Year: 2016
Today’s blog post displays the most beautiful watercolour painting by Ingrid Rugel. Ingrid is studying the Portrait Painting Online Art Course, tutored by portrait artist Alan Dedman. We absolutely love this painting Ingrid has created. From the lovely wet in wet washes and their…
Todays blog post has been written by Student Anne Griffin – Pet Portrait Art Course. We hope that you enjoy reading Annes experiences and viewing her wonderful artwork. We wish Anne all the best for her future paintings and drawings. ———————— I…
My name is Chloe White and I’m studying the Digital Illustration Online Art Course with tutor Spencer Hill, whilst working full time, primarily specialising in creating illustrations based on photographs or sketches. These three illustrations were based on photographs taken and…
Have you entered our competition yet? The deadline is only a few days away. Enter any painting or drawing you have created with a chance to win either £200 or £100….. Send your entry today to – entries@londonartcollege.co.uk
Today’s post is by Ethne Papenfus who has nearly completed our online Coloured Pencil Course with us here at the London Art College. Ethne said about her Pansy drawing…. “I enjoyed doing this painting. Pansies give such a wonderful show of colour in…
Veterinarian, Lynne Faulconbridge, has just completed her online art course at the London Art College in Pet Portraits. It is tutored by professional pet portraits artist and tutor Gale Mason. Lynne’s final painting for the course is of two dogs…
Lisa Chaffrey is currently working through our Drawing and Painting Online Art Course. Furthermore she is being guided by tutor Paul Weaver, who is also an excellent and very friendly professional artists and tutor. Paul has been helping Lisa with her…
Ann Hulme has been working with tutor Alan Dedman on the oil painting online course. Ann paints by mouth. We feel that her initial drawing and the final painting of ‘Elgins Tower’ is absolutely incredible. Ann has written the following text…
Alexandra Pearce is studying our online Oil Painting Art Course with tutor Alan Dedman. We have added four images below of Alexandra’s work. The images consist of three preliminary studies along with the final painting in the lower right hand corner. Alexandra added the…
First of all we would like to congratulate Fiona Reade who was recently awarded a Distinction after completing her Pet Portraits Diploma art course successfully. Congratulations Fiona! Fiona studied her online art course from the comfort of her own home with the…
Barbra Knapik has been studying with us at the London Art College on our popular Still Life Online Art Course. Barbra is being guided by our course along with having access to her tutor Alan Dedman online at all times. This is…
Here is a fabulous and dynamic piece of Drawing and Painting Course artwork by Carol Zhao. Carol is currently studying with our popular tutor Paul Weaver on our online art diploma course. Carol has created a mirrored image of two goldfishes in two…
Student Kelly Pritchard is studying under the online tutelage of Vanessa Weaver on our Art in Graphic Design Course. Kelly is studying her course from home – you can do the same with us too! Kelly has created this wonderful…
Darinka Svircic is working towards gaining her oil painting certificate, by studying our Oil Painting Course online from home. The painting below has been painted using traditional oils. We love the textures Darinka is using, particularly in the sky area of the…
The following was written by student Ethne Papenfus who has been studying on the Coloured Pencil Online Art Course. We hope you enjoy reading about Ethne’s latest drawing below. “The photo for this drawing was taken from the deck of a…
John Peace is working towards gaining his certificate in Still Life Painting and Drawing with us at the London Art College. He is being tutored by artist and mentor Alan Dedman who enjoys creating still life paintings and imparting his knowledge…
Jill Plunkett has recently and successfully completed the Pet Portraits Online Art Course. She gained her Diploma in Pet Portraits with us at the London Art College, by studying from home. Her tutor is the professional pet portraits artist and…
We would like to congratulate Madeleine Burrows on passing the Pet Portraits Diploma with Distinctions! Her painting of two dogs on a beach below is fabulous! We wish Madeleine every success with her future artwork and business.
