Art for Improvers - Beeston Library - Adult Learning

Beeston Library, Beeston

Date	15 January - 12 February 2025
Sessions	Wednesdays: 10am - 12:30pm
No. sessions	5
Venue	Beeston Library, Beeston View venue details
For ages	19+
Group size	5 - 12
Cost	FREE - £43.75

About this course

In the Art for Improvers course we will be exploring different ways of creating drawn and painted images. Some experience of drawing and painting is useful, but not essential as throughout the course you will be building on and extending your existing skills.

Each week will have a different focus exploring the formal elements of line, texture, tone, colour and pattern creatively through a range of different drawing and painting techniques, developed from observation. You will also have the chance to experiment with a range of media (including pencils, inks, acrylic paints and gouache) to develop your personal skills further.

You will learn about different drawing and painting techniques and how to use formal elements and media effectively through looking at and discussing other artists work and by demonstrations, personal experimentation and individual tuition.

By the end of the course everyone will have explored and gained confidence with some essential drawing and painting techniques, produced finished images and gained skills for future art and design work.

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

Discuss how other artists have used line, tone and colour to produce creative imagery.
Using line drawing to describe shape, pattern and texture.
Using tone to describe form, space and contrast.
Using colour to explore shape, space and contrast.
Produce observational drawings and paintings from selected subject matter using a range of media.
Become familiar and confident with art and design language and use it to describe your own work.

Resources required by attendees:

Apron or big shirt.
B, 2B, 3B pencils, rubber–WH Smiths, Amazon.
Range of paintbrushes- pack from The Works, WH Smith or Amazon.
Scissors.
Masking tape- The Range, Hobby craft, Amazon.
Charcoal or charcoal pencils. Hobbycraft, Amazon.
Set of inks (if you have them) The Range, Hobbycraft, Amazon.
Set of acrylic paints, The Works, The Range, Hobbycraft, Amazon.
Set of Gouache paints (if you have them) The Range, Hobbycraft, WH Smiths, Amazon.
Water pot.
A3 cartridge paper pad (at least 140g paper) – (example Daler Rowney A3 cartridge pad yellow and red cover, or Seawhites cartridge paper pad) The Range, Hobbycraft, WH Smith Amazon.
Palette- The Works, Hobbycraft, The Range, Amazon.

Booking your place and fee information

If you are in receipt of certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course, please visit our webpage for further information https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/skills-learning/funding-your-courses/

To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:

Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING, AND
Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.

You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking. If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.

Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required). As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas: