Altered Book Art Children's Project

I have just finished a project with the North Hampshire Home Education Group.  The children were challenged to design and create two altered book artworks, using a variety of media and techniques.  The artworks have all been based on a narrative. The stories chosen have included a favourite book, stories written by the students and non-fiction events.

The first book made use of wire modelling and paper mâché giving the impression that the story was exploding or growing out from the book.

The second book was altered by cutting into it, collaging, deconstructing, drawing, painting, weaving, sewing, felting or folding.

The children aged between 7 and 14 have interpreted the brief in different ways to produce a wide variety of outcomes.  On The last week the children held an exhibition of their work for family and friends.  Everyone was impressed by the children’s work and achievements. 

 

 

Autumn Term Art Classes

 Drawing and Painting for Beginners

A fun weekly class in Drawing and Painting with one-to-one tuition from practicing artist and tutor Bethany Milam. Suitable for beginners and intermediates. Explore different skills and techniques working at your own pace. Bring your own projects or work from a still life/photos provided by the tutor. Tea / Coffee Included.

• Drawing and Sketching

• Composition, Perspective, Tone and Colour

• Watercolour, Acrylic, Oils, Pen and Ink, Charcoal, Pastels

• Still Life, Landscape, Portrait

• and more...

Monday 2pm - 4pm

9th September - 16th Dec 2013

(No class 28th October)

14 lessons for £84.00

Kingsclere Village Club

35 George Street

Kingsclere

Hampshire

Postcode

RG20 5NH

For more information or to book a place contact:

Helen on 07796 083042 (between 5pm and 8pm) or email kvc.education@yahoo.co.uk

Painting With Mixed Media

BCOT Adult Education Partnership

Course Length: 8 wks

Venue: Cranbourne Business & Enterprise College

Day / Time: Thursday 7pm – 9pm

Start Date: 3rd October

  

This is an exciting course which will introduce you to different media and painting techniques. You will learn how to use a range of different processes and techniques, both traditional and experimental. You will create a range of studies, experimental trials and finished works. You will work from subjects including still life and self portraits to be discussed with the tutor.

Course Content

Over the course of 8 wks you will look at:

• The formal elements; line, mark-making, tone, form, composition and colour theory?

• Brushes, tools and supports

• Painting with watercolour – wash techniques, wet into wet, overlaying, creating texture, using masking fluid, sanding, spattering and sponging

• Painting with acrylics – transparent techniques; washes and glazes; opaque techniques; Impasto, painting with the palette knife, and other tools, s’graffito, texture paste and adding texture.

• Painting with egg tempera – making your own paint, under-painting, hatching and glazing.

• Combining techniques?

• You will produce a range of drawings, compositional studies and sketches and you will be able to discuss progress with the group in order to develop self- evaluation techniques.?

Equipment

Handouts will be provided and the tutor will advise you on any further reading that might be useful and/or of interest to you. A basic tool kit will be required - see below. A material fee has been included with the tuition fee for other materials and equipment to be used in class.

2/3 sheets A3 Cartridge paper (per session)

Pencils – 6H - 4B

Soft Rubber

A range of bristle/synthetic brushes, Pallet knives and sponges - to be advised by tutor on first session

Optional materials to be advised by tutor

Contact Details

adulteducation@bcot.ac.uk

Tel: 01256 306355/306347

To enrol: 01256 306484

Developing Your Creative Drawing Skills

BCOT Adult Education Partnership

Course Length: 8 wks

Venue: Cranbourne Business & Enterprise College

Day / Time: Monday 7pm – 9pm

Start Date: 30th September

This is an exciting course which will help you to develop your drawing skills. There is an emphasis on experimenting with different techniques and media. Students will create a range of experimental sketches and finished works.

Course Content

Over the course of 8 wks you will look at:

* use of lines with different qualities; using negative space; right/left brain drawing

* use of measuring techniques to draw proportions accurately; finding angles; Compostion

* use of a range of media and experimental mark-making techniques;

* perspective and foreshortening;

* Tone and Form; silhouettes and use of charcoal;

* Hatching & cross-hatching to create tone & form;

* Experiment with mixed media; drawing with pastels, graphite, charcoal inks, chalk, paint, using

various sorts of paper

* Basic colour theory

You will produce a range of drawings, compositional studies and sketches and you will be able to discuss progress with the group in order to develop self-evaluation techniques.

  

Contact Details

adulteducation@bcot.ac.uk

Tel: 01256 306355/306347

To enrol: 01256 306484

Equipment

Handouts will be provided and the tutor will advise you on any further reading that might be useful and/or of interest to you. A basic tool kit will be required - see below. A material fee has been included with the tuition fee for other materials and equipment to be used in class.

2-3 sheets A1 Cartridge paper (per session)

Black Quink Ink (1 bottle)

Pencils - 2B, 4B, 6B (1-2 of each)

2 Rubbers

1 Palette

Water pots