Foundation Course:
16 Apr - 29 Jun 07
24 Sep - 14 Dec 07
07 Jan - 21 Mar 08
14 Apr - 27 Jun 08
22 Sep - 12 Dec 08
 Course Sheet
The Foundation Course
Course: The Foundation Course
Cost: £ 350
Overview:
A course of 10 lessons taken over 11-12 weeks where we break down the drawing / painting process into 4 distinct elements:
1) proportion, 2) line & volume, 3) chiaroscuro (light & shade), 4) colour.
Professional artists use all these elements simultaneously. But a beginner can be taught these one at a time, each stage naturally leading into the next.
Sessions available: (choose one)
Monday morning session - 9.30 am - 12.30 pm
Monday evening session - 6.30 pm - 9.30 pm
Tuesday morning session - 9.30 am - 12.30 pm
Wednesday evening session - 6.30 pm - 9.30 pm
Materials:
For stages 1 and 2 of the course (proportion and line & volume), the student uses packing paper, which is provided by the studio.
For stage 3 (chiaroscuro), the paper, charcoal and rubber can be bought from the studio.
For stage 4 (colour), the canvas, pigments and brushes can be purchased from the studio. The studio provides the palette, turpentine, white spirits and linseed oil.
Details:
1. Proportion: To catch the likeness of an object or person, you need to see and accurately reproduce the distances between the features. We show a century old, brilliantly simple way of doing this.
2. Line/Volume: By making, at the outset, the longest outlines of the subject, one can reduce the essential bulk and movement of an object to a few lines. This is a similar process to that of a sculptor taking a block of marble and slicing off the biggest bits not needed. We do this with plaster casts, charcoal, and cheap paper.
3. Chiaroscuro: This is the distinction between the dark, light, and grey tones in between. To simplify the teaching of this principle, we use a white plaster cast and a single light source against a black background.
4. Colour: Finally, colour is introduced with a simple still-life, lit by a single light source to exaggerate dark and light. You capture the essential elements of a still-life, sometimes practicing under the pressure of a stopwatch.
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