Young Artists Course One Tutored by Melanie Phillips H.N.D
Course Overview
This course is suitable for age 7 years and up. It instructs the young student in the basic understanding of how to draw in an interesting and captivating way. The young student will have hands on experience throughout the entire course, with choices of exercises at the end of each section to complete and send to the college. This course will give the young student an excellent grounding and will guide them gently in the correct way to learn to draw. The course is fully illustrated with colour step-by-step guides and exercises.
Critiques On enrolment the student will receive a fully illustrated printed course folder with assignments at the end of each section. Students can work through the course until they reach the exercises and they can either send work electronically or in the Mail. Students who send work electronically via the London Art College website will receive an Audio/Video critique showing amendments on the artwork digitally. Each student is able to login to their own personal secure area in the 'Artwork Submission Area', and their critique will be uploaded for the student to access at any time. They can then download and listen/watch the video in Windows Media Player. An example of an audio and visual critique can be played below.
Students who send work through the postal system will receive an audio critique on cd playable on any cd based audio system - ie a stereo system, DVD player or personal computer.
This is an example drawing from a student who has completed the firsts et of exercises. You can see how they are begining to develop their observational skills.
Support
All our courses are written to be complete in themselves. However we realise that students may appreciate being able to get clarification about various things as they work through their programme as well wanting reassurance that they are putting techniques into practice effectively. The Administration Centre is available seven days a week and the Course Artist provides the technical support to deal with relevant queries.
Most courses have their own dedicated Tutor. The Tutor keeps the course up to date and relevant to today's students. They are available to the individual student for advice and encouragement. Each course has regular exercises and assignments that are constructed in such a way as to give the student the opportunity to practice the techniques learnt on the course and to test themselves as they go along. The student is encouraged to submit the assignment work to the college for the tutor to critique. The student's work will be returned together with the tutorss personal critique. On many courses the assignment work may be suitable for inclusion in a student's Portfolio of Work that could be very useful later. The college will use the assignments submitted as the basis for any award of a Diploma or Certificate
The great news is that you don't need any previous experience to take this course. The duration of this course is approximately 6 months. To read more about home education and the young artists courses please visit our home education section.
Overview (not a complete list)
Media:
Equipment used
Subject: Areas covered
Techniques: Skills developed
Suitable for:
Graphite Pencil
Coloured Pencils
Drawing / Shading Objects
Light and Shade
Creating Shadows
3D Shapes and Text
