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START-UP: BEGINNING TO DRAW & PAINT - L1 / MSU321

Thursday, 29 July '21   9 weeks
Browne School of Art, 194 Great North Road, Grey Lynn, Auckland, 1021
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Course Code: MSU321
Tutor: Kathryn Stevens
When: Thur 9.30am - 12.30pm
Dates: 29 July - 23 Sept 2021
Duration: 9 Weeks
Maximum Enrolment: 14

Cost: $395

“And suddenly you know: It's time to start something new and trust the magic of beginnings.” Meister Eckhart

In this relaxed, informative, short introductory course, students will be encouraged in the fundamental steps necessary in developing an essential set of drawing and painting skills, with an emphasis on exploration, processes and materials.

Over 9 weeks, we will look at the visual building blocks of line, tone, composition, space, perspective and colour. There will be progressive developments in these skills and an introduction to the idea of learning to really see by way of practical, observational exercises, so as to gain confidence in your artmaking.

NB: Please remember to bring materials from the course "materials list" online.

Instructions

Materials list
Start Up – Beginning to Draw and Paint with Kathryn Stevens
A basic kit of materials to get you up and going is listed here. Specialist art shops are the best option and will provide student discounts if you mention that you are attending the school.
The stores we recommend are:
• Studio Art Supplies Crummer Road, Grey Lynn
• The French Art Shop Taylors Road, Morningside (Beside Briscoes)
• Gordon Harris Gillies Avenue, Newmarket and Symonds Street, Auckland Central
• Takapuna Art Supplies Takapuna

• Pencils: B, 2B, 4B, 6B
• Willow Charcoal: medium
• Compressed Charcoal: medium
• Charcoal pencil: medium
• Kneadable eraser (for charcoal), soft eraser (for pencils)
• Workable fixative aerosol spray (to prevent smudging of charcoal drawings)
• Black Indian ink and a dip pen with a sketching nib (or bamboo pens)
• Paint: acrylics in a selection of colours: e.g. warm red (cadmium scarlet), warm yellow
(cadmium yellow), warm blue (ultramarine), cool red (crimson), cool yellow
(lemon yellow), cool blue (pthalo, cobalt or cerulean), yellow ochre (oxide), raw umber, black, white
• Appropriate painting mediums: gel, gloss or matt mediums for acrylics
• Brushes: hog hair - flat small (5mm), medium (10mm), large (20-30mm)
• Soft synthetic round brush (with a nice point, size 12
• Palette knife or spatula
• 2 x bulldog clips
• Low tack masking tape
• 1x A4 & 1x A3 (or thereabouts) canvas or canvas board
• Old shirt or apron
At Browne School of Art we also have a selection of basic materials available for purchase: paper in A1 / A2 sheets: newsprint, cartridge, sugar grey, wet strength, bulldog clips, pencils, charcoal, erasers, white chalk, black ink.
This list is a general guide only. The majority (though not necessarily all) of these materials may be used as students progress.

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Cost

Standard Booking

Online payment includes payment fee of 2.9% + NZ$0.30. Offline payment details on confirmation page.
NZ$395.00

Standard Booking + $10.00 BSA Student Fund - Donation

A $10 donation will go to our BSA Student Fund - helping those who are unwaged or under financial hardship (with a Community Services Card) to attend our courses.
NZ$405.00

Location

Browne School of Art
194 Great North Road
Grey Lynn
Auckland
1021