Painting & Drawing live online class

170 High St, Margate, Kent CT9.

Please call 0208 1665 134 on arrival for directions.

I’m an artist/educator based in Margate in Kent and founder of GoCreate.co.uk which runs creative workshops and events. My primary practice is oil painting and over the years my painting has journeyed from realism to smudgy impressions. I also have secondary and tertiary projects and artforms which allow me to explore materiality, processes and to […]Read More »

Want to paint?
but feel you need to get to grips with drawing first?

This first half of this course covers fundamental drawing skills to help the beginner/improver step across quickly and more confidently into painting. The second part focuses on painting skills and supporting beginners/improvers find their route into painting and take their practice to a new level.

This course is led by K Kennedy, second generation painter and founder of Go Create who has a Fine Art degree and over 30 year’s painting and drawing experience. Students are continually surprised at how much they make through Kirsty’s teaching approach and on account of her significant experience.

The course is taught via weekly 1.5 hour on-line sessions on Tuesday evenings which include live tutor demonstrations, practical exercises and notes. Students are then encouraged to upload assignments for tutor feedback.

Absolute beginners will be guided and encouraged to work in pencil whereas more experienced students can work in a variety of mediums.  Although there is an emphasis on the teaching of formal skills, the tutor will help to identify natural abilities. Drawing can be over-refined and it is important to identify when a natural style is charming, where a student’s drawing style is naturally expressive style or where a more realist approach should be coached when polish is desired. The main objective is to cover aspects of drawing which best support progression into painting. Topics such as composition and tone can enhance the end result.

The second part of the course will draw upon the drawing skills and knowledge that have been developed and to then teach painting fundamentals in either watercolours or acrylics. By the end of the course students will work on self directed projects with tutor support

Painting and drawing can be a lifetime hobby which greatly supports wellbeing and a means to decorate the walls at home. It can also feed into different art forms such as fashion illustration, architecture, interior design or the general expression for ideas. Students will leave the course feeling more confident to pick up a pencil and to paint whilst also having a greater understanding of their personal route into art.

COURSE CONTENT:

  • Drawing basics: line, tone, composition, mark making
  • Sketchbook use
  • Selecting subject matter
  • Equipment and material
  • Colour mixing
  • How to build a painting
  • Choosing substrates
  • Brush care and selection
  • Presenting work

WHO IS THE COURSE FOR:
The course is suitable for anyone who wants to develop painting and drawing skills No prior experience or art ability is needed as everyone will be coached according to their current level.

MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT NEEDED:

For weeks 1-5, students will need a pencil set with different pencil grades from HB to 6B, a good quality rubber and drawing paper and a sketchbook. Everyday household objects will be used for drawing exercises and more guidances will be given at the start of the course.

For weeks 6-1o, students will need either a watercolour or acrylic set of paints as well as brushes, an easel, pallet and paper or canvases. Further guidance will be given at the start of the course.

 

170 High St, Margate, Kent CT9.

Please call 0208 1665 134 on arrival for directions.

Book Your Spot

£265

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Painting & Drawing live online class

170 High St, Margate, Kent CT9.

Please call 0208 1665 134 on arrival for directions.

I’m an artist/educator based in Margate in Kent and founder of GoCreate.co.uk which runs creative workshops and events. My primary practice is oil painting and over the years my painting has journeyed from realism to smudgy impressions. I also have secondary and tertiary projects and artforms which allow me to explore materiality, processes and to […]Read More »

170 High St, Margate, Kent CT9.

Please call 0208 1665 134 on arrival for directions.

Book Your Spot

£265

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