Key Facts

  • Starting
    27 Sep 2024
    Location
    Tooting
    Start Time
    10:00
    End Time
    12:30
    Duration
    10 Weeks
    Study Mode
    Part Time Day
    Days
    Friday
    Start Date
    27 Sep 2024
    Level
    Entry Level
    Code
    TABX135CP

    Fees

    19+ Fee
    £ 0 - 100

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Fine Art- Life Drawing And Painting

Fine Art- Life Drawing And Painting

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Life drawing classes are an excellent way to develop your drawing and observational skills. You will explore a variety of drawing and painting techniques and processes to develop your confidence in life painting

Nicholas Middleton is an artist working primarily in painting with a background print, and interests in photography, film and video. He studied printmaking at Winchester School of Art and has recently completed a PhD at the Royal College of Art. As a painter he has exhibited widely in the UK, as well as abroad, and has been selected for the prestigious John Moores Painting Prize five times, twice winning the Visitors' Choice Prize, as well as prizes for watercolours at the Bankside and Mall Galleries. Recent work has investigated the relationship between photography, film and painting.

If you're self-employed, you might be able to deduct your enrolment fee from your taxable income.

  • Course Content


    You'll experiment using different mediums and methods to build your confidence and develop your own artistic .

    You will: Represent the figure effectively in painterly terms Begin to locate areas of personal interest and your own language and style Learn different technical understanding of using acrylic paint Create 5 tonal changes using dry medium working from the life figure starting with short poses

    By the end of the course, you will be able to: Create 3 textural changes using 3 different types of texture using a variety of media Use the above to create the illusion of 3D on a 2-dimensional surface exploring the notion of what is drawing Make use of this in rendering images based on the above adding long poses

  • Progression Next Steps


    A number of our students use these classes as an opportunity to build up a portfolio of work for art school interviews. Others have found the studies helpful in range of courses and professions including animation, illustration, graphic design and architecture.

  • Course Structure


    This course runs for 10 weeks at Tooting

  • Assessment Details


    You'll receive one to one teaching during the sessions. There will also be group work so you can discuss your work with your classmates.