Getting Started with Drawing and Painting


Tuesday 7 – 9.30pm

21 April – 7 July

£25 per session – £250 if you pay for the whole course up front.

10% discount for concessions

basic materials included

This twelve week course is designed to help beginners gain a good grasp of various drawing and painting techniques.

Every week the tutor will introduce a new concept or technique, as well as guiding you to understand how to best implement these new concepts and techniques into your work. You can draw or paint a subject of your choosing every week, provided you incorporate newly learned techniques and concepts in your work wherever possible!

About the Tutor

Joel Sydenham (chidi3s) is a visual artist based in Acton, London, with a degree in chemical engineering, which he gave up to fulfil his dream of being an artist, and follow his passion for connecting with people on an emotional level. He is a qualified tutor running workshops for charities, educational organisations, and youth centres across London.

His personal philosophy is “self-expression, leads to self-knowledge, which leads to self-actualisation”. He believes every individual is born a creative genius, and his personal goal for his workshops is to help people gain the necessary skills to express that genius.