Monique Piscaer Bailey has recently completed the Digital Illustration Diploma and earned herself a Distinction. We asked her to share her experiences with the college. After completing the children’s book illustration diploma, I was excited to take my art to…
The following post is by Geoff Goodall studying on the Coloured Pencil Online Art Course. ————————————— I have in the past primarily used watercolour as my preferred medium. I have painted many things (over the last eleven years or so) to…
My name is Emily Miller and I signed up to the Illustrating Children’s Books Online Art Course Diploma in April this year whilst on holiday working out my next life-move. From a degree and short career in Web Development to…
I have been studying with London Art College for two years now and feel that I have really developed. Most recently I entered the Buxton Open Spa Competition. The whole experience was great, well organised and it was great to…
My name is Spencer Hill and I am the tutor for the Digital Illustration Diploma Course and the Illustration Diploma Course. Three years after my fellow author had the idea, and almost a year and a half after the contract was…
Hello friends I am Vinaya from India, have Joined recently Drawing and Painting Course from the London Art College. I am very new to this professional art college, but my passion towards art is from my childhood. I used to participate in…
My name is Chinmoyee Lahiri. My daughter, Satavisa Lahiri passed the London Art College Drawing and Painting Diploma with Merit. She could overcome her learning disability and complete this course. Consequently this course has helped her explore different forms of art. I am thankful…
Hello my name is Katherine Roe and this is my still life painting created in oils on canvas. I am studying on the Drawing and Painting Online Art Course Diploma with Alan Dedman and started the course just over a year ago….
This is a wonderful video by artist Aron Blaise which shows how to create a character illustration digitally. Why not improve your creature art by watching this video. The one hour long demo gives an in depth study of the character creation and follows it…
Landscape Online Art Diploma Course tutor Alan Dedman has been painting scenery for the recent play ‘The Witches of Eastwick’. The play was put on by BAPA the Bristol Academy of Performing Arts. BAPA is housed in a converted cigarette factory only…
Have you entered our competition yet? Send your drawing or painting to entries@londonartcollege.co.uk today!
Here are some wonderful studies that student Mel Newing is completing while on the Pet Portraits Online Art Diploma Course, tutored by Gayle Mason. Mel said …. ” I created Dylan’s eyes in Acrylic. Below these are the first drawings I have tried…
We are thrilled to display student Frederick Thurgood’s seascape paintings on our blog today. Frederick has been painting seascapes while working on the Landscape Diploma Course with us at the London Art College. Frederick said…. I am a seventy year…
London Art College Competition 2016 Welcome to this years official London Art College Competition 2016. Students can enter any piece of artwork they have created, in any medium, apart from pure photography. It can be from your course work or something you have created outside of your college work….
Second in a feature of two posts by Deepthi Horagoda. The first post can be found here – Illustrating Children’s Books The brief titled ‘Row, row, row your boat’ for the illustrating children’s books course that I am currently taking, was…
We have two most wonderful blog posts by student Deepthi Horagoda for today and tomorrow. Deepthi is studying with Maggy on the Illustrating Children’s Books Online Art Diploma Course. This is the first instalment…. I found the first set of exercises…
We have received a wonderful email from student Mel Newing who is currently studying with tutor Gayle Mason on the Pet Portrait Online Art Course Mel said … “I’ve just submitted my first assignment into Gayle for the Pet Portrait course…
I have a really promising student, Hilde Orye, whose work for assignment 1 (line drawings) is superb. I am impressed with how she has managed to convey the sense of space within her work, by simply adjusting the weight of her lines. This is a great…
My name is Rosalyn Van Loock. While studying under John Byrne over the past year on the Cartooning Online Art Course, I simultaneously produced a book which is 50% Illustrations. I am really excited as it has just been accepted for…
Student Valerie Nicola is currently working though our Pet Portraits Online Art Course and these are her latest two portraits for submission. We love the horse painting with the green coloured background, the colours really set off the the horse beautifully. Valerie…
Todays post is about two very talented students who are studying on the Botanical Online art course with Shevaun Doherty. This section of the course specialises in botanical drawing. Both Sian Jones and Lynda Newnes have created two beautiful pieces…
Jackie Davies has created two beautiful paintings for the Landscape Online Art Course which you can see below. Jackie also completed our Illustrating Children’s Online Art Course too. Jackie has been painting for about 10 years and has even run some local mixed…
Michelle Thomas is currently studying with Maggy Roberts on the Illustrating Children’s Books Online Art Course. The first piece of artwork which you can see below is wonderfully designed. Michelle has created a double page spread for a Children’s book about…
Alison Huges has created another superb piece for her coursework on the coloured pencil drawing course. Its amazing how drawing very simple objects like these can turn into a stunning drawing. Glass is not an easy subject to draw either….
