Year: 2018
I thought the response below merited inclusion on the blog. It is an assignment from Julie Wardrop to Constable’s ‘Hay Wain’ which is often seen as a ‘chocolate box’ image. Julie had asked what she could do to improve her…
Parijoy Saha is a student currently taking our Watercolour Diploma and has emailed us a link to a press release all about his paintings. Parijoy holds many records for the fastest paintings in the world and you can see more of…
My name is Amanda Cumming and I am currently taking the Oil Painting Certificate course with tutor Alan Dedman. I am very new to painting, photography has been my hobby for many years. I decided on oils after being inspired…
Day five of our coloured pencil week and today is the work of student Virginia Cowlishaw. If anyone is going to inspire you this week, it has to be Virginia’s work. Her glass study in particular is outstanding. The glass feels three…
Some wonderful coloured pencil drawings today by student Sue Sharrock, on our fourth day of coloured pencil drawings this week. Stay tuned for the final day tomorrow. Don’t forget to visit our website if you are interested in taking our…
Day three of our coloured pencil week and these pieces are from student Robert Kidner who has just completed his course. Coloured pencil tutor Monica Cilmi emailed me Roberts artwork to be featured on out blog and we were delighted….
Day two of our Coloured pencil week and todays turn is of student Anna Pavlova, who has created these wonderful drawings for her coloured pencil course assignment. It is lovely to see students working on coloured paper with coloured pencil. It…
The start of another coloured pencil week this week upon request. Our coloured pencil students love to be inspired and we hope that our array of amazing artwork will help! Today’s artwork is by London Art College student Amelia Whiffin….
Saira Minhas created the drawings while studying on our Pastels Certificate Course. We particularly love the two studies of garlic. The first is a tonal study keeping the pallet to black and white / greyscale. This has helped Saira understand…
Nancy Hunter completed on our Oil Painting Course recently and one of our favourite paintings this year is her ‘Flower and Vase’ oil painting below. There is something absolutely beautiful about the interaction between the flowers and their rich red…
Here are a wonderful collection of artwork from students who are studying our Digital Illustration Online Art Course. Each student has created a piece very different from the next and we hope that you enjoy viewing the variety of work….
We have collated a number of different pieces from student Sarah Mitchell that she created throughout our Botanical Painting Online Art Course. These are from different assignments on the course and show a number of different techniques that Sarah has…
Selma Stern created these very fund and attractive flowers, whilst studying on our Colour Awareness Course with tutor Alan Dedman. If you are struggling with mixing colour, this course could be really useful for you. Also if you struggling to…
Three students who are taking our Watercolour Online Art Course Diploma have all been practicing their wet in wet techniques with great effect. The first students work below, Ashish Choudhary, has created some beautiful warm and glowing colours coming through the…
Astrid Nielsch studied our Science Fiction and Fantasy art Course run by our very talented and professional artist John Byrne. Astrid’s creativity shines through here in her work. We have added some finished paintings along with some of her preliminary…
Ian Scott has painted and drawn a wonderful set of artwork for his resent submission on the Portrait Painting Online Art Course that he is taking with us at the London Art College. Plenty of work has gone into each study below…
The following paintings have been traditionally hand painted by Botanical course student Shona Macdonald. Shona studied our Botanical Painting Diploma Course and since shona completed we have also introduced a Botanical Coloured pencil course too which our readers might find…
What more can you want from a Monday morning than to be completely inspired by our student Anni Angus! Ani is studying on our Drawing and Painting Diploma Course and this drawing is simply stunning. Not only is Ani’s technical ability…
Eye catching work today by Chinese Brush Painting student Alex Hughes. We have featured Alex’s work before on our blog and it proved to be very popular. So here are a few more for you to enjoy!
We have a selection of wonderful cartoons today by student Chris McDonald. If you are interested in joining our lovely professional cartoonist tutor John Byrne and learn how to create cartoons like these below, visit our website for more details….
