Painting 3: Advanced

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Level:: 3
Credits:: 60
Length:: 15 months approx.
10hrs per week
Cost:: £595
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This course will help you make the transition from self-motivated student to independent artist. With the help of your tutor and the course guidelines, you will plan your own study programme and by the end of the course you will have demonstrated your ability to conceive and develop innovative visual ideas and take them to a successful conclusion. You should normally have already completed a Level 2 course in painting before embarking on Painting 3: Advanced, but direct entry onto the course is possible for more experienced artists who wish to work one-to-one with a professional tutor. All students choose their own tutor from the OCA portfolio of advanced painting tutors.

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Develop your study programme in discussion with your tutor
Design and complete a series of progressive and related projects
Write project commentaries
Maintain a reflective learning journal
Produce an extended written project of a minimum of 2,500, maximum 5,000 words.

The course aims to improve the quality of practical work; further develop use of a personal visual language; help students to plan and complete a major programme of practical work and become independent as artists.

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.

Students complete a portfolio of work, write project commentaries and produce the extended written assignment. They also maintain a learning log.

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