Short courses

Summary

This credit bearing course is intended to provide a practical approach to drawing and painting and is designed to introduce you to key skills and techniques using a variety of media such as, oils, and watercolor. A key element of the course is introducing you to the process of developing your paintings through preparatory studies, developments, experiments and research to produce finished works of art.  

Please Note: Art materials are not provided. 

This course aims to: 

• Introduce students to techniques and skills used in the process of drawing and painting.  

• Teach students how to plan a drawing or painting through preparatory studies, developments, experiments and research.  

• Enable students to use the skills and techniques they have learned to produce finished works of art in a variety of media. 

• Develop students’ awareness, insight and perception of art. 

By the end of this course students will be able to:  

• Understand the basic techniques and skills of drawing and painting.  

• Use the artist's working process to plan a painting through drawing, developments, experiments and research.  

• Demonstrate the techniques learned to produce finished drawings and paintings in a variety of media. 

• Appreciate and analyse a variety of work produced by professional artists to identify their specific use of the skills and techniques introduced on the course.