Cityscape Painting in Acrylics - Beginners - Southwell Library - Adult Learning

About this course

This course focuses on its theme of the urban landscape based on the constant construction and deconstruction of the elements, the balanced play of lights and shadows or the subtle gradient that gives the frantic pace of the city. The principles of drawing and painting are progressively practiced with techniques, including drawing composition and perspective. You will discover how to apply contrast, colour theory, and tonal values to create beautiful expressive compositions using vigorous brushstrokes.

By the end of the course, you will be able to: - Create a completed cityscape painting using acrylics on canvas or paper, demonstrating understanding of composition, colour, and basic perspective. - Create few sketches and a composition study drawing - Apply at least three painting techniques – such as colour blocking, layering, and expressive brushwork – to represent buildings, light, and texture in an urban setting. - Use basic perspective principles (e.g. one-point or two-point perspective) to create a sense of depth and structure in their artwork. - Mix and apply a minimum of four colours to convey mood and atmosphere, inspired by real or imagined city scenes. - Develop and implement a marketing plan using at least 3 different channels (e.g., social media, email marketing, and local events) to promote their products.

What you will need to bring to the course:

Acrylic paper/sketch pad

A4 canvas

white gesso

A range of synthetic paint brushes

photo reference

metallic palette knife

Acrylic paint (student grade):

- Red (Magenta, Cadmium Red

- Yellow (Lemon and Cadmiun Yellow)

- Blue (Ultramarine, and Cerulean)

- Titanium white

Booking your place and fee information

If you receive certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course, please visit our funding page for further information.

Residency in England

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must be living in England permanently and live outside of the devolved areas listed below or live within the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) devolved area (Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire).

• Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield 

• Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

• Greater London

• Greater Manchester

• Liverpool City Region

• Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland

• Tees Valley

• West of England

• West Midlands

• West Yorkshire

Residency Eligibility – other criteria

If you are living in the UK on a visa we will require evidence of this in order to be funded for the course, you can upload this evidence when you apply for the course. (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

Some exceptions may apply for example

• Your visa expiry date must be beyond the end of your course

• Asylum seekers must have lived in the UK for 6 months or longer while their claim is being considered by the Home Office

• You are receiving local authority support under section 23C or section 23CA of the Children Act 1989 or the Care Act 2014

Any learner who is not funded full cost fees would apply to these courses.