27/05 – 01/07 | LITTLE BRUSHES

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Art classes, PIE style

  The PIE approach in our classes for both kids and teenagers is to cover the basic principles of art and art history through interesting and inclusive exercises where everyone is free to have fun, learn, and experiment with art. It is important to us that we design classes which improve drawing and painting skills, but without making them frustrating or disheartening! The ultimate aim of the course is to nurture creativity.    Our studio is all about having a fun, relaxed environment - a home away from home where you’re allowed to get paint on the floor. It is a space for creating, sharing, and reflecting - as well as getting a bit messy!   You can join the course any time: each week we will cover a different, new topic, so not to worry if you missed the previous class or know that you won’t be able to attend every week!   After every class we will every participant’s creation will be stored into their own individual sketchbooks, meaning that by the end of the course everyone will have their own collection of work to look back on and see their progress, style, and individuality collated in one place!   We recommend purchasing the sketchbook through us, as we have bulk buy discount. However, if you’d prefer to buy your own elsewhere we recommend the following specifications:    

• Size A3

 

• • Spiral-bound

   

• Acid-free sheets

 

• Suitable for mixed media

    What will we actually do?   Each week will be something different! Some of the stuff the course will cover includes:     → different painting and drawing mediums including acrylic paint, watercolours, graphite and colored pencil, pen, oil pastels, and charcoal!   → besides the paintbrush we will experiment with other methods such as creating with a palette knife, sponges, fingers, and q-tips!     → We’ll also explore other artistic forms such as collage and printing   → Each project will be collated into your own individual sketchbook to keep the works organised and to look back on with pride!   What kind of stuff will we learn?   → Learning from the greats: Incorporating a little bit of art history, these classes will look at how we can take inspiration from famous artists (Monet, Picasso, Kandinskij) or art movements (pointillism, abstract expressionism) to create our own masterpieces mimicking another’s style!    → Putting stuff in Perspective: during these classes we’ll cover the principles of one point perspective, whilst drawing and painting urban and natural landscapes.    → Face off: how do you draw a human face? It’s all about proportions! Here, we’ll practice drawing faces by studying the proportions and elements using a mirror.   → Compositions: what makes a good composition… good? Beauty may be in the eye of the holder but there are certain harmonies, patterns and compositions we’re nearly all drawn to!   → Is it a bird? Is it a plane?: In some classes we will aim to establish/strengthen basic drawing skills (e.g. draw a bird or a city by starting the drawing with simple geometrical forms like squares, circles and adding the right details)   → Sir Mix-a-lot: Mixing paints may seem simple, but it’s so easy to only end up with 50 shades of brown. Here we will practice skills like mixing color with a palette knife, painting a value scale, and exploring how different tones complement and contrast.