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Peter Barnett first enrolled on our Painting and Drawing course and was awarded a Distinction. Peter has now enrolled on our Oil Painting course and this is one of the paintings from the first set of assignments. We are absolutely…
Amazing painting today by Drawing and Painting Diploma student Brenda O’Brine. We love it!
Student Emily Kent suggested we have a Pointillism art challenge! One of the artists that made Pointillism popular was the artist George Seurat. Two of his most famous paintings, which we are sure that you will all recognise, are the…
Welcome to the reveal of student artwork from this weeks Art Challenge – Sandwiches. To be able to improve on your drawing and painting skills it is important to try to draw anything and everything. Sandwiches are perhaps something that…
Tutor Steven Hersey has just completed a final assessment for student, Ethne Dian on the Illustration Diploma Course. Steven said that Ethne’s work has been outstanding throughout the course and she has been awarded a Distinction. A few examples of…
Two wonderful illustrations today by LondonArt College student Claire D’arcy who is studying with tutor Maggy Roberts on the Illustrating Children’s Diploma Course. We love the full colour illustration in particular and have added some close up details for students…
Monika Cilmi, who tutors the Beginners Drawing Course, sent one of her students artwork for inclusion on the blog. We were thrilled to see Roseana Mayumi’s drawings which are so beautiful and delicate. Coincidentally Roseana had drawn a pot plant…
If students are anywhere near Westonbirt, about 3 miles southwest of the town of Tetbury, Gloucestershire, tutor Paul Weaver is having an exhibition! Opening this Friday, it will be in The National Arboretum and all students welcome if they can…
Following on from our cake challenge, student Julie Smalley suggested we have a sandwich challenge! So we would like you to draw or paint any kind of sandwich. It can be a toasted sandwich, a doorstop with thick bread, a…
Welcome to our weekend Challenge – Cakes! Such a popular subject to paint and draw, we have had many students take part as you can see below. Sheila Brown said – ‘one cake was just not enough’.. and we agree…
Tutor Paul Weaver was extremely pleased with one of his students and wanted us to include her work on our showcase blog. Paul Said… “Mary has just finished the course with a DISTINCTION which is good news. I attach some…
Martina Zielinska who is studying on our Illustration Children’s Books Diploma and the Follow on Course too. This illustration is from the Spooky poem assignment. We love the scared dog under the bed. Can you spot him?!
Some beautiful work today by student Ivana Lieskovska who is studying on our Pastels Course. Ivana said… My “idols” are Cuong Nguyen and Vicente Romero – their artworks are so realistic, fragile and steady in their handwriting that you can…
Welcome to our weekend challenge, all about cakes! You can draw, paint or illustrate any kind of cake. It could be a Vanilla Custard Slice, Battenburg, Fresh cream scone, Chocolate eclairs, Bakewell Tarts, Macaroons or what about a Long Jam…
Welcome to this weeks artwork for our weekend challenge – Pot Plants. We have received a beautiful array of paintings and drawings which you can read about and view them below. Sheila Brown’s amazing study of her pot plant comprises…
A beautiful poppy painting from a past student called Geraldine Ryan. Geraldine emailed to ask if we would be happy to add her work on our blog. We were delighted! Geraldine said…. “I did the Diploma course in Botanical Watercolour….
Wonderful coloured pencil drawing today by student James Alexander who is studying with tutor Monika Cilmi on our Coloured Pencil Drawing course. Such a lovely drawing, lots of detail and a lovely autumnal limited pallet too.
Charlie Leith has written a wonderful analysis of some logo designs and we felt it would be very interesting for students to read. We hope that you enjoy it! My first selection of logos are well known brands in the…
This beautiful illustration is by Illustration student Nicola Schofield. It is from her Assignment 2 work, based on the poem: “The Seeker”. Tutor Steven said …“I think this is a delightful and skilful image with a great feel to it….
