Painting 1: Starting to Paint

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Level:: 1
Credits:: 40
Length:: 12 months approx.
8hrs per week
Cost:: £595
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Course Overview

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This course will develop your skills as a painter and your knowledge of painting. You learn how to analyse and select from the visual world and how to translate what you see into painting. You study art of the past, learn about the main approaches to painting over the last hundred years and see your own work in context. You will be using acrylics and/or oils and you will be developing your drawing skills. We strongly recommend starting your painting studies with this course, but if you are convinced you have already covered the ground, direct entry to a higher level course is possible – but please speak to us first.

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Painting materials and techniques
Understanding and using colour
Perspective and the third dimension
Picture composition
Working from studies and photographs
Painting the figure
Painting outdoors

To view a sample of this course online, click HERE or to download a PDF of the sample, click HERE.

The course aims to develop skills in using drawing for investigation and for generating and recording ideas; develop skill and confidence in using a range of media; introduce important artists and movements in the twentieth century.

Distance Tuition

You are allocated a tutor and receive their details in your course pack. You work from the course materials and send regular assignments to your tutor. These are returned to you with comment and advice. The course fee includes tutor feedback on your set assignments, but you can purchase feedback and comment on additional pieces of work if you wish.

Face to Face Tuition

You choose a tutor within travelling distance (call OCA on 0800 731 2116 to find your nearest tutor) and you meet them at mutually agreeable times and dates. You are entitled to an agreed number of hours tuition, typically five hours. Tutors work from their own studios or other suitable teaching space. You can find out where your nearest tutor is by contacting Academic Services on 0800 731 2116.

32 projects and five assignments. Students also maintain a learning log.

For more information on assessment, click here - Assessment and how to get qualified booklet - to download the booklet PDF.