UMBERLIGHT ART INSTITUTE
Students painting on canvases in a bright art studio

FINE ART

Foundation · 12 weeks

LEARN TO SEE, THEN TO PAINT

Fine Art Foundation is our flagship studio course. Over twelve weeks you move from line and tone exercises to full-colour oil and acrylic painting, working from still life, interiors and live models. Groups are capped at fourteen so the tutor paints alongside you — demonstrating, correcting and pushing every easel forward.

The term closes with a professionally hung group exhibition in our gallery space, opened to family and friends. Most students arrive with no formal training and leave with framed work and a sketchbook habit for life.

Young painter working on a canvas in a sunlit studio

WHAT'S INCLUDED

  • Weekly studio sessions — Monday and Thursday evenings, 6:30 to 9:00 pm.
  • All paints, canvas, paper and easel hire included in the course fee.
  • Life-drawing evenings with professional models, twice per term.
  • Guided visit to a major gallery with a tutor-led looking session.
  • One-to-one mid-term review of your portfolio and next steps.
  • Closing group exhibition, professionally hung and open to guests.

TERM PATH

01

Weeks 1–3 · Drawing

Line, tone, proportion and perspective. Charcoal, graphite and ink on large-format paper.

02

Weeks 4–7 · Colour

Colour theory, mixing and temperature. Still life and interior painting in acrylics.

03

Weeks 8–10 · Figures

Life drawing and portrait painting with professional models, plus oil technique.

04

Weeks 11–12 · Exhibition

Select, frame and hang your strongest work for the end-of-term group show.

START WITH FINE ART

Next group begins 14 March · Full term $349.00, materials included · Ages 16 and up.

Enroll Now — $349.00 All Courses