Ink Drawing for Beginners - Online Courses - Adult Learning

This course is designed for everyone who wish to explore the timeless and versatile medium of ink. This course guides you through the process of creating expressive composition in ink. Using different tools and ink you can access an amazing variety of styles and techniques creating freedom in your drawing. The course will encourage participation, experimentation and reflection, whilst exploring the expression of self. The course is suitable for beginners.

Through a series of enjoyable projects, demonstrations, and guided exercises, you will be introduced to the fundamentals sketching, drawing and painting while developing the confidence to express yourself artistically.

Course highlight:

• Fundamentals of ink drawing

• Exploration of tools and materials

• Creative techniques

By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

You will be guided step-by-step in order to build your skills and confidence, focusing on subjects like composition and mark-making using rhythm, repetition and intuition:

• Analyse examples of ink drawings in the work of different artists

• Demonstrate basic ink drawing techniques

• Create and use different tools to create mark-making

• Apply principles of composition, contrast and texture to create visually engaging ink illustrations

• Experimenting using ink – mark-making

• Participate in peers and self-critique to increase your confidence and analytical mindset.

Funding and Fees

If you receive certain benefits, you may be able to take the course for free.
If money is stopping you from enrolling, please visit our funding page to see what help is available.

Living in England

To book and join one of our courses, you must live in England permanently and either:

• Live inside the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) area (Nottinghamshire or Derbyshire)

or

• Live outside the devolved areas listed below

You cannot enrol if you live in these devolved areas:

•    Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA)
•    Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

• Greater London Authority
•    North East Combined Authority
•    South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
•    Tees Valley Combined Authority
•    West Midlands Combined Authority
•    West of England Combined Authority
•    West Yorkshire Combined Authority
•    Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority
•    York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority
•    Hull and East Yorkshire
•    Greater Lincolnshire
•    Devon and Torbay Combined County Authority
•    Cornwall Council
•    Lancashire Combined County Authority
•    Buckinghamshire

• Warwickshire

• Surrey

Residency Requirements (Additional Information)

If you live in the UK on a visa, we’ll need evidence of your visa to confirm funding. You can upload this when applying, and you’ll need to complete a short questionnaire.

Some exceptions include:

• Your visa must last until after your course ends.

• Asylum seekers must have lived in the UK for at least 6 months while their claim is being processed.

• You are supported by your local authority under Section 23C or 23CA of the Children Act 1989, or under the Care Act 2014.

Anyone who does not meet the funding criteria would need to pay full course fees.