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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Explore your creativity
Course Date: Wed 18 Sep 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetTap into your artistic talents through a series of fun practical exercises that will help you start drawing, painting, looking at art, responding to the world around you and working with your imagination and ideas.Full fee: £149.00Senior fee: £149.00Concession: £91.00 -
Try it out: watercolour painting
Course Date: Wed 18 Sep 2019 (and 7 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetExperience the radiant qualities of watercolour painting. Through simple exercises, we'll explore watercolour techniques and mediums. The perfect way to start using watercolour. Tutor: Diane Martin.Full fee: £79.00Senior fee: £79.00Concession: £79.00 -
Drawing 1
Course Date: Thu 19 Sep 2019 (and 15 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: £349.00Senior fee: £349.00Concession: £213.00 -
Drawing 2
Course Date: Thu 19 Sep 2019 (and 8 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetDevelop your knowledge of basic drawing skills and concepts, work with a range of media and approaches, and explore various artists' drawings. Produce exciting and personal images, and build confidence in tackling more complex drawings.Full fee: £349.00Senior fee: £349.00Concession: £213.00 -
Watercolour: start to paint landscapes
Course Date: Fri 20 Sep 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetWatercolour is an ideal medium to capture the nuance of landscape through the effects of light, shade, space, distance and colour. This course will introduce the basic techniques required for this traditional genre.Full fee: £149.00Senior fee: £119.00Concession: £91.00 -
50 drawings in a day
Course Date: Fri 20 Sep 2019 (and 8 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: £99.00Senior fee: £79.00Concession: £60.00 -
Complete painting course for beginners
Course Date: Sat 21 Sep 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetPart one of the complete painting course is the first stage of our Saturday painting school, offering a structured approach to painting from observation. You will learn about organising a palette, mixing colours, and applying paint to create a range of marks and textures. This course can be seen as a complete course in itself, or you can continue to part 2 if you wish.Full fee: £299.00Senior fee: £299.00Concession: £182.00 -
Try it out: drawing
Course Date: Sun 22 Sep 2019 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetExperience the joy of drawing. Explore a selection of different drawing materials and try out innovative and experimental drawing exercises. The perfect way to start drawing.Full fee: £79.00Senior fee: £79.00Concession: £79.00 -
Art and creative thinking workshop with Rod Judkins
Course Date: Sun 22 Sep 2019 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetArt is fundamentally about communicating ideas. If the idea is strong, the work of art is memorable. This exciting, one-day workshop, led by Rod Judkins (artist, tutor and author of ‘The art of creative thinking’ and ‘Ideas are your only currency’) will explore methods to create ideas and concepts and combine them with the process of making.Full fee: £99.00Senior fee: £99.00Concession: £99.00 -
Introduction to landscape drawing
Course Date: Tue 24 Sep 2019
Location on this date: OS - Off SiteAn ideal introduction to drawing outside; with guidance on materials and methods to enable you start drawing landscapes by yourself, or as a taster for further study.Full fee: £129.00Senior fee: £129.00Concession: £129.00 -
Essence of movement: Dynamic drawing from dance sketchbook with English National Ballet
Course Date: Wed 25 Sep 2019
Location on this date: OS - Off SiteA fantastic opportunity to develop fast sketching techniques, drawing English National Ballet's world-class dancers during their warm-up class and rehearsal at their brand new building on London City Island as they prepare to perform this season's productions.Full fee: £299.00Senior fee: £239.00Concession: £182.00 -
Drawing perspective: the basics
Course Date: Thu 26 Sep 2019 (and 2 other dates)
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: £179.00Senior fee: £179.00Concession: £109.00 -
Drawing club
Course Date: Fri 27 Sep 2019 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetCome along to our new Friday evening drop-in drawing club. Discover new drawing techniques and develop your skills further by responding to a diverse range of briefs and projects that will take your work into exciting new directions. Guided by our expert tutor and practising artist, each session will deal with a different approach. You can book individual sessions for a reduced hourly rate or book individual sessions via Eventbrite. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pv2d-drawing-club-vh876-tickets-69984432321.Full fee: £299.00Senior fee: £299.00Concession: £299.00 -
Painting 2
Course Date: Fri 27 Sep 2019 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetCovers themes similar to those in 'Painting course 1', but in more depth and with a stronger emphasis on experimentation. Suitable if you already have some experience in painting. Basic materials included.Full fee: £349.00Senior fee: £279.00Concession: £213.00 -
Start painting
Course Date: Sun 29 Sep 2019 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThis is a brief introduction to acrylic painting techniques and the use of materials. Explore a practical approach to painting, including colour mixing, layering, glazing and application. For those with little or no painting experience.Full fee: £129.00Senior fee: £129.00Concession: £129.00
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