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Cost: £375
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Overview
This eight-week course will help you explore the first principles of painting.
The emphasis of the course is on using painting as:
- a means for articulating form
- a tool for expression and creative imagination
During the course you'll develop a set of criteria which will help you to explore ways of representing perceived objects, and allow you to consider further possibilities within painting in your own time.
Classes are held on Monday evening, from 6pm to 8pm.
This course is run by the Slade School of Fine Art at UCL.
Course content
The course explores the idea of perception as the starting point for visual enquiry.
In each session you'll focus on a particular set of formal issues underpinning the nature of painting. Special attention is placed on colour and composition.
You'll paint from objects, the human figure, memory and secondary sources. At two sessions you'll paint from a life model.
You can choose to work with oils or acrylic.
Who this course is for
This course is suitable for complete beginners as well as those who are more experienced and want to re-engage with the first principles of painting.
To obtain maximum benefit from this course you should have a rudimentary knowledge of drawing.
Certificates
You can request an attendance certificate after completing the course. These can only be supplied during the year you take the course and can't be produced retrospectively.
Cost
The cost is £375.
A 10% discount is available for UCL current students and staff. To claim this discount, you'll need to enter your UPI number (on your UCL ID card) when booking.
This fee covers tuition, provision of an easel, palette and drawing board and studio space.
The fee also covers the cost of materials supplied by the Slade. Once your booking is confirmed, you'll be sent details of which materials will be provided and which you'll need to supply yourself.
Further information
Read more about this course and others on the Slade website, which provides information about booking and cancellations.
Course team
All tutors are practising artists
The tutors for this course are Sandra Smith and Laura Smith.
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Course information last modified: 30 Nov 2022, 16:00