We would love to see our students draw or paint Pot Plants for this weekends challenge. From potted herbs in your kitchen window, to a your Cactus, Bonsai or Mother-in-Laws Tongue. However big or small, we would love to see…
Welcome to the results of this weekend’s challenge – leaves! We have received some beautiful pieces of artwork this week with some very pretty leaves! Maria Ei Zar has created a beautiful close up of a leave with droplets of…
Here is a whole book layout plan from student Jane Walker who is studying on the Illustrating Children’s Book follow on course. Maggy Roberts was thrilled with Jane’s layout and asked for it to be shown both here and on…
Here is some stunning artwork by student Christine Emery from the Botanical course in Coloured Pencil. She has created some beautiful and delicate work while capturing the essence of her subject. Tutor for the course, Ida Mitrani was thrilled when…
Ana Munoz Munoz is currently taking the Chinese Brush painting Course with Monika Cilmi. Read about her work and click the images below to see them in full. “Since I started to paint, ink was my first “colour”: cheap, immediate,…
Welcome to our weekend challenge – spring leaves. We would like you to find some leaves to draw or paint. They can be in situ similar to the photos below, or why not draw or paint studies of leaves that…
We hope that you all had a wonderful Easter! The artwork below is an amazing selection of work from last weekends challenge and we hope that you enjoy viewing them all. Don’t forget you can click each one to see…
Artwork by student Maria Ei Zar….. Delightful – Watercolor 11 x 14 inchesI love glass pot and love flowers. Most of my drawing reference upon my own still life or photos.But sometimes I have no real model to draw what…
Margaret Orchard has produced some beautiful and striking work for her 4th assignment, on the Botanical Diploma Course, working with Pen and Ink and Coloured pencils.
Here is a wonderful final brief from student Katherine Langford on the Illustrating Children’s Book Diploma course. Tutor Maggy Roberts was thrilled with Katherines response to this assignment.
Seeing as it is Easter we would like you to create a painting or drawing that encapsulates Easter for you. You can paint anything that you feel works with the Easter theme. Some ideas could be to paint your brightly…
Welcome to the results of the weekend challenge for sunsets! Our students have created some wonderful paintings which you can see below. Jill Allsopp created the sunset in oils on canvas and said .. “I love these challenges, they give…
Tatiana Sukhareva has just emailed her weekend challenge from last week and we just had to feature it on our blog today! Isn’t it wonderful! What a beautiful painting. The light and shadows have been captured perfectly on the shoes…
Brandon Holding has completed the Digital Illustration Diploma Course with tutor Monique Piscaer Bailey. He has just been issued with a certificate for a distinction. We have added below his very first submission (the eye) and his later pieces to…
A great wet-in-wet exercise from Layla Ewen who is studying with Maggie Roberts on the Illustrating Children’s Book Course.
This Weekend Challenge is all about colourful sunsets. Work from photos or the real thing, it is completely up to you. We would like to see plenty of colour and depth of tone, so don’t be afraid to go for…
We set our students the task to draw any shoes or boots they own – or from the vast array of copyright free photos we found for them. Our students have sent us a wonderful selection of artwork this week…
Raquel Espinoza has just completed the illustration unit on the Graphics course. She submitted written notes, as well as a series of developmental images (mood board, pencil roughs) and a beautiful finished watercolour that tell the story well. Tutor Vanessa…
Tutor Steven Hersey has asked for three wonderful pieces of artwork to be showcased on our blog. Here are three final images from the work of student Sarah Lister in her Assignment 1 project. Steven Said….“I think that they are…
Another student over the finish line, Patti Ann proved to be a versatile artist with a talent for watercolour and has passed the Drawing and Painting Diploma with a Distinction. Tutor Paul Weaver was delighted! Examples of her work attached….
Welcome to this weekends art challenge. Boots and Shoes. We all have access to footwear, whether it is a pair of comfy trainers, work shoes, posh wedding shoes, mens workwear boots, hiking boots, wellingtons, baby shoes … or your favourite…
Welcome to the results of last weekends challenge. We have received 10 submissions from our students of Apples! Take a look at the wonderful array and variation below – aren’t they all amazing! We have apples in watercolour, oil, coloured…
Tutor Paul Weaver has recently had a student pass with flying colours on the Drawing and Painting Diploma. Paul wanted to share Tanya’s artwork here on the blog as she passed with a Distinction! Congratulations Tanya! We wish you the…
This weekends challenge is another tricky subject. Apples in a bowl! You might think ‘Ahh thats easy!’ however here is your chance to experiment with texture, shine and solidity, whilst juggling spheres, shadows and ellipses. You can choose any kind…
Last weekend we set our students the task of drawing or painting some shells, either from the copyright free photos we posted on our blog, or from shells they had already collected. What a wonderful array of paintings and drawings…
First of all, I would like to say that I am really delighted by the opportunity to write a blog post about my experiences on the Graphic Design Art course. At the time when I started this course, I was…
We have two lovely drawings today by coloured pencil student Tess Burn. Tutor Monika Cilmi said … “Tess has improved so much throughout the course and her pet drawing are really nice…”Monika We love both pieces of work from Tess…
We have some students on our new course Drawing with Pens by tutor Monika Cilmi. They are Angela Willis, Kieron Moylan (aged 10) and Robert Kidner. The course is suitable for all ages and experiences, so why not give it…
This weekends challenge is all about shells. We have collected a range of photos for you to work from below, however we are happy for you to work from life! If you live near a beach, head on down this…
What an amazing array of artwork for our earthy objects challenge that we set our students to work on. We have posted all of the pieces of artwork that we received this week and there are some incredible paintings below….
