Digital Suite at the Art Academy. Both facilities offer a much wider programme of evening, weekend and daytime courses throughout the year. The cyanotype process is simple, non-toxic and can be adapted and incorporated into a range of other printmaking techniques such as photo-etching and mono-printing. It also offers a gateway to exploring other alternative and traditional photographic processes such as Salt and Gelatine Printing.
Drawing for AllFrom: £165.00Course CodeWC1801001TutorRhiannon SalisburyDatesSaturday & Sunday, 3rd & 4th November 2018Times10.00am – 5.00pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£165LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRA 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.- Drawing for AllFrom: £165.00Course CodeWC1802001TutorBeñat OlaberriaDatesSaturday & Sunday, 9th & 10th February 2019Times10.00am – 5.00pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£165LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRA 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.
European Woodcut Masterclass with Umberto Giovannini£175.00Course CodeWC1801PR70TutorUmberto GiovanniniDatesSaturday & Sunday, 17th & 18th November 2018Days2Times10.00am – 5.00pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£175LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis course is suitable for beginners and those with some printmaking experience. Over two days it focuses on the European tradition of multi-block colour woodcutting, working with professional carving tools and oil-based inks to create beautiful prints on archival quality paper. The course will be guided by one-to-one tuition from Italian printmaker Umberto Giovannini. Based in studio Opificio della Rosa, Umberto has developed a masterly understanding of both the Chiaroscuro woodcut technique (which exhibits strong contrasts between different colour inks) and Camaïeu (where subtler variations of tone come into effect).- European Woodcut with Umberto Giovannini£260.00Course CodeWC1802PR70TutorUmberto GiovanniniDatesFriday & Saturday & Sunday, 1st - 3rd March 2019Days3Times10.00am – 5.00pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£260LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis 3-day course is suitable for beginners and those with some printmaking experience. Over two days it focuses on the European tradition of multi-block colour woodcutting, working with professional carving tools and oil-based inks to create beautiful prints on archival quality paper. The course will be guided by one-to-one tuition from Italian printmaker Umberto Giovannini. Based in studio Opificio della Rosa, Umberto has developed a masterly understanding of both the Chiaroscuro woodcut technique (which exhibits strong contrasts between different colour inks) and Camaïeu (where subtler variations of tone come into effect).
Figure and Narrative Painting Masterclass with James BlandFrom: £190.00Course CodeWC1801050TutorJames BlandDatesSaturday & Sunday, 24th & 25th November 2018Days2Times10.00am – 5.00pmExperience LevelIntermediate, Intermediate/AdvancedFee£195LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis two day painting course offers students the opportunity to explore narrative painting in the life room. There will be experienced life models and the set-up will include props to help encourage imaginative responses. Every part of the process will be explained and demonstrated by James, this course is ideal for anyone who wants to move beyond traditional life or portrait painting. 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.
Jennifer McRae RSAFigure Painting Masterclass with Jennifer McRae RSAFrom: £195.00Course CodeWC1802151TutorJennifer McRae RSADatesSaturday & Sunday, 16th & 17th March 2019Times10.00am – 5.00pmExperience LevelIntermediate/AdvancedFee£195This two day figure painting course will offer an opportunity for intensive study under the tuition of an experienced working artist. During the two days students will work with two models of contrasting flesh tones. Human skin is immensely diverse in texture, colour and reflection of light. Some differences are intense, some subtle. This is for each artist to discover. These visual contrasts between the 2 studio models are a stimulus and counterpoint for the student to create a dynamic unity in a painting. Students will gain an insight into the tutor’s own practice, consider practical concerns regarding form and colour. Starting with preliminary sketches we will aim to produce a more ‘finished’ painting of the models over the two days. The aim of this course is to give students not only the practical skills to complete a figure painting, but also the confidence to produce a painting that is expressive and full of personal style. This exciting course is an intensive two days that offers a high level of tutor contact time.- Hand Built Ceramics£280.00Course CodeSAT1802047TutorAdele WilliamsDatesSaturdays, 26th January - 30th March 2019Days10Times10.30am – 1.00pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£280LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRA 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.
Introduction to Bookbinding with Carol Wilhide-Justin£165.00Course CodeWC1802PR78TutorCarol Wilhide-JustinDatesSaturday & Sunday, 30th - 31st March 2019Days2Times10.00am – 5.00pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£165LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis course is suitable for complete beginners and those needing a refresher course. Over two days you will learn how to make 3 different book structures with the option to incorporate your own prints, drawings and other works into these. The class will be taught by Carol Wilhide-Justin who is a graduate of the RCA and an experienced printmaker specialising in Japanese Woodcut and who uses bookbinding in her artistic and teaching practice.
