Aimed at more experienced students: take your existing knowledge of portraiture further and build your understanding of the genre. Undertake practical projects which enable you to develop a more personal approach to the character and identity of your subject. This course ideally follows Portrait 2.
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Take your portrait painting to the next level. You will develop your existing skills in painting such as colour-mixing for skin tones, brushwork and composition to create mood, character and expression in building convincing portraits. You will have the opportunity to explore more expressive and experimental portraits, working predominantly from the life model as well as using secondary sources.
What will we cover?
Proportion, colour and tone, anatomical structure of the head for form and volume. Explore different viewpoints. mConvey emotion, expression and mood. Studying and responding to a variety of artist’s work, you will make use of a variety of strategies to develop convincing portrait paintings.
What will I achieve? By the end of this course you should be able to...
draw and paint the portrait head with improved understanding of the underlying anatomical structure
develop convincing likeness and expression
create expressive mood and character
use a variety of painting and drawing strategies used by artists
explore the portrait subject in context including how to set up the model
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
This course is ideal for students who have progressed from Portraits 2 or those with equivalent previous experience in painting from the figure and/or portrait.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
Talks, practical work, demonstrations, individual tutoring, group discussion. Optional homework tasks to ensure you gain the most from the course.
Self-reflection is an important part of learning in art education and creative practice. You will be encouraged to engage with reflecting on your own work and progress as part of the learning process in Visual Arts
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
All drawing and painting materials are provided. Advice will be given if you would like to invest in your own brushes and canvas.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
Year of the Figure and Portrait Advanced Figure and Portrait Advanced Painting Portrait Painting 2 session pose
Luke Jones is a practising artist working in both 2D and 3D, he studied at Chelsea school of art and Norwich School of art (currently called NUA) He has always been fascinated by observational art both in 2D, drawing and painting mostly in oil paint and in sculpture, mostly working with clay modelling and simple casting processes Portraits and figures are the central subjects to most of my current output I’ve undertaken portrait commissions both in paintings and sculptures and I have also worked with theatre making sculptures for a stage play
Andrea studied Drawing at Camberwell College and textiles at Morley College, where she also did her teacher training. She has a passion for the macabre and much of her recent practice has focused on drawing animal skulls and skeletons. She has a particular interest in comparative anatomy which led her to devise the Anatomical Life and Portrait Drawing courses at City Lit. Observational drawing is at the core of her practice and she uses it as a means of recording the world around her, be it the clutter of the studio, a music gig or a specimen in a museum. Andrea has an energetic approach to teaching. She is highly communicative and strives to create a positive group dynamic whilst being sensitive to the needs of individual students. This has been enriched by her extensive experience as a life model which she has used as a unique opportunity to observe first-hand the teaching methods and creative processes of many artists and has applied this knowledge to develop her own distinctive teaching style. Examples of her work can be found at www.instagram.com/voiseydrawing
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Kim is an award winning figurative artist. She studied Fine Art at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee (1999-2003) and the Royal Drawing School (2007-09). Her studio work focuses on painting directly from subjects such as still-life and the figure and portrait. Working predominantly in oils she uses gestural paint handling to seek out the emergent subject. Kim exhibits her work regularly and has had work selected for the BP Portrait Award, Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Lynn Painter Stainers Prize, ING Discerning Eye and more recently the Scottish Portrait Award (2019). She is the recipient of numerous awards and scholarships, most notably in 2005 she was the winner of the Aspect Prize, one of Scotland’s most prestigious painting prizes for emerging artists. An experienced art tutor, Kim has taught students of all ages and levels at institutions such as The Royal Drawing School, Candid Arts Trust, Central Saint Martins, London Drawing and London College of Communication. Website: www.kimscouller.com Instagram: @kim_scouller
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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