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Abstract Ideas Communicated Through Arts Projects
Abstract Ideas Communicated Through Arts Projects
Art Education Tuition and Workshops
Edinburgh Drawing School - SPRING Term 1
Ten Week Term from Monday 14h January
Beginners Drawing: Making Your Mark Tuesdays from 1.3.00-15.30
EDS Thistle Street Lane
A ten week course commencing Tuesday 18th September (no class on Tuesday 16th October) final class on Tuesday 27th NovemberThis course is suitable for beginners or those who have had classes at EDS before, and who wish to enhance previous drawing skills gained. This ten week course is designed for adults who want to re-connect with their hidden talent: drawing is Fun and ‘mistakes’ are encouraged!With individual tuition, support and tutor demonstrations we will start with basics , exploring various drawing techniques, mark making, developing personal styles and creative process from simple sketches, to creative compositions, definitive detail or abstraction.You will be encouraged to embrace a range of approaches using various drawing materials and working on different surfaces. you will be using annotation, shapes, form, creating textures while experimenting with various techniques using diverse range of media to build a portfolio of exciting drawings
Included in this course are an introduction to scale, proportion, perspective, composition, line and tone , sketching and observation techniques.
Abstract Painting for Beginners
Wednesdays 13-00-15.30
The course is suitable for complete beginners as well as those who have painted before and who would like to develop an abstract style. During this 10 week course you will explore and express what abstraction means to you and create your own abstracted image or visual story. You can develop ideas, while experimenting with various techniques in painting (with acrylics), drawing, collage or mixed media.
Participants will be led through a series of progressive workshops providing practical interactive sessions exploring and preparing surfaces, painting and using mixed media techniques. When planning for your personal project we will discuss and practise:
Exploration of aims, ideas and theme
Individual needs and personal strengths
Research into material choices
Lateral thinking and creative process
Developmental ideas
Exploratory media handling
Colour
Composition
Creating an abstract composition – getting started
An element of informal theory will also be included looking at how some famous artists developed their own abstract style
