Art Next Steps - Stapleford Library - Adult Learning

Schedule

Fri Apr 25 2025 at 10:00 am to Fri May 23 2025 at 10:00 am

UTC+01:00

Location

Stapleford Library | Nottingham, EN

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Key details
  • Date: 25 April - 23 May 2025
  • Sessions: Fridays: 10am - 12:30pm
  • No. sessions: 5
  • Venue: Stapleford Library and Learning Centre, Nottingham
  • For ages: 19+
  • Group size: 5 - 12
  • Cost: FREE - £43.75


About this course

Art Next Steps is an introduction to different ways of creating drawn and painted images. Some experience of drawing and painting is useful, but not essential. We will be exploring line, tone and colour through a range of different drawing and painting techniques, focusing on producing images from observation.

During the course you will be introduced to a range of drawing and painting media, techniques and processes that are simple but creative and will enable you to produce observational drawings from a range of subject matter.


Each session will focus on different formal elements such as line, tone, texture, pattern, form and colour which will be explored through both drawing and painting and will act as a stepping stone to the next sessions activities. You will try out different techniques that will extend your existing knowledge and you will be encouraged to experiment with new media to develop your practical art work further


You will learn about different drawing and painting techniques and how to use, line, tone and colour creatively 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.
  • Become familiar and confident with art and design language and use it to describe your own work.


Learners should bring:

  • 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- Wilkos, The Range, Hobby craft, Amazon.
  • Charcoal or charcoal pencils. Hobbycraft, Amazon.
  • Set of acrylic paints, The Works, The Range, Hobbycraft, 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.
  • 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:

  • Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield
  • Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
  • Greater London
  • Greater Manchester
  • Liverpool City Region
  • Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland
  • Tees Valley
  • West of England
  • West Midlands
  • West Yorkshire


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