Reflect on how time is embodied in the surface of paintings and drawings to focus on the speed and sequence of your working methods. Discover how animation and film can aid and capture your creative process.
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Becoming more sensitive to the pace of drawing and painting and the evidence of this in the surface of your images will offer new perspectives on ways to develop your work. Using ‘colour scripts’ i.e. the colour palette of moving image and developmental image-making you will extend your approaches to drawing and painting.
What will we cover?
• Investigate the distinct ways that working between the mediums of painting and drawing affects the development of an image through time. • Looking at the ‘colour scripting’ of moving image, explore how palette emphasis may change, particularly in relation to emotional colour. • Working with stop-motion drawn animation to explore the sequential nature of image-making.
What will I achieve? By the end of this course you should be able to...
Use drawing and painting to register the passing of time in different ways to develop your visual language.
Deploy emotional colour to site image in time in relation to memory.
Make a stop-frame drawn animation.
Work with the motion of your mark-making, considering its effects on the pace and sequencing of your image-making.
Apply ‘dynamic composition’ to inform your visual thinking.
Discuss and evaluate the progress of your work.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
This is an intermediate level course, intended for those with some painting or drawing experience (e.g. Painting 2, Drawing 2) or those who wish to explore the relationship between the two disciplines.
You should be able to follow simple written and verbal instructions, demonstrations, hand-outs and health and safety information, and will be invited to take part in group discussion. You should be able to use numbers and be able to do simple measurements and calculations.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
Each session workshops a distinct aspect of the dialogue between painting and drawing, creating an atmosphere to support shared experimentation and discussion. The individual strands of thought arising, will be increasingly drawn together, but you will also be encouraged to make your own links between workshops. The course offers: • Practical structured projects • Group discussion and evaluations • One to one guidance • Presentations on the work of selected artists
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
All materials required are provided.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
This is one of a suite of Painting and Drawing Dialogues courses. Taking further modules will expand your experience and confidence with cross-disciplinary working and prepare you for higher level study in the City Lit’s Advanced Practice Area.
I am an artist living and working in London, trained at Chelsea School of Art and the Slade School of Fine Art (University College London). I have shown in solo and group exhibitions around the UK and in Europe (including the Whitechapel Open and Threadneedle Painting Prize) with work in numerous private collections and featured in Drawing and Painting by Kate Wilson (Thames and Hudson, 2015) For over 30 years I have taught in a wide variety of contexts, lecturing in many British art schools, including Manchester (MA), Cheltenham (BA), Central St Martins, UAL. I have run drawing workshops for Microsoft Seattle, Microsoft Research Asia in Beijing, Electronic Arts UK, Vanguard Animation, Tell Me in Mountain View, CA and Kaos Studios (THQ) in New York amongst others. I have also taught renowned opera, television and film directors how to draw (NDAs duly signed) From 2021-22 I was the recipient of an Arts Council England Project Award to conduct research into drawing and the processing of trauma. I have tenure at City Lit where I deliver drawing and painting courses exploring how these activities alter visual perception, with a strong emphasis on thinking through doing.
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Monika Kita is an artist and filmmaker with over 25 years of experience in the art world. Her works have been presented at festivals and exhibitions across the UK, Europe, and South America, including the Museum of Contemporary Art of Oaxaca, BBC Shorts, East End Film Festival, and the Venice Biennale. Teaching is an integral part of her practice. She fosters a flexible and open approach that encourages connections between concept, process, and material – recognising spontaneity and liberation as the beating heart of artistic practice. Monika designed and leads the City Lit expanded experimental film course at City Lit. She also teaches a range of short courses in experimental filmmaking, DSLR for video, and shooting for short films, alongside contributing to the City Lit dialogues course, City Lit fine art, and other related courses that situate moving image and animation practice within a broader fine art context.
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.
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Using ‘colour scripts’ i.e. the colour palette of moving image and developmental image-making you will extend your approaches to drawing and painting.Reflect on how time is embodied in the surface of paintings and drawings to focus on the speed and sequence of your working methods. Discover how animation and film can aid and capture your creative process.• Investigate the distinct ways that working between the mediums of painting and drawing affects the development of an image through time. <br/>• Looking at the ‘colour scripting’ of moving image, explore how palette emphasis may change, particularly in relation to emotional colour.<br/>• Working with stop-motion drawn animation to explore the sequential nature of image-making.<ul><li>Use drawing and painting to register the passing of time in different ways to develop your visual language.</li><li>Deploy emotional colour to site image in time in relation to memory.</li><li>Make a stop-frame drawn animation.</li><li>Work with the motion of your mark-making, considering its effects on the pace and sequencing of your image-making.</li><li>Apply ‘dynamic composition’ to inform your visual thinking.</li><li>Discuss and evaluate the progress of your work.</li></ul>This is an intermediate level course, intended for those with some painting or drawing experience (e.g. Painting 2, Drawing 2) or those who wish to explore the relationship between the two disciplines.<br/><br/>You should be able to follow simple written and verbal instructions, demonstrations, hand-outs and health and safety information, and will be invited to take part in group discussion. You should be able to use numbers and be able to do simple measurements and calculations.<p>Each session workshops a distinct aspect of the dialogue between painting and drawing, creating an atmosphere to support shared experimentation and discussion. The individual strands of thought arising, will be increasingly drawn together, but you will also be encouraged to make your own links between workshops.<br/>The course offers:<br/>• Practical structured projects<br/>• Group discussion and evaluations<br/>• One to one guidance<br/>• Presentations on the work of selected artists<br/><br/> </p>All materials required are provided.<p>This is one of a suite of Painting and Drawing Dialogues courses. 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Using ‘colour scripts’ i.e. the colour palette of moving image and developmental image-making you will extend your approaches to drawing and painting.Reflect on how time is embodied in the surface of paintings and drawings to focus on the speed and sequence of your working methods. Discover how animation and film can aid and capture your creative process.• Investigate the distinct ways that working between the mediums of painting and drawing affects the development of an image through time. <br/>• Looking at the ‘colour scripting’ of moving image, explore how palette emphasis may change, particularly in relation to emotional colour.<br/>• Working with stop-motion drawn animation to explore the sequential nature of image-making.<ul><li>Use drawing and painting to register the passing of time in different ways to develop your visual language.</li><li>Deploy emotional colour to site image in time in relation to memory.</li><li>Make a stop-frame drawn animation.</li><li>Work with the motion of your mark-making, considering its effects on the pace and sequencing of your image-making.</li><li>Apply ‘dynamic composition’ to inform your visual thinking.</li><li>Discuss and evaluate the progress of your work.</li></ul>This is an intermediate level course, intended for those with some painting or drawing experience (e.g. Painting 2, Drawing 2) or those who wish to explore the relationship between the two disciplines.<br/><br/>You should be able to follow simple written and verbal instructions, demonstrations, hand-outs and health and safety information, and will be invited to take part in group discussion. 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