10-week Introduction to soft Pastels face-to-face course. Mondays 10am-1pm

Starting Monday 15th July

Some experience in Art is recommended

Cost £19 a week

Create beautiful pastel paintings with artist Raya Brown and discover the great possibilities of working with this wonderful material.

 During the course you will learn:

• About different types of pastels and pastel papers  and how to use them to achieve the best results
• How to use various soft pastel techniques such as colour blending , layering, shading, etc
• Colour theory and understand how to mix colours and make light and dark tones
• How to show 3-dimentional qualities of objects and show depth in your work
• How to create various textures
• How to paint beautiful atmospheric landscapes
• How to paint realistic looking furry animals
• How to create great compositions

You will also discover how to draw realistic looking objects and improve your observational drawing skills.

The course will cover the following subjects:

• Still life
• Floral studies
• Animal portrait
• Landscape

You will receive plenty of individual help, being guided and inspired by a professional Artist Raya Brown. Small groups of learners and clear step-by-step instructions and artist’s demonstrations are guaranteed. Visual recourses will be provided.

Total cost £190

Starting Monday 15th July, for 10 weeks