What will I learn?
Ever wanted to learn to paint and draw but don't know where to start? Or want to rediscover your skills? Then this is the course for you. Learn a different technique each week in a relaxed, social environment, finishing with the chance to develop your own personal project.

Think through composition and perspective, use and experiment with a range of techniques and media. Explore the possibilities of line and tone in drawing and painting. Become familiar with appropriate tools and media to develop your work. The key is in your enthusiasm and willingness to have a go!

What will I need to take part?
You will need to bring a Sketchbook or drawing paper; drawing pencils, eraser, colour pencils, watercolour paints, any paint brushes, paint pallet and water pots brushes that you may already have.

What to expect
The course will be taught by demonstration, step by step exercises, 1-1 encouragement pair work and self-evaluation.

Tutors use Google Classroom to help make course resources available both during and between sessions. Please take advantage of joining your Classroom when invited to do so. For IT help please visit https://learners.northantsadultlearning.ac.uk/it-tip

Where can it lead to?
As well as the pleasure of practising your new-found skills and techniques at home you may want to take a further course, or search tutorials online for different ideas and ways of painting. Why not start to build a portfolio of your creation and maybe even plan to sell some of your work at a local event? Your tutor can help you with some more ideas.

Course eligibility and fees
This adult learning course is available to residents of Northamptonshire who are:
- aged 19 or over on 31st August in the funding year
- living in England, outside a devolved adult skills funding area.
- ordinarily resident in England on the first day of learning.
- Resident in England for the duration of your learning.

If you don't meet the above requirements, including some international students or people not ordinarily resident in the UK, you will not be able attend this course.

Asylum seekers may be eligible to attend in some circumstances, including where they have lived in the UK for 6 months or longer while their claim is being considered, or where they receive certain types of local authority support.

Fees are payable on enrolment as published on the booking page.

If you are in receipt of certain benefits or in employment and earning below £25,750 a year, you may be eligible for reduced fees.

Under certain circumstances you may be asked to provide evidence of your identity, residency, prior qualifications and where relevant, benefits or income.

If you are not sure what support, you are eligible for please phone our office between 10-4 on weekdays 0300 303 1058 or email adultlearning@northnorthants.gov.uk.