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Painting & Drawing - Improvers
This is a practical course designed to improve and build upon your painting and drawing skills. You will work on two themed projects over the ten weeks, spending five weeks on each. Your tutor will give you lots of source materials, ideas and encouragement to help you work towards individual outcomes.

You’ll work in a wide range of wet and dry art materials including acrylic, watercolour pastels and mixed-media. There will be a mix of tutor-led demonstrations, lots of hands-on tasks and plenty of opportunity for experimentation. You’ll also be encouraged to share your work with the rest of the group and get lots of supportive feedback.

Both projects will incorporate key areas of learning including understanding the Formal Elements of art, developing compositions and gaining confidence in handling materials. You will study the work of various painters too as this will help inform your own work.
Prosp User 3
This course is suitable for intermediate learners, so for those who have attended beginner-level or other art classes before or who have been painting at home. We will cover the fundamentals of creating original art but you will also be encouraged to develop your own ideas and you’ll be given lots of individual guidance. The aim of the course is to develop your skills and confidence in a range of painting and drawing approaches.

This course provides skills for self-improvement, which could lead to further study/or a pathways towards self-employment as a working artist.
Prosp User 4
You will need to provide your own materials for the course and your tutor will go through all materials in detail in the first few lessons. Please bring a sketchbook and pencils to the first class.

You are encouraged to keep an A4 or A3 sketchbook during the course. At a glance, you’ll use acrylic, watercolour, pastel and charcoal during the course.
Prosp User 5
There will be no class on 1 November 2023 (half-term holidays).

You can find details of how to access Huntington Community Centre on their website. Click here for more information.

Please ensure that you read and understand the health and safety guidelines on any creative product or tools that you intend to use during the course, before the first class.
Prosp User 6

Learners who live in devolved authorities

Learners who live in devolved authorities
York Learning receives government funding which allows us to offer courses at a lower cost. The guidelines relating to devolution means that we cannot apply this funding to learners who live in devolved areas such as the West Yorkshire Combined Authority. York Learning receives government funding which allows us to offer courses at a lower cost. The guidelines relating to devolution means that we cannot apply this funding to learners who live in devolved areas such as the West Yorkshire Combined Authority.
If you live in one of these areas we would recommend that , before committing to a course with York Learning, you explore options to study the course in your local area. If you live in one of these areas we would recommend that , before committing to a course with York Learning, you explore options to study the course in your local area.
If you would prefer to continue your learning with York Learning please note that the price of the course could be double the advertised cost. If you would prefer to continue your learning with York Learning please note that the price of the course could be double the advertised cost.
In this case, please contact us on 01904 554277 to complete your enrolment. In this case, please contact us on 01904 554277 to complete your enrolment.
AT1/JQ8
20/09/2023
29/11/2023
12:30 - 14:30
Wednesday
2.00 hrs per wk
10 weeks
Liz Foster
140.00
£135.00 if in receipt of the State Pension; £35.00 if in receipt of certain means-tested benefits