Cityscape Painting in Acrylics - Next Steps - Southwell Library - Adult Learning

About this course

Take your cityscape painting further in this follow-on course designed for learners with some experience in acrylics. You’ll build on your understanding of perspective, structure, and composition while exploring more expressive techniques to capture the energy and atmosphere of urban scenes. Through guided projects, demonstrations, and individual support, you’ll refine your skills, experiment with colour and texture, and develop a more personal, confident painting style. This course focuses on the 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 at least two finished acrylic sketches of urban scenes that show improved use of composition and perspective - Apply at least three advanced techniques such as layering, glazing, or palette knife application to suggest architectural detail and surface texture. - Demonstrate accurate use of one- or two-point perspective in at least one painting to create a convincing sense of space and depth. - Use custom-mixed colour palettes to reflect different times of day, weather conditions, or urban moods. - 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.

Booking your place and fee information

Booking your place and fee information If you are in receipt of 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 webpage for further information https www.inspireculture.org.uk skills learning funding your courses Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course. To enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years. Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required). As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas: 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