Drawing & Painting Courses in London
Learning to draw can be fulfilling, frustrating, challenging, rewarding and relaxing. We offer drawing courses for the complete beginner, as well as a range of courses to develop your skills - from the use of colour and creating portraits to developing sketchbooks. Our expert tutors will guide and develop your skills and also give you the opportunity to learn from your fellow students. Come and enjoy these popular classes - but hurry, as they do tend to fill up quickly.
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Essence of movement: the dynamic figure in dance drawing studio with English National Ballet
Course Date: Wed 9 Jan 2019
Location on this date: OS - Off SiteA unique opportunity to draw the dancers of English National Ballet in warm-up on-stage at The Coliseum and to develop large scale drawings in the studio.Full fee: £279.00Senior fee: £223.00Concession: £170.00 -
Start oil painting
Course Date: Fri 11 Jan 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThis is a brief introduction to oil painting techniques and the use of materials. Explore a practical approach to oil painting, from priming surfaces through to colour mixing, glazing and the function of painting mediums.
Full fee: £129.00Senior fee: £103.00Concession: £79.00 -
Drawing traditional portraits intensive
Course Date: Mon 14 Jan 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetLearn the skills of portrait drawing, using traditional methods mostly working from a variety of professional portrait models, working predominately with charcoal and pencil.Full fee: £299.00Senior fee: £239.00Concession: £182.00 -
100 drawings in a day
Course Date: Mon 14 Jan 2019 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetA high energy programme of directed and self-directed drawing projects, with rapid shifts in materials, scale, subject and focus. Strictly no discards - come ready to play, risk, invent and discuss! For those with some drawing experience.Full fee: £89.00Senior fee: £89.00Concession: £89.00 -
Drawing 1
Course Date: Tue 15 Jan 2019 (and 13 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetExplore the creative possibilities of drawing, gain confidence and broaden your expectations and understanding. Learn and develop key drawing concepts: function of line, tone, texture, form, composition and mark-making through a carefully structured approach.Full fee: £329.00Senior fee: £329.00Concession: £201.00 -
Develop your drawing and painting
Course Date: Tue 15 Jan 2019 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetExplore a range of approaches to develop your creative potential in observational drawing and painting. Discover the relationship between drawing and painting and further develop your skills in composition, colour, and mark making.Full fee: £179.00Senior fee: £179.00Concession: £109.00 -
Watercolour: intermediate
Course Date: Wed 16 Jan 2019 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetDevelop your existing watercolour skills, by working on a personal project. Guidance on techniques through practical exercises will enable you to explore and create a series of studies related to your chosen theme or idea. You will work towards producing more developed watercolour pieces.Full fee: £149.00Senior fee: £149.00Concession: £91.00 -
Learn to use: ink and wash
Course Date: Wed 16 Jan 2019 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThe immediacy and versatility of ink and wash is perfect for those sketching on location, for designers and for students interested in watercolour techniques. Take the opportunity to explore the basic techniques of this exciting process.Full fee: £69.00Senior fee: £69.00Concession: £69.00 -
Oil painting: focus on light
Course Date: Wed 16 Jan 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetBe inspired by the magical interaction between light and shadows, through the medium of oil paint.Full fee: £249.00Senior fee: £199.00Concession: £152.00 -
Drawing perspective: the basics
Course Date: Thu 17 Jan 2019 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetExplore the practical and creative use of perspective through a series of lively exercises. For beginners, this course will enable you to gain an understanding in the basic principles of creating a perspective drawing to both visualise objects and spaces.Full fee: £159.00Senior fee: £127.00Concession: £97.00 -
Experience: painting
Course Date: Thu 17 Jan 2019 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetExperience the joy of painting. Through simple exercises you'll explore colour, painting techniques and the expressive qualities of painting. The perfect way to start painting.Full fee: £69.00Senior fee: £69.00Concession: £69.00 -
Painting: the basics
Course Date: Fri 18 Jan 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetExplore the basics of painting including studio set-up, how to work from observation, colour-and-tone relationships, and ways of approaching a simple composition. A short-course to familiarise those with little or no painting experience with the fundamentals of acrylic painting.Full fee: £139.00Senior fee: £139.00Concession: £85.00 -
Watercolour: life painting for beginners
Course Date: Fri 18 Jan 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetA watercolour life class where you will explore the potential of this versatile medium in relation to painting the figure. Suitable for both beginners and more experienced watercolourists who want to develop their practice further.Full fee: £329.00Senior fee: £263.00Concession: £201.00 -
Ways into abstract painting
Course Date: Fri 18 Jan 2019 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetEncounter different approaches to making abstract paintings while developing your skills in using a variety of painting materials. With reference to the work of abstract artists explore the visual language common to both representation and abstraction, e.g. colour, composition, tone and paint application.Full fee: £339.00Senior fee: £271.00Concession: £207.00 -
Drawing from plants and flowers
Course Date: Fri 18 Jan 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetMake wonderful drawings in colour and black and white from a range of flowers and plants. Taking the rich and varied history of drawing plants and flowers in different traditions for inspiration.Full fee: £179.00Senior fee: £179.00Concession: £109.00
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