Course Information Sheet 2024-25
Course Title: Drawing and Painting the Landscape On Location
Who is the course for?
This course is suitable for all abilities, especially beginners and the rusty.
Do you gain any qualifications?
No – this course is not accredited, it is in preparation for progression to LEVEL 1 Certificate in Art and Design
What will you learn?
Make exciting, sensitive paintings and drawings you will be proud to hang on your wall, in an exhibition or gifts for friends.Enjoy enhanced wellbeing and mindfulness in this relaxing course.
Overview
Course Information Sheet 2024-25
Course Title: Drawing and Painting the Landscape On Location
Who is the course for?
This course is suitable for all abilities, especially beginners and the rusty.
Do you gain any qualifications?
No – this course is not accredited, it is in preparation for progression to LEVEL 1 Certificate in Art and Design
What will you learn?
Make exciting, sensitive paintings and drawings you will be proud to hang on your wall, in an exhibition or gifts for friends.Enjoy enhanced wellbeing and mindfulness in this relaxing course.
This friendly course is designed to help you gain confidence and help you to learn to look and describe what you see with sensitivity and energy. You will be gently guided through line, tone, colour and texture to maximise your painterly potential, enjoy your own style and handle your tools with style.
You will discover that drawing with pen, pencils or pastels will enhance your approaches and help develop your work with a greater understanding of what makes an interesting, successful image. Learning to look is so important-you will emerge from this course with enhanced observational skills.
You will explore the traditional subject of landscapes and will be encouraged to try different techniques in a supportive, relaxed atmosphere, to find your own unique style.
The course will help participants plan and compose successful images, experimenting with various drawing techniques including:
• Using various media including pencils, pastels, charcoal, pen, inks and paints
• Line, tone, Light, texture, Perspective, Washes
• Colour theory and practice
• Mark making
Essential equipment and resources
Learners will need to provide their own equipment. You will be advised on the first session what is needed to build in to your materials. Some limited materials will be available to try and borrow, but you will need a basic set of equipment including; pencils, rubber, watercolour brush(s),charcoal, water
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