Art for the Young at Heart
Relax, enjoy a cuppa, meet new friends, and explore your creative spirit, in these creative art class . Whether new to art, or eager to refresh your existing skills, these enjoyable classes will help you to explore a range of mixed media materials in 2D and 3D, acrylics, watercolours, pastels and crayons. You will learn to be creative and to inspire your artistic skills. Pre-requisite Nil Outcome Meet new friends and have fun with art. What to Bring An old shirt or apron, a small...
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Creative Painting with water-based media
Learn to draw and paint with confidence, in a relaxed class, using the medium of your choice. We will be focussed from the start, on drawing with pencil, and/or charcoal, and learning basic principals of composition, values, shapes, line and tone, perspective etc., working from a still life set up initially. Then we will move into colour, with some basic principles of colour theory, and use of other drawing and painting materials in our work. We can choose to work with...
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Drawing & Mixed Media
This class will be an opportunity to explore and experiment with different mediums – including pencils, crayons, ink, water colour, acrylic paint, wax & dyes – working on numerous surfaces, such as paper, board, cardboard and canvas. The aim of the class is to expand skills and develop confidence in drawing and painting, composition, observation, hand eye coordination – and also learn about colour, form, shape and tone. Whilst providing a creative enjoyable class encouraging...
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Drawing
This class is suitable for all levels of skill in drawing and would cover fundamental artistry; such as, scale, proportion, composition, tone, structure, perspective, etc. These elements would be explored through the use of pencil, charcoal and ink (ink washes), and would be expressed, among other things, in subject matter such as still life, landscape and figures in space. HKCC Tutor, Paul Miller, is an experienced artist achieving finalist status in the 2014 Archibald Prize....
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Life Drawing
This life drawing class is suitable for beginners to advanced skill levels. During these classes we will cover both classical approaches and expressive methods using a wide range of materials such as pencil, ink and coloured pastels. The important issue in the class is to assist the students in finding what approach best suits their ability. Life drawing models will be used in this course. HKCC Tutor, Paul Miller, is an experienced artist achieving finalist status in the 2014...
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Drawing and Sketching plus Rendering in Ink Pens
For more than 20 years, this course has been conducted by Jenny Young, one of our talented drawing and painting tutors at HKCC. This class will focus on improving your drawing skills and ink pen techniques. Beginners welcome! (students who have painting skills are welcome in this class, however students must have prior knowledge of their painting medium) This is not a Beginners class for Painting. Pre-requisite What to Bring Pencils HB & 2B and an A3 sketch pad or art diary. *class...
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Drawing for Mandarin Speakers
Drawing Taught in Chinese Mandarin This course will be conducted in Chinese Mandarin language. It suits students with different skill level in drawings. In a relaxing, friendly class students will learn to use pencil, charcoal and ink to draw. Learn the fundamental of drawing, the skill of drawing shape and composition, proportion and perspective, tone and shadow. Learn how to draw still life, landscape and figure. The journey of learning drawing skill and realise your creative...
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Drawing , using online resources: Get Online Week Event
Now’s the time to get online! We are celebrating Get online Week with this Drawing class for learners over the age of 50, using online resources, funded by the Australian Government’s Be Connected Program. In this 4 hour class, you will Learn how to use the computer for hobbies and research reliable websites to find a picture to save, print and draw. Our experienced trainer Julianne Smallwood will teach you drawing techniques and you will draw the picture you found on the internet....
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Printmaking - Monoprinting without a press
Monoprinting without a press – Using a Gelatine Plate With artist and printmaker Michelle Mabbott A very colourful, productive, and simple printmaking process, for all abilities. Using an array of easily obtainable tools, to print with paint, and create exciting images, designs, and textures. As well as rollers and combs, natural and botanical specimens, found objects, recyclables and packaging can give surprising results. Progressing with confidence, to the addition of stencils,...
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