Georgie Ellis has been working through our Drawing for Children 1 Course and has come up with these three wonderful drawings! Aren’t they incredible! Please show your appreciation for Georgie’s drawings below and let us know what you think. Our…
Cathy Heritage has produced two wonderful Pet Portrait studies for the Pet Portraits Diploma Course. Each are very different using different mediums. The first is a full background coloured pencil study of two cats in a garden. A lot of…
Monica Phillips studies on our Pastels Certificate Online Art Course and created three wonderful pastel studies for one of her assignments. The first two pastel paintings were of the same still life group, experimenting using different techniques with the pastels….
If you are interested in packaging design and learning how to create and design actual packaging boxes, the following collection of students work will be of interest to you. Our Graphic Design Course enables students to design a range of…
This weeks Spooky Saturday Illustration is by student Katherine Herbert.
Our Digital Illustration course is fast becoming one of our most popular courses. With the advent of being able to draw on your ipad or tablet, particularly with an apple pencil, it is possible to create some simply amazing drawings…
Three wonderful Botanical paintings today by student Theresa Smith. Aren’t they all stunning! We have two Botanical Courses – Botanical Coloured Pencil course and a Botanical Painting Course. Why not study both at the same time to gain the full…
Hana Tesarova studied our Graphic Design in Art Diploma Course with tutor Vanessa Weaver. We have gathered a few of Hana’s striking illustrations and designs here for you to view, that she created whilst on the course.
This is a very interesting batch of artwork from Coloured Pencil student Amelia Whiffin. If you scroll down, you will see two drawings of the same object and the photo that Amelia too to show her tutor. We thought this…
Jacqueline Miley has been learning to draw on our Beginner’s Drawing Course. The course is a short introduction to drawing using dry media and pen and ink which can hopefully give you the confidence to pursue which ever subjects and…
This weeks Spooky Saturday Illustration is by student Robert Wilkinson.
We will have a dedicated coloured pencil week soon as we know some of you have specifically asked for another week of it this year. However today, our coloured pencil artists are in for a wonderful treat as we have…
Two absolutely stunning Botanical illustrations today by student Laura Ashton who studied on our Botanical Painting Diploma Course. The first illustration is of two fly agaric fungus (Amanita muscaria) and the second is a plant called Soapberry. Laura has her own…
We have included many wonderful illustrations by student Heather Robertson today who is studying the Illustrating Children’s Book Diploma Course. Particularly interesting is the first colour illustration. Students are asked to draw realistic sketches of a dog and then another page…
Jenny Blake has passed her Illustrating Children’s Books Diploma Course with a distinction. We would officially like to congratulate Jenny and wish her well in with her work for the coming years! Jenny said of her final assignment below… I have thoroughly enjoyed…
Student Gina Maldonado has illustrated the artwork below for the Illustrating Children’s Book Diploma Course . We are very impressed and love the overall feel of the illustrations. The colours are beautiful and really allow you to feel that the animals are…
An interesting post today by student Gary Scarisbrick. He submitted these two beautiful illustrations to tutor Maggy Roberts for one of his assignments. The first drawing is a preliminary study and the second is a final illustration in full colour….
We absolutely adore these two oil paintings by student Aisha Mussawa. Aisha is studying our Drawing and Painting Diploma Course and is doing extremely well. The colour pallet she has used in both paintings works superbly and noting the light and…
I earned my Diploma in Cartooning from the London Art College. Thank you to every artist who has taught me something along the way, and who continue to teach me. That includes Lee J. Ames, Mark Kistler, John Byrne, Robert…
Have you ever wanted to try pastels however are a little hesitant as you didn’t know where to start? If so, our Pastel Panting Course might be perfect for you. If you are new to pastel painting or you would…
We have discussed drawing portraits in some of our previous posts and how difficult and daunting it often is to draw a full facial portrait of a person. So on a number of courses – portraiture painting, Beginners Drawing, Beginners…
Todays blog post is written by Graphic Design Art Diploma Course tutor Vanessa Weaver…. I have a student who has produced some lovely typographic work. Her name is Rosie Marnan and her response to one of the first lettering based…
My name is Natalia Romankova and I am studying the follow on course to the Children Illustration Diploma. I’ve not finished the follow-up course, but I had a few respectful reasons! Almost a year ago our family welcomed a new…
