Courses

Basic Art (six week course)

Have you ever wanted to paint a picture or learn to draw but didn’t have the skills? Our Basic Art course is suitable for total beginners or those who want to brush up on their basic drawing and painting skills.

We will explore a variety of art techniques that will help us in our journey of recovery and creativity. We will then use our new skills to produce a piece of art.

In this course you will:

• Learn about, view, critique and discuss famous artists and artworks
• Learn basic drawing and shading techniques
• Learn about different mediums and the colour wheel
• Learn basic painting techniques
• Learn about which paint brush to use and when
• Learn about how to frame your artwork
• Take part in group discussions about art including books, TV programmes, museums
• Share your knowledge about art and learn from others
• Produce various pieces of artwork including a final project

The minimum equipment you will need is a pencil and some plain paper.