Key Facts
- Starting
24 Apr 2025- Location
- Tooting
- Start Time
- 13:15
- End Time
- 15:45
- Duration
- 9 Weeks
- Study Mode
- Part Time Day
- Days
- Thursday
- Start Date
- 24 Apr 2025
- Level
- Entry Level
- Code
- TABE182CP
Fees
- 19+ Fee
- £ 0 - 100
Fine Art- Portrait Drawing And Painting
Ideal for the budding artist, this course teaches you how to paint beautiful and lifelike portraits. You'll be encouraged to work on individual projects directly from the model.
If you are on a low wage, unemployed or claim Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) then you can enrol on the course for free.
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Entry Requirements
There are no entry requirements for this course. -
Course Content
By the end of the course you'll have created a substantial body of work. The course teaches you how to:- Proportion
- Rotation of the head
- Methods for improving observational portrait painting
- Tonal painting for portraits
- Colour mixing in paint for portraits
- Taking inspiration from traditional portrait artists.
- Work with oils and acrylics
- Use both dry and fluid mediums
- Paint according to proportions and measurements
- Use long pose to work on a drawing, oil or acrylic painting for a prolonged duration.
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Progression Next Steps
You can progress to other art short courses at South Thames College. Previous students have found the course useful when preparing a portfolio for art school or college interviews. -
Assessment Details
You'll be continually assessed through individual guidance by the course tutor and by peer critique. Our tutor is a practising artist himself and will shar their experience and expertise through structured assessments and feedback