My name is Valerio Morelli and I am a student of the London Art College, studying the Watercolour Diploma Course with Jem. I am at the seven assignment and I would like to share some work of mine with you. I hope…
Hello! My name is Julie Hollinshead and I have just completed the coloured pencil certificate course. I picked up coloured pencils a few years ago to attempt pet portraits. I taught myself with some degree of success, but enrolled on…
My name is Penny Winter and I am a student with the London Art College studying the Illustrating Children’s Books Diploma Course. My vision for the future after completing this course, is to continue developing a ‘style’ or ‘styles’ of…
Zansika Lachhani who is studying our Illustrating Children’s Books Diploma Course has just sent in her first set of work for tutor Maggy Roberts to review. Maggy was thrilled and sent it to us for inclusion on our blog. You cna read…
Maggy Roberts has put forward student Katie Stevenson’s artwork for our blog. Katie is studying ourIllustrating Children’s Books Diploma Course and has got to assignment three which asks for an illustration of Fiery Fred. We love Katies work and tutor Maggy said……
Tutor Maggy Roberts emailed us this wonderful illustration by her student Alyne Dallacqua who has just successfully completed theIllustrating Children’s Books Diploma Course with a distinction. We would officially like to congratulate Alyne and wish her well in with her work for the…
Today’s artwork is by student Hamzah Ahmad who is studying the Landscape Painting Diploma Course with tutor Alan Dedman. We love all three paintings on canvas which Hamzah has created and hope you are all impressed too!
Jennifer Cowin is in the limelight today with her stunning digital paintings. All three are exceptional! Our particular favourite however is the tree design below with the three little leaves gently billowing to the ground. The swirls of the branches…
Cathy Heritage has painted this wonderful scene of a polar bear for one of her assignments on the Pet Portrait Diploma Course. How long do you think the Polar Bear will wait until his next meal appears…!?!
This weeks Spooky Saturday Illustration is by student Sakuntala Upadhaya Minnie.
My name is Chloë Honoré and I have been drawing and painting for as long as I can remember. Illustration and design have always been my passions and after school I went on to study at Chelsea Art College and…
Elcin Ozcan has painted some beautiful pieces of work for the Watercolour Diploma. The watercolour paper Elcin is using is fabulous, it really holds the watercolour well. Her wet in wet washes work superbly, particularly in the evening scene below…
Patricia Titheridge is working on the still life course with tutor Alan Dedman and has created three excellent studies for one of her assignments on the course. The first study below is a monochrome painting. This is an excellent practice…
Three super still life paintings today by student Ailsa Long. Absolutely love the wellingtons along with all of the objects in the first painting below. We hope that it inspires our students to create a group of still life objects and…
A wonderful illustration today by Illustrating Children’s Books Diploma student Alexandra Naidoo. Beautifully designed and excellently rendered!
Julia Morris is currently studying with tutor Alan Dedman on the oil painting course. The painting below is from one of her assignments, painted using a pallet knife and oils. Students have the option of using oil paints with turps…
Superb watercolour and pen illustration today by student Eden Cox. The background woodland has been painted very delicately, with enough detail to show we are looking into a dense woodland, but not too much to take away the eye from…
If you enjoy viewing and creating botanical illustrations, you are in for a treat today! Student Moira Millar has created all of the amazing illustrations you see here for a number of different assignments on the Botanical Painting Diploma Course….
Young Artist Talitha Young was asked to choose a toy object and draw it from 5 different angles, including one colour study. Hasn’t she done marvellously! Each study looks and feels very three dimensional. Talitha has included the highlights and…
The following has been written by tutor Vanessa Weaver… I have a student on the Graphic Design Art Course who has produced some lovely typographic work. Her name is Rosie Marnan and her response to one of the first lettering based tasks…
Painting and drawing inspirational objects is the key to a good still life piece. Here student Pam Cherry has certainly been thinking very creatively as her two mackerel on brown paper are the perfect still life subjects! She has been…
Our Pet Portrait Diploma Course doesn’t just teach you how to paint pets…you can pain any animal you wish whilst working through the course. Anneke Elizabeth van Dijk-Broerse did just that with this wonderful pastel painting of a grey squirrel….
The following has been written by tutor Vanessa Weaver… I have a student on the Graphic Design Art Course who has submitted a lovely piece of work that really demonstrates the maxim ‘less is more’. It is always so tempting to…