From pigment to paint: drawing and painting with black
Weekend art making course
18 March 2023 10.30am - 5.30pm19 March 2023 10.30am - 5.30pm
The Clore Learning Centre, Burlington Gardens, Royal Academy of Arts
£480. Includes all materials, light refreshments and a wine reception at the end of day one.
Friends of the RA book first
Spain and the Hispanic World
Terms and conditions
Inspired by the RA's exhibition 'Spain and the Hispanic World', this exciting weekend painting course will teach the traditional techniques used to turn pigment into paint, before using these paints to explore light and dark tones whilst painting from life.
Please note: this is an on-site event only
“If I could find anything blacker than black I’d use it.” - J.M.W. Turner RA
This exciting weekend course explains in detail the traditional process of turning pigments into paint, and the benefits of then working with your own hand-crafted oil paints. Working under the guidance of painter and expert tutor Andy Pankhurst, during this two-day course participants will learn how to create a selected range of oil colours from pigments inspired by such artists as Goya and Velázquez, who famously used black as part of their palette. Participants will then use their own hand-crafted colours to paint from professional life models, creating their own artworks with particular emphasis on dramatic light and dark tones.
Course tutor Andy Pankhurst, a graduate of the Slade School, is represented by and exhibits with the London gallery, Browse & Darby. A long-standing tutor on the RA’s Courses and Classes programme, Andy is also co-author of the book What Makes Great Art, published in 2012 by Apple Press.
Minimum age 18. If you have any accessibility needs, please contact academic.programmes@royalacademy.org.uk.
£480. Includes all materials, light refreshments and a wine reception at the end of day one.
Friends of the RA book first
Spain and the Hispanic World
Terms and conditions
Our courses and classes programme
Our varied programme of short courses and classes provides an opportunity to explore subjects ranging from life drawing to the history of exhibitions and arts management, led by expert tutors and practising artists. These courses introduce traditional art-making processes, as well as perspectives on art history, theory and business.
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