Visual Art - Plant Life Drawing 1

Plant Life Drawing 1 is an 8 week art course that will focus on drawing natural forms from life in a variety of mediums, inspired by the botanical work of several famous artists.

The morning session will focus on drawing and the afternoon session will involve experimenting with mixed media, including cut and paste collage, mono-printing and constructing compositions for painting. It is not necessary to know how to draw for this course - this is for anyone (a complete beginner or an experienced artist) who inspired by the natural world of plants and flowers could benefit from supported studio time to focus on their practice.

What you will learn:

• Contour drawing and shading for volume
• Design and constructing compositions
• Experimenting with mixed media
• Knowledge of significant artists

Entry Requirements

• No previous experience or knowledge is required.
• Learners must not have successfully completed more than one unit of competency attached to this course
• Learners are only permitted to enrol in one Visual Art skill set per term at the subsidised price.

Course Duration & Hours

• Classes are delivered face to face
• 8 days of classroom onsite learning 9:30am – 3:30pm
• 8 weeks duration
• Delivery location: Laneway Studio, Mullumbimby Campus

Course Fees

Course Fees are fully subsidised for eligible students, a resource fee applies to all enrolments.

• ACE Program Fee: $0* (plus resource fee of $200) - most NSW residents are eligible for this subsidised fee!
• Full Fee: $370 (plus resource fee of $200)

This training is subsidised by the NSW Government.

*Student eligibility for ACE Program fee

To be eligible for government subsidised training through the ACE Program, you must:

• Be an Australian citizen, permanent resident or humanitarian visa holder, or a New Zealand; and
• Live or work in New South Wales; and
• Be aged 15 years or older;
• No longer be at school or equivalent; and
• Provide the College with your USI at the time of enrolment (admin staff can assist you in obtaining a USI); and
• Have not successfully completed the units listed under '**Assessments are made against units of competency' for this course.** Refer to the top of this page.

For more information or to find out if your are eligible for the $0 fee call our office on 02 6684 3374.

What to bring

• Pen and paper
• Own lunch and refreshments
• Enthusiasm!

Additional costs

You may need to purchase some art materials (e.g. willow charcoal, pencils (2B, 4B, 6B), an art journal or drawing pad, inks, acrylic paint, brushes). If you don't currently have art supplies, or are uncertain what you may want to work with, the tutor will introduce you to various options at the first class. Students can then choose to buy the supplies they particularly want to use.

USI

From the 1st of January 2015, any student enrolling in an Accredited Training course will be required to obtain a USI. The USI helps to keep your training records and results together in an online account which is controlled by you. You can logon to the "USI website":http://usi.gov.au/Pages/default.aspx and follow the simple instructions online to create your USI. This then needs to be provided to the College at the time of enrolment.

Important Information

Once your enrolment is completed you will receive a confirmation email. This email will be your receipt and inform you of the dates, time and venue of your course, it will also let you know of anything you need to take to class with you. Please make sure that you give us a valid email address and mobile number as any course changes will be communicated via sms or email.

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