Month: October 2016

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween to all of our London Art College students and readers of our College News blog!  Here is a collection of some amazing Halloween inspired pieces of artwork from our students. We hope you enjoy them….Don’t get too scared…!!…

Lionel Meyringer – Children’s Book Illustrations

My name is Lionel Meyringer and I am studying the Illustrating Children’s Books Online Art Course with the London Art College.  It’s coming up to Halloween, a good time for a scary story — in this case the very scary…

Komal Pankhania – Drawing and Painting Course

My name is Komal Pankhania and I am studying the Drawing and Painting Online Art Course with the London Art College. I have started this course for improving my overall techniques and the final output of the painting. I have passion…

Tutor Monika Cilmi and her new book Published

Tutor Monika Cilmi has written two new books which we hope will be of interest to her students. Her first book, entitled Origami, is available now and you can see some images from the book below. Monika’s second book ‘Chinese Brushwork for…

Spencer Hill Cartoonist

As many of our regular readers may know the London Art College tutors and admin staff recently had their annual general conference in Bristol UK. Whilst in attendance, each tutor was given hotel paper to write notes on throughout the meeting – which…

Competition Runner up Natalia Romankova

My name is Natalia Romankova and I am currently studying the Illustrating Children’s Book Online Art Diploma with Maggy Roberts. What great news! Thank you very much! My picture is called ‘A new friend’. This is the recent one from…

Winner – Shuli Han Dulley

My name is Shuli Han Dulley and I am currently studying the Watercolour Online Art Diploma Course with tutor Jem Bowden. I would like to thank all of you in London Art College giving me the opportunity to show my…

Why not get a Painters Online Free Gallery!

The London Art College have a good relationship with Painters Online and we thought it might be lovely for our students to know about the Painters Online Free Gallery. Did you know about their Free gallery service? Artists can add…

London Art College tutors

Each year the college staff and tutors get together for an annual conference in Bristol UK. This year was a good turnout, with only three tutors who were unable to attend. We had a superb meeting which was very enjoyable and…

The competition winners are……..

We would like to officially thank all of our students for entering into this years London Art College 2016 competition. It was a very difficult task not only to choose the finalists from the amazing entires but also to choose our…

History Of Art – What do you think?

My name is Stewart Roberts and I am the turo for both online art diploma courses History of Art and Understanding 20th and 21st Cenutry Art. The recent decision by the exam board AQA means that students currently studying this subject in schools will be…

View the finalists…..

View the finalists in our London Art College competition 2016! Finalists >>  Winners to be announced shortly!

Learning Coloured Pencil – Paul Hunt

We love this coloured pencil drawing by Paul Hunt. its so bright and colourful and cheery. We just had to feature it her eon our blog. We hope you like it too!

Competition Entries are now Online!

The entries to this years Official 2016 London Art College Competition are now online. Click the image below, a digital painting entered by student Maria Florencia Devoto, to see the superb entries and choose your favourite!  We will have the finalists online…

Marian Hester – Passion for Illustration!

My name is Marian Hester and in May 2015 I joined the Illustration Online Art Course course taught by Spencer Hill and just completed it in September 2016 with a distinction, which I am very proud of! I joined this course…

Keri Johnson – Zookie Cartoons!

My name is Keri and I have just completed the Cartooning Online Art Diploma Course with distinction, tutored by John Byrne. Drawing has always been important to me. It has defined who I am and continues to bring me great joy….

Julia Feliz and her New Board Book

My name is Julia Feliz  and I completed the Digital Illustration course with the London Art college. I was always the type of artist that took pleasure in creating realistic drawings of wildlife and natural areas through pencil, charcoal, and pastels….

Launch Event: The Yellow Monkey Emperor’s Classic of Chinese Medicine

My name is Spencer Hill and I am the tutor for the Illustration course and Digital Illustration course. I have recently illustrated a book which you might have read about on our previous blog post here. The Yellow Monkey Emperor’s Classic of Chinese Medicine was…

Beginners Painting Online Art Course – Valeria Aguiar

My name is Valeria Michael and I am currently studying theBeginners Painting Online Art Course with the London Art College. I am originally from Brazil but have lived in Europe for over 20 years. I have only recently, now that my children are…

Coloured Pencil Course – Ethne Papenfus

Ethne Papenfus is currently working on the final stages of the coloured pencil course. The drawing below is one from her last set of exercises and she has written about it below. “I enjoyed doing this drawing. It was done from…

Eyes from the Pet Portraits Online Art Course by Mel Newing

Mel Newing is completing the Pet Portraits Online Art Diploma Course, tutored by Gayle Mason. Mel said …. “So I’m still working on pieces for the “Eye Study” assignment and I’ve just finished this colour pencil drawing, some Lemur eyes. I…

Still Life Paintings by Pam Cherry

Pam Cherry is currently working towards gaining her certificate in Still Life Paintings with the London Art College. The still life course is tutored by artist and tutor Alan Dedman. He is very knowledgeable about still life paintings and drawings….

Portraits in Pencil and Acrylic – Michael Van Der Roost

Michael Van Der Roost from Belgium is currently working towards the portrait certificates with the London Art College tutor Alan Dedman. Michael has created two stunning portraits in pencil and acrylic which you can see below. The preliminary studies from his sketchbook are absolutely…

Kakuko Okamura Receives Distinction for the Illustration course!

My name is Kakuko Okamura and I just finished the Illustration course with a distinction. I’m so delighted to complete the course with good results. Last year I completed the children’s illustration course. Perhaps my lack of understanding of what…