Diane Allan is currently working on our Landscape Online Art Course Diploma and studied bluebells woodlands and trees as part of her first landscape project. Diane has said…. I would like a better understanding on how to paint landscapes and I would like…
Alison Huges studied on our Coloured Pencil Online Art Course and created this lovely still life piece using coloured pencils. We love Alison’s attention to detail throughout the piece. The deep vibrant colour of the background and the green colours of the…
Student Veranika Andreyeva has just completed our Botanical Painting Online Art Course this week. Veranika received the highest grade, which is a Diploma and passed with flying colours. She will be receiving her certificate very soon. The London Art College would like…
Todays post is all about Mollie Melhuish who is currently studying on our online art course Botanical Coloured Pencils Course. Tutor Shevaun Doherty emailed us the wonderful coloured pencil drawing below. Mollie completed this drawing as one of her submission…
We have had a set of learning pen and ink videos on YouTube recommended by one of our students. The videos have been created by professional US based artist Alphonso Dunn. The video below will interest London Art College students who are learning pen…
Today’s post has been very kindly written by one of our students Angela Watson. Angela is studying the Illustrating Children’s Books Online Art Diploma Course with Maggy Roberts. Angela has written and illustrated ‘Emily and Ziba: The Shimmering Cave’ and so we asked…
Larissa Andreassen, who is from Norway, studied at the Moscow School of Architecture and Design. She went on to complete a number of courses with us at the London Art College including the Landscape Diploma Course. All of our art courses are…
Dawn Treacher studied with tutor Maggy Roberts on our Illustrating Children’s Book Online Art Diploma Course.. She has recently been working on a book illustration with publisher, Cranachan Publishing. Read below how Dawn was commissioned and the process behind completing the book illustration. We…
Today’s college news post is a very exciting one. Celia is an award winning Artist and Illustrator who studied our Illustrating Children’s Books Online Art Diploma Course. The course tutor is Maggy Robert and Celia had access to Maggy’s help online…
Emily Stafford is currently studying our Graphic Design Online Art Diploma Course. One of Emily’s recent assignments was to design new packaging for Darjeeling tea. Emily not only designed the packaging in sketches on paper, but she also made a…
This weeks video of the week is a Beginners Leaning to Draw Video by artist Brandon Shaefer. Students who follow our college news blog are inspired by some of the beautiful pieces of artwork that we post here on the blog. Some students…
Anthony Tilt is currently working through our Watercolour Online Art Diploma Course. He has recently created these three wonderful watercolour paintings for his assignments. We thought we would showcase them here on our college news blog as inspiration for our students….
Arlya Tuckey is currently studying our Colour Awareness Online Art Course with tutor Alan Dedman. Arlya is studying with us from her home in Australia and is also completing our Diploma in Drawing and Painting too. Choosing, mixing and identifying colours is…
Mokhtar Ibrahim painted this beautiful still life oil painting below. He is currently studying the Drawing and Painting Online Art Diploma Course and the Oil Painting Online Art Course with us. Mokhtar quite often posts his artwork and questions on our student forum….