Maria Win has produced some fabulous paintings for her final assignment in the Watercolour Diploma Course. Tutor Ida Mitrani was delighted with her artwork – aren’t they amazing!
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Another week has flown by and we are nearly at the weekend again. Are you read for your weekend challenge?! I love natural coloured objects, whether it is wood, stoneware, earthenware, natural pinecones, linen fabrics, autumn leaves etc. All natural…
What an amazing collection of hands! It was not an easy challenge and we are so proud of the students who completed the task and submitted work for us to post on our blog. Sue McAulay’s study of a hand…
This stunning painting is by student Jackie Davies who completed the painting for an assignment on the Landscape Diploma Course. We love the light that Jackie has painted in the sky and reflections in the water. The depth of tones…
We displayed a portrait for inspiration yesterday by a very talented student. Today we thought we would display some still life artwork. The drawing is by Coloured Pencil course student Lorelie Dyer. Her drawing of a Coke can, glass and…
Stunning painting today by student Dimitra Klironomou who is studying on our Drawing and Painting Diploma. Isn’t it wonderful!!
Are you ready for another art challenge? This weekend we will be studying hands. You can draw or paint in any medium your own hands or someone else’s … as long as they give you permission of course!! Alternatively you…
We set our students the task of creating a painting or drawing of Daffodils in our last weekends challenge. If you follow our blog you will have already seen the challenge along with the reference photo we posted that students…
I’m currently doing the Pastel certificate course and have just completed my third set of exercises; one of these was to ‘create an imaginary landscape using frottage’. Put simply, in this case, frottage is the art of making rubbings of…
We felt that we hadn’t showcased a Pet Portrait Diploma student for a while, so here is a stunning painting by student Emma Hollands. Emma created a painting of a white cat in acrylic on canvas for her course. White…
Student David Weatherill completed this amazing painting whilst working on the Drawing and Painting diploma course. We absolutely love it. It’s so dynamic and David’s colour pallet is excellent. We hope you like it as much as we do!
For those who live in the UK you will be aware that it was St Davids Day on March 1st. To celebrate, we hoped that students would be able to paint us some daffodils! Students can paint from life if…
We have received some amazing artwork this week for our weekend challenge. We set students the task of creating a painting only using three colours and the variations. As you can see from the paintings below, the results are amazing….
Magdalena Piwowarczyk has emailed us some more of her stunning artwork for inclusion on our blog. We couldn’t wait to add it. Magdalena’s artwork is absolutely brilliant. The first image below could even have been part of last weekends pen…
Nola Sindel completed the Botanical Painting course a few years ago. We never tire of blogging her work as inspiration for our Botanical students. This is one of our favourite pantings which Nola completed during her course. It is absolutely…
We have been contacted by a student who has been using photo editing software called Affinity Photo and Affinity Designer. They wanted us to share some links to the software’s website in case other students were interested in using it….
Welcome to our Weekend Challenge – Limited Pallet Paintings. The challenge is to create a painting – any subject and any medium – using either watercolour, acrylic, oil, pastel, coloured pencil, collage, mixed media, digital etc and use only three…
Audrey Q. – Cartooning Diploma Course. I started the course in November 2018. The distance learning aspect was ideal for me because I divide my year between England and Spain. I have been amazed at just how much I have…
Here are the wonderful pieces of artwork from this weekend’s Decorative Pen and Ink art challenge. Aren’t they absolutely wonderful! All of our students have created some stunning artwork and some beautiful decorative patterns in them. Katherine Peverelle, Katherine Black…
Today’s blog post is written by London Art College Photography Diploma tutor Rona Cox. “Two students have received distinctions and produced some wonderful work recently. The waterfall photograph below is by Debbie Halfhide and the portrait photograph is by student…
My name is Pricilla Hocking and this piece is ‘The tortoise who wanted to fly’. I’ve been looking forward to this one all through the course – I was keen on attempting the shiny reflections and on trying an involved…
My name is Margaret. I am studying the Botanical Illustration Course in Coloured Pencil. Having spent several years working in Watercolour and with Graphite and Coloured Pencil being my favourite mediums, I decided to have a change and try Botanical…
Welcome to our Weekend Challenge. This week we will be drawing upon your imagination a little with a pen and ink challenge. If you don’t have inks, you can use a biro! We would love to see some decorative pen…
My name is Magdalena and I am studying the Illustration Diploma Course. I enclose illustrations from my assignment 1. I must admit I was rather anxious for my first grading and very much surprised by so many kind words from…
Student Alfred Reid created this cartoon for Valentine’s day and we are thrilled to display it on our blog. Happy Valentines day everyone!