Introduction to PaintingFrom: £165.00Course CodeWC1801013TutorNeil MorleyDatesSaturday & Sunday, 27th & 28th October 2018Days2Times10.00am – 5.00pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£165LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis 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.- Introduction to PaintingFrom: £165.00Course CodeWC1802013TutorNeil MorleyDatesSaturday & Sunday, 23rd & 24th February 2019Days2Times10.00am – 5.00pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£165LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis 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.
- Introduction to Portrait Sculpture£170.00Course CodeWC1801004TutorAnthony WatersDatesSaturday & Sunday, 27th & 28th October 2018Times10.00am – 5.00pmExperience LevelBeginner+Fee£170LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRPortrait 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.
Introduction to Sculpture£165.00Course CodeWC1801003TutorLynne AbrahamsonDatesSaturday & Sunday, 24th & 25th November 2018Days2Times10.00am – 5.00pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£165LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis 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.- Introduction to Sculpture£165.00Course CodeWC1802003TutorLynne AbrahamsonDatesSaturday & Sunday, 26th & 27th January 2019Times10.00am – 5.00pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£165This 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.
Linocut Masterclass with Nick Morley£175.00Course CodeWC1802PR85TutorNick MorleyDatesSaturday & Sunday, 16th & 17th March 2019Times10.00am – 5.00pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£175LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis course is suitable for beginners or those with printmaking experience. Nick Morley (aka “Linocut boy”) specialises in hand carved linocuts. Students will learn to use professional swiss tools and apply different printing techniques to create a range of effects. Nick will lead the group through the planning, carving and printing stages of multiplate printing
Photo Etching with Theodore Ereira-Guyer£165.00Course CodeWC1801PR08TutorTheo Ereira-GuyerDatesSaturday & Sunday, 27th & 28th October 2018Days2Times10.00am – 5.00pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£165LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRDuring this course, you will learn the essentials of an innovative printmaking technique which bridges the gaps between photography, drawing and printmaking - exposing hand-drawn and/or digital positives to photosensitive plates. 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.
Portrait Painting Masterclass with Ilaria Rosselli del TurcoFrom: £195.00Course CodeWC1802051TutorIlaria Rosselli del TurcoDatesSaturday & Sunday, 23rd & 24th February 2019Days2Times10.00am – 5.00pmExperience LevelIntermediate/AdvancedFee£195LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis two day portrait course will offer an opportunity for intensive study under the tuition of Ilaria Rosselli Del Turco. The course will allow students the freedom to work from two models. Starting with preliminary sketches we will aim to produce at least one or more 'finished' painting of either of the models over the two days. Under Ilaria’s guidance students will work on composition and colour mixture. Each student will be encouraged to work in their own individual way: together we will find strategies and techniques to make progresses. The tutor will also be working alongside the students demonstrating her technique. This exciting course is an intensive two days that offers a high level of tutor contact time.
Portrait Sculpture Masterclass with Suzie ZamitSold OutCourse CodeWC1801053TutorSuzie ZamitDatesSaturday & Sunday, 10th & 11th November 2018Times10.00am – 5.00pmExperience LevelAdvancedFee£195Portrait 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.
Printmaking Taster Weekend£165.00Course CodeWC1802PR01TutorCarol Wilhide-JustinDatesSaturday & Sunday, 16th & 17th FebruaryTimes10.00am – 5.00pmExperience LevelBeginnerFee£165LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis 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 hardground 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 Caro 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 Thursday evening and Saturday during the day, giving you the opportunity to further develop your printmaking skills.
Unlocking Creativity£175.00Course CodeWC1802115TutorLorna Carmen McNeillDatesSaturday & Sunday, 23rd - 24th March 2019Times10.00am – 5.00pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£175LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis course is designed to help you “free up” your creativity by exploring a range of art materials and approaches which will promote unexpected creative discovery. You will have the opportunity to create a series of art pieces, exploring a concept of your choice which the tutor will help you to identify, culminating in your own unique creation. This course facilitates active experimentation and an exploration of creativity via all your senses. It will help to give you the confidence and discernment to realise which areas of artistic expression you wish to explore next.
Weekend Creative Mix£165.00Course CodeWC1802015TutorCarol Wilhide-Justin, Jackie Smith, Jessica WetherlyDatesSaturday & Sunday, 9th and 10th March 2019Days2Times10.00am – 5.00pmExperience LevelAll LevelsFee£165LocationThe Art Academy, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HRThis stimulating and exciting weekend course 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. Over the two days, 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.