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This course will give you a broad introduction to the uses and theories of colour and a range of materials, including acrylic and watercolour paint and some printmaking, collage and pastels during the year. Suitable for all levels, a year-long course that can be joined during any term. If you are a complete beginner, it is best, but not essential, to start in the Autumn term.
This course is suitable for students with different levels of experience, including adventurous beginners. Students at whatever level should have an interest in visual phenomena and art and design. Students should be prepared to take risks and experiment. Those with some experience in working with colour media will be able to use the course to consolidate and expand skills and approaches.
The course will cover practical colour theory and a range of skills, techniques and approaches associated with colour and colour mixing. Sources for work will be varied, e.g. images derived from observation, from imagination, from other artists, photos, text, the media.
By the end of the course you should be able to: Understand and apply basic principles of colour mixing and use a basic palette. Develop or expand skills in using different colour painting techniques. Work with a variety of colour media, including acrylics, printmaking, collage and mixed media Use colour in different ways, e.g. from observation, subjectively, expressively, and towards abstraction. Apply and explore the use of colour in a personal context. Discuss, appreciate and learn about colour from your own and others work, including fellow students and artists from different periods and or cultures. Have greater knowledge and confidence in the subject.
Please note that the level you reach within any learning area will depend on your starting point, and whether you take the course for one, two or three terms. Tutor Bio: Anna’s practice and approach to Art and Design is wide ranging. Although she has always been interested in colour - she trained in printmaking and mixed media at Liverpool University in the 1990's before working as a secondary school art teacher and then was Head of Art for 13 years. She has always created and exhibited.
Each session or project is structured round a particular skill, technique or theme to develop the use and creative application of colour. Teaching is on an individual as well as group basis. Students learn through practice, through group and individual discussion, and through looking at their own and others' work. Work produced is discussed by the group to develop analytical skills. Examples of other artists' work will be shown as appropriate. Any online content will be power-point lectures/discussion, feedback of student work in development and group discussions as preparation for the work that continues at college. The course will be structured to allow students to develop an individual approach and self-reflection as they progress. Teaching methods: Visuals, demonstrations and verbal explanations. One-to-one teaching. Group discussions. Learning methods: Hands-on practical activities, discussion of visuals and techniques, following instructions. One-to-one and group discussion. How students are assessed: Questions and answers during group discussions and one-to-one teaching. Record of students' progress and achievement on an assessment sheet as they achieve the course objectives. Practical work produced is evidence of learning.
A sketch book – good quality cartridge paper (130gsm or more). A drawing pencil is useful., as is an apron/ old shirt for working in. A watercolour pad and a good quality watercolour set plus 2 or 3 different sized/shaped watercolour brushes may also be useful.
Many other courses at the Mary Ward Centre and other colleges would be suitable to progress colour work further e.g. in printmaking, textiles, collage, stained glass, design, graphics, fashion. The course is also suitable for those intending to apply for, or already taking certificated Mary Ward Courses (Pre-foundation in art & design, Foundation). It will assist in the development of individual visual language and subject matter, and in general portfolio preparation.
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