Flower Painting - Online Courses - Adult Learning

Online Courses, Nottingham

Key details

Date -
Sessions Thursdays: 6pm - 8pm
No. sessions 6
Venue Online Courses, Nottingham
For ages 19+
Group size 5 - 15
Cost FREE - £60

About this course

Flower Painting in Acrylics in a contemporary style is perfect for anyone eager to explore the vibrant world of floral art using acrylic paints, whether you're a seasoned artist looking to refine your skills or a beginner ready to dive into the colourful realm of contemporary flower painting. Join us and connect with fellow art enthusiasts in a supportive and inspiring environment, and let the beauty of flowers bloom through your creativity!

This course offers a comprehensive and hands-on approach to flower painting in a contemporary style. Guided by an experienced tutor, you will learn to blend and mix colours, create striking compositions, and use brushstrokes that convey movement and vitality. Our focus on a fresh and contemporary style will inspire you to break away from traditional methods and experiment with bold, expressive forms and vibrant palette. By the end of this course, you will have created a painting that reflect your unique artistic voice and a newfound confidence in your ability to paint a still life composition with a contemporary flair.

  • You will have fun by experimenting with the palette knife and become more confident using acrylics

  • Research contemporary floral artists

  • Practice colour mixing to achieve a vibrant palette

  • Prepare the surface and sketching

  • Apply at least one painting technique

  • Complete a flower painting on canvas

  • 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. (MARKETING SKILLS).

What you will need for the course:-

  • An A4 acrylic / watercolour or mixed-media sketching pad, A4 canvas, acrylic white gesso, a range of synthetic paint brushes, 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.

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