This course is designed to help you to unleash the potential of a project you may be carrying in you but don’t quite know how to translate into a tangible outcome. It is also aimed at those craving creative time but needing an informal structure to identify their areas of interest and an opportunity to enhance their practical art skills. This course is also for anyone interested in building an art portfolio or wanting to develop their own visual language and art practice.

It is suitable for all levels and interests areas including drawing, painting, collage, character and costume design, illustration, mixed media 2D and 3D work.

Throughout the six lighthearted but stimulating sessions you will have an opportunity to:

• Learn how to respond to fine art and design briefs
• Use mind maps and mood boards to generate ideas
• Establish your own themes and areas of interest
• Create design sheets, mock ups, prototypes and experimental swatches
• Create a final outcome such as a painting, mixed media work, a set of illustrations or designs, or a sculpture

Designed and facilitated by Phoenix artist and PT 19+ Art and Design Foundation Leader, MET College, Dagmara Rudkin.

This course is suitable for all levels including beginners.

You will be supplied with all the basic tools and materials including paper, paint and 3D materials. However, you may want to bring your own choice of drawing and painting tools or materials that you would like to work with. The tutor will be able to advise you on purchasing additional art materials as your project progresses.

‘Dagmara Rudkin is a Phoenix-based Polish-British fine artist who creates paintings, drawings, collages and 3D mixed media work using predominantly discarded materials and objects to re-tell stories of real and imagined people, places and their relationships. For the last 20 years she produced personal and collaborative projects with poets, theatre and filmmakers, worked as an artist in residence and held exhibitions in the South East. Dagmara holds a Joint Hons degree in Painting and Glass, MA in Sequential Design an Illustration and PGCSE in A&D. Dagmara currently works as a visiting lecturer on MA courses in Poland and the UK, artist educator at Hastings Contemporary and a Course Leader for Part Time Foundation Art and Design at Greater Brighton Metropolitan College. Together with a photographer and film maker, Wendy Pye, she also offers Community & Wellbeing Arts Projects and Workshops through their Art organisation, Luna Arts.

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