The London Art College run a popular Still Life Online Art Course. Student Ailsa Long has been creating colour studies both as practice pieces in her sketchbook and more finished studies as you can see below. This one was completed to…
Did you know we have a Photography Online Art Diploma Course available to our students? One of the most used pieces of equipment for artists is a camera – whether it be an old fashioned film camera, an up to the…
Todays Drawing & Painting Online Art Course post is about a fabulous painting by student Leanne Smith who has just completed the Drawing and Painting Online Art Diploma Course. Students are set a variety of briefs throughout the course and…
Aaron Blaise is a proficient artist and has made many ‘how to draw and paint’ videos, which are available to view on his YouTube Channel. We have chosen the one below for our ‘Video of the Week’ this week. It shows how…
Jennifer Leach is currently working with tutor John Byrne on the Science Fiction and Fantasy Online Art Course. Jennifer has created her illustration below using traditional media, however students are more than welcome to use digital mediums on this course too, along…
Congratulations to Veranika Andreyeva, who has successfully completed the Botanical Painting Online Art Diploma Course with Distinctions. We have collated 5 of Veranika’s botanical paintings below, we absolutely love them. Tutor Shevaun Doherty said…. “Veranika has really progressed well on the…
We have recently received a lovely email from Joanne Taylor who completed our Drawing and Painting Online Art Diploma Course. Joanne has very kindly allowed us to use it here on our blog and we hope that it helps inspire our current…
Today we have another amazing video by Emily Gravett. It is absolutely incredible and a must see for students who are studying on our Illustrating Children’s Book Online Art Course. Emily Gravett is a children’s author and illustrator and Emily demonstrates…
Spencer Hill, our very experienced and friendly tutor who teaches both our Illustration Online Art Diploma Course and our Digital Illustration Online Art Diploma Course has made us aware of a new competition by the AOI – Association of Illustrators. Spencer felt that his Illustration…
London Art College student Nina Daniels has very kindly had a photo taken of herself with her Diploma for us to display here on our college news blog. We would like to congratulate Nina for passing the Illustrating Children’s Books…
Student Ann Edwards is studying our Pastels Online Art Course and has been experimenting with the texture and tonal ranges of a garlic bulb. Ann had created a wonderful study here and we particularly like the way Ann has not defined the…
Alan Caswell created this dramatic painting of trees and a landscape whilst studying on our Landscape Painting Online Art Course. The colours and tones Alan used are really stunning. It feels as though we are looking at a vibrant, warm…
For students who are studying on our Illustrating Children’s Book Online Art Course, you might be very interested in watching the video below. Emily Gravett is a children’s author and illustrator and Emily demonstrates how she draws a dragon and then…
We have received a notification from The BBC and thought that we would share it with our students. If you take part, do let us know! CALLING ALL AMATEUR PAINTERS… WOULD YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE INTENSIVE TUITION TO UNLOCK YOUR…
Students who study our Illustrating Children’s Books Online Art Course are often set the task of creating pen and ink illustrations in a particular format around a poem. The poem is called ‘When all is Dark’ and we find that it fires the imagination…
Amelia Whifffin studied on our Coloured Pencil Online Art Course and created some wonderful full colour drawings, one of which you can see below. Coloured pencil is a very versatile medium in that you can create smaller studies and sketches…
Nola Sindel studied our Botanical Online Art Course and produced some beautiful illustrations while on the art course. The painting below is no exception, we absolutely love it. Nola handles watercolour as a medium beautifully and the colours all work…
Belinda Cullen studied on the Watercolour Online Art Course and produced many stunning watercolours during her time with us. You can find a few on our website and this is one of our favourites below. We love the way Belinda…
Carol Green, a student studying on the Pastels Online Art Course, has been experimenting with texture in pastel. The study below of fruit in a bowl is a great exercise for students as it allows the student to tackle a number of…