Lights, Camera, Portraits! (CSC297)

Understanding the elements of a powerful portrait by analysing & experimenting with art styles in portraits.

What will you learn on this course? 

On this course, you will explore how artists use facial expressions, colour, light and shadow to communicate personality, emotion and storytelling. Taking inspiration from different artists and art styles such as Frida Khalo & Vincent van Gogh, participants will experiment with creating facial features, characterisation and dramatic atmospheres for their work to develop skills on portrait studies. From initial sketches and exaggerated features to dramatic lighting, colour palettes and imaginative backgrounds, participants will develop their own original artwork.

The course will cover: 
•    Developing an understanding of how facial features, colour, light and shadow can communicate expression, mood and personality. 
•    How and why artists capture humans within artworks. to develop characters from initial ideas and sketches into a final design. 
•    Taking inspiration from different artists and styles to explore how portraits can communicate identity, character and narrative. 
•    Drawing and painting techniques including tonal range, dramatic lighting, shadows

On completion of this course, you will have understood creative experimentation, visual storytelling and expressing your own artistic ideas.

Do you need to bring anything?

All course material and equipment are provided.

Please note that lunch is not provided. Children will need to bring their own lunch to eat on a supervised 45-min break. 

Are there any additional costs?

There are no additional costs for this course. 

Who teaches this course? 

Simran Kaur