Drawing & Painting - Working with Landscape - All Abilities

Course intent

Understand the knowledge and skills needed to develop and expand your range of techniques. According to your level, you will develop drawing, painting and design skills, gaining a deeper understanding of the range of techniques and processes that will allow personal expression.

What will I learn?

You will learn:

• To work with landscape in the studio & if appropriate on location
• To find the right medium for a particular landscape.
• How to use measurement techniques
• Describing form using line
• How to use tone
• Colour mixing and how to use colour theory in your work to convey season and atmosphere
• Composition and how to design your image
• Painting techniques
• How to create a variety of scenes: woodlands, mountains etc.

  Who is this course for? Is there anything I need to know before joining?

  The course is for all abilities. If you have not drawn the human figure before then there is no need to worry as full support is given throughout the entire course by this experienced tutor.

  What do I need to bring to the first class? Will there be any extra costs?

  • a pad of A3 cartridge paper

• soft grade of pencils (4B or 6B)
• soft rubber and a graphite stick
• a basic set of acrylic or watercolour paints
• brushes,
• palette
• tissues
• water jar.

Materials and resources you will need through the course will be discussed at induction. You may also like to bring some of your own photographic images or sketches of landscapes.

What can I do when I finish the course?

In discussion with your tutor, you may like to progress onto longer courses or enrol on our other Arts and Crafts courses.

Additional information

We welcome learners with additional needs and disabilities. When you enrol, please let us know if you would like to discuss your extra support needs with a member of the Supported Learning Team who will then contact you as soon as possible. If you are enrolling within 10 days of the course start date, we may not be able to contact you before your first class.

How to enrol

Our courses are for adult learners aged 19 or over. If you are under 19, please call 0300 200 1044.

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