Brief Description:

The course is designed to enable you to explore the fundamentals of the art of still life. This will be an exciting opportunity for you to learn about composition and balance, colour and mood and of course, the use of watercolour and oils to achieve a pleasing and satisfying painting. You will learn new skills about planning, experimentation and the use of shapes to paint a dynamic and interesting picture.

Previous Experience and Knowledge Needed?

No previous knowledge is necessary as the course is designed for all levels

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the course, you will have the opportunity to:

• Set up a still life arrangement comprised of balanced elements
• Complete small scale thumbnail and value studies
• Select a colour scheme to achieve the effect you want
• Complete a painting in either monochrome or more than two colours

Extra costs on the course for example textbook, materials or equipment

No extra costs are involved as the necessary basic materials and equipment are provided.

For the first session you will need to bring:

If you have your own pencils, brushes, paints and paper please bring these. You should also bring any small scale objects you would like to paint; this can include photographs, books, fruit, flowers- anything you are interested in. A still life will be set up which will be optional.

A note on photographs- if you choose to photograph your own still life to work from, please ensure it has good directional light which shows good light on one side and shadows on the opposite. This makes the painting much more impactful.

On completion of this course, what might your next steps be?

The aim of the course is to increase confidence so that you will feel able to explore either still life or painting in more depth, either on your own or an another course.

Adult Learn and Train offer courses through-out the year.
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You will find provision on some Saturday and Sunday’s, you will also find courses available in the day and evening at different venues in Cambridge. Courses vary in length from one-off sessions to 10 weeks or more