Our week-on-week short 4 or 8 week courses allow students to immerse themselves in a range of media, learn new skills and become part of our art community. With classes available for beginners, intermediate and advanced students in a range of subjects.
Mid-course enrolments are welcome in many of our courses.
Workshops
For those interested in a one-off session, try our Weekend Workshops which run year-round on Saturdays and Sundays.
Special Offer: Any adult student enrolled in a short course receives a 10% discount on any weekend workshop in the same term, click below for more information:
Our week-on-week courses allow students to immerse themselves in a range of media, learn new skills and become part of our art community. Our classes are available at beginner, intermediate and advanced levels allowing students to follow through a course of study.
Term 2 commences: 6 May for most classes.
Priority Earlybird Enrolment: 5-14 March (current students have early access to re-enrol)
Early Bird Enrolment: 15 March – 8 April (enrolments are open to everyone)
Beginners: Beginner courses build confidence and skills, exploring the fundamentals and theory of art, including drawing, colour and composition across various media. Students are nurtured and encouraged to find their voice.
Intermediate (some experience): More experienced students can build on