Classes at Anteros
Anteros Arts Foundation prides itself in offering consistently high quality creative art skills, taught by practicing artist educators.
Classes cover a wide range of skills including oil and watercolour painting, sculpture, photography, spray-painting, printing, bookbinding and art theory.
See below for all classes currently available to book. To help us to provide an exceptional service and also to keep students and staff safe while on site, please also complete and return a booking form to courses@anterosfoundation.com
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Please note we are adhering to current government advice regarding COVID-19 and are taking all relevant precautions. These include ensuring we are able to accommodate social distancing and increased hand hygiene. However we do recommend clinically vulnerable and extremely vulnerable groups do not attend courses at Anteros at this time. A COVID-19 risk assessment is available here.
Introduction to Paper Collage
via Zoom with Rebecca Mills
Tuesday 16th February 2pm - 3pm
This class will be held online Via Zoom
£10
This workshop will introduce you to the exciting medium of paper collage. This introductory workshop will take you through the process from start to finish of creating a simple paper collage. Learn how to make your own vibrant textural papers using mixed media such as acrylic, ink, pastel, oil pastel and colour pencils. You will create your own simple collage considering shape and composition using the textured papers you have created. This workshop will give you ideas on how to take the medium further and incorporated into other types of art such as painting and drawing.
Materials Needed:
Recycled paper or magazines
Scissors small and larger sizes
PVA glue or stick glue
Sketch pad or drawing paper
Water-based paints (any type)
Crayons/pastel/Colouring pencils (optional)
Tutor: Rebecca Mills
Rebecca Mills is an experienced art tutor and qualified teacher who has taught a range of creative arts subjects to all ages, such as drawing, painting, photography and digital art. Rebecca has a BA (Hons) Graphic Design/Illustration and has worked as both a Graphic Designer and freelance Illustrator, creating artworks for greeting cards, giftware and magazines. Her work combines both hand drawn and digital methods and incorporates a range of mediums including collage, ink, pen, pencil and paint.
Introduction to Drawing with Inks
via Zoom with Rebecca Mills
Tuesday 2nd March 2pm - 3pm
This class will be held online Via Zoom
£10
This creative workshop will introduce you to the fun and versatile medium ink. We will explore ink drawing using a range drawing tools such as sticks, dip pens, brushes and sponges. You will learn how to create a range of marks and textures to create a visual language to draw with. You will use these marks and lines to create your own simple ink drawing of a natural object or landscape.
Materials Needed:
Ink – Drawing ink preferred
4-5 Brushes in different sizes
Stick or dip pen
Cartridge drawing paper and or mixed media drawing paper
Tutor: Rebecca Mills
Rebecca Mills is an experienced art tutor and qualified teacher who has taught a range of creative arts subjects to all ages, such as drawing, painting, photography and digital art. Rebecca has a BA (Hons) Graphic Design/Illustration and has worked as both a Graphic Designer and freelance Illustrator, creating artworks for greeting cards, giftware and magazines. Her work combines both hand drawn and digital methods and incorporates a range of mediums including collage, ink, pen, pencil and paint.
Oil Painting: Old Masters' Techniques and Contemporary Implementations
Every Thursday morning from March 18th - April 15th, 10am - 12.30pm
£125
In this introductory oil painting course, taught over 5 sessions, Sophia Shuvalova teaches painting the human form from life.
Sophia Shuvalova is an artist, curator and art teacher. Having graduated in Fine Art from Norwich University of the Arts she refined her multidisciplinary Fine Art practice and regularly exhibits in Norwich, Cambridge and London. Her repertoire includes both traditional and experimental approaches. Currently Sophia is exploring a range of media, from oil on canvas and silverpoint drawing to installation and textile work. She holds a studio at Outpost Studios, Norwich. Having worked as a curator for established organisations such as Norfolk County Council Sophia founded Em-Re-Un; a contemporary arts organisation specialising in production of multidisciplinary exhibitions and events. She has several years of teaching experience working both with children and adult learners.
Life Drawing with Sarah Beare
Every Wednesday evening in March, 6pm - 8pm
£78
Perfect for beginners, or those just wanting to brush up on their skills. Sarah offers a thorough introduction to classical life drawing.
Over the five weeks you will cover recording information in line as fast as possible, different characters of line, different outcomes that can be achieved with line, how to construct the figure with lines and how to break down the figure into just highlights and shadow. You will also learn how to work to different scales and use viewfinders to make decisions about composition.
At the end of each class there will be an opportunity to share learning points with each other and appreciate just how highly personal and varied drawing is - everyone's interpretation of visual material is different!
This is a fantastic opportunity to try life drawing with the benefit of guidance from our experienced tutor. You will receive support, advice and tips from Sarah as you go, getting real time feedback and help with your drawing. You can find out more about your tutor, Sarah Beare, at