Art Courses Blackheath Park

Art courses near Blackheath Park: The New School of Art offers a diverse and exciting array of art classes for beginners and established artists in easy reach of Blackheath Park. Our centres in Lewes, Brighton and London host courses in drawing, oils painting and art history led by inspiring tutors, all highly regarded artists and art historians.
Blackheath Park is an inspiring and diverse centre for the Arts. It is home to lots of established artists, but many up and coming creatives also find their way here. When considering taking an art course, Blackheath Park should be the destination of choice. The New School of Art offers courses that are led by highly regarded, well established and experienced artists and art historians who will guide and support you through your chosen course.

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Beginners Art Classes Blackheath Park

Our art courses cater for a range of abilities – from beginner to professional artists.If you have just started painting, are starting a new hobby or are thinking of developing your established painting practice, our tutors will work with you at your level.Our Beginner art classes are small and intimate (we aim to cap the capacity of the classes at 10 or 12) allowing you to receive all the direction you need from your tutor.Both individual and group work is involved in our Beginner art lessons.You will be given the chance to both to discuss your specific needs one on one with your tutor and to share ideas with other students.

Advanced Art Classes Blackheath Park

Our Advanced art courses in the greater Blackheath Park area are perfect for those professional artists who are looking to gain more depth or experience or focus on the work they already create.As practising artists, all of our tutors can give technical support and provide insight into the industry as it stands at the moment.You are sure to find like minded artists in the Advanced art class who share your goals – to challenge their skills and knowledge and define and develop their practice.Taking an art course shouldn’t be at the expense of your working life and other responsibilities, so our timetables have been designed especially to fit into your busy schedule.

Fine Art Courses Blackheath Park

For a broader overview of fine art, the New School of Art offers a Fine Art course in the greater Blackheath Park area.The tutors will provide an introduction to fine art practice, including drawing and painting, which will help the students focus on and effectively critique their artworks.Taught by professional artists, this programme allows students to benefit from class discussions, workshops and one to one tutorials.During the course, students will be able to develop their skills and understand how their course tutor works.

Life Drawing Classes Blackheath Park

Another class we offer in the greater Blackheath Park area are the Life Drawing classes, which are proving to be a popular choice.We maintain that thorough study in drawing is important to all figurative work and this underlines our beliefs as an Art school.In this class, the life model is drawn in a range of different poses.The Life Drawing classes are a chance for artists to explore their creative side and develop their draftmanship in a supportive setting.Tutors will be able to provide instruction and guidance.This programme will improve your skills, no matter your level of ability.This class provides a valuable opportunity to focus on your drawing in a more social way, though there is also tuition and direction if needed.

Landscape Painting Courses Blackheath Park

Our Landscape Painting courses in the greater Blackheath Park area are 2 day workshops led by artist Louise Balaam NEAC, member of the New English Art Club.This course will show you Louise’s work and painting style.There will be an emphasis on understanding how to work quickly, dynamically and freely.Weather permitting, students can choose to work outside, working with pencil and watercolour and working on simplification and abstraction before painting in the studio.As Louise will be on hand to give guidance, advice and individual tuition, it is the perfect opportunity for our students to create a number of artworks, and they are encouraged to do so.Some of her sketchbooks will be available to look at and your own sketchbooks will be used as reference and inspiration to inform your painting.The second day will provide an opportunity for the group to critique each other’s work.

Portrait Painting Blackheath Park

We also offer our Portrait Painting Masterclass in the greater Blackheath Park area, a 2 day course led by artist Tim Benson VPROI, Vice President of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters.On this course, students will get to know the artist and his work, as well as the philosophy behind his work.Tim will start the first day with a demonstration, after which you will go on to make small, quick oil sketches, concentrating not on detail but on form, tone and colour.On the second day students will create a large painting, again without adding detail.Students’ work will be discussed throughout this process and their individual choices will be examined, so as to identify how to create tension and interest in the composition.The student’s work will be assessed on a one to one basis at the end of the course.