Our art courses
Each of our courses is an expression of one particular artist’s view of his or her subject: often the best way to learn is not just to see how various effects are produced, but to see how an artist goes about producing work and why they make the decisions they do. That way you can establish your own approach with your tutor, adopting the techniques that suit you and developing in your own style.
We offer eight different art courses, each focused on improving your current skills – even if you believe you have none! They are divided into three sections.
General courses for beginners
These "foundation" courses provide an introduction to a wide range of techniques and media, and are aimed at improving your basic drawing and painting skills, and helping you to sort out the sorts of subjects and media you would like to concentrate on in later studies.
If you would like to read more in-depth information about them, see our beginners' courses information page.
Courses in specific media for improvers
If you already know which medium you’d like to work in, you can enrol straight onto one of our specific medium courses, such as watercolours or pastels. These start from a beginner’s level, but quickly work towards a higher standard.
If you would like to read more in-depth information about these courses, see our improvers' courses information page.
Specialised courses for the confident
These courses are suitable for students who are already comfortable with the basics and who wish to develop their abilities with a particular subject matter.
If you would like to read more in-depth information about them, see our specialist courses information page.
