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Medway Adult Education

Drawing and Painting: Watercolour - intermediate to advanced  

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Course summary

Code: Q000086A  

Location: Rochester Adult Education Centre  

Cost: £182.25 to £243.00 

Starting: Tuesday 07 January 2025 

Duration: 14 sessions over 14 week(s)

Time: 12:30 


By continuing you confirm that you are 19 or over on 31 August and have agreed to the the Terms and conditions

 

Course Information Sheet

Description

Whether you would like to learn new creative skills or to look into the possibility of a new art-based career, MAE Community Learning courses can provide you with a stepping stone to progress.

This course provides an extensive approach to watercolour medium, which explores many aspects such as use of colour, tone, composition and the principal techniques are looked at in depth. By working from direct observation, photographic references, sketches, and imagination, learners will encounter a variety of stimulating subjects such as landscape, seascape, still life and natural forms.

Each session is carefully structured and timed to enable learners to reflect and respond in more personal ways to their own projects as well as group assignments.
Frequent reference will be made to contemporary and historical drawings and paintings, presenting a wide range of approaches and expression. It's a wonderful way to experience watercolours in a supportive and friendly environment.
  

What will I learn on this course?
At advanced level, learners will be continuously encouraged to expand their creative ideas and their technical potential. Learners will also be able to develop their drawing and painting skills through a range of materials and techniques.

Is this course suitable for me?
Suitable for intermediate or experienced artists looking to broaden their horizons, the carefully structured course allows learners to progress and consolidate their learning at their own pace.

Will there be additional costs?
For this course you will need to bring your own watercolour paints, round brushes sizes 6 & 10, watercolour paper 300gm (minimum size A3), 2B pencil, kitchen towel, masking tape. You will be encouraged to gradually build up your own collection of different mediums as the course progresses, under advice from the tutor.

What could I go on to do after this course?
You will be equipped with a portfolio of work and a foundation of core creative skills that will empower your art for years to come. Medway Adult Education has a wide range of creative courses and works with many partners locally such as Mid Kent Medway School of Art and the University of Kent; information about their courses can be found in our studios, café and on Moodle. Medway has an exciting and wide-range of events, exhibitions, and activities to inspire and help you make further progress - please see the community noticeboards in the Rochester Centre and again on Moodle. Your tutor will be able to talk through with your individual progression options. Your tutor will be happy to advise you about progression courses, including those offered by other providers. If you wish to explore your learning, work, or career options, you can speak to a fully trained careers advisor on 0800 100 900. https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.ukIf you need further advice, please telephone 01634 338400.

Attendance Policy
In order to get the most out of your course you will need to attend as many sessions as possible. We recommend at least 85%. If you do have a holiday booked during term time please let the tutor know in advance so that we can help you catch up on missed sessions and ensure that you still achieve the course outcomes. If you are unavoidably ill or unable to attend, please contact 01634 338400 so that we can let your tutor know, and so they can send you any work you may have missed

How are digital skills used and enhanced on this course
Information technology may be used to introduce skills, techniques, and the work of other artists along with safe internet usage. Whilst you do not need any IT skills to enrol on this course, please do speak to the tutor if this is an area you would like to explore.

Health and Safety
By participating in an art class, you accept that you understand that art involves potentially hazardous tools and equipment and that such activity carries the risk of injury. You understand that it is your responsibility to judge your motor skills and physical ability. It is your responsibility to ensure that by participating in classes and activities from Medway Adult Education, you will not exceed your limits while performing such activity, and you will select the appropriate level of task for your skills and abilities. You understand that this is an art activity, and you will need to be suitably dressed, you will need protect your work surface and be mindful of the correct Health & Safety processes when working with art equipment. MAE is not responsible for damage to items or person. The creators, owners and distributors of this site and the material available MAE are not responsible for any injuries you may experience as a result of your use of this site and the material contained here on. By remaining on this site and/or accessing and / or using any material, you are accepting that you have read, understood and agreed to follow these basic instructions.

 

Location

Rochester Adult Education Centre  
Rochester Community Hub  
Eastgate
Rochester  
ME1 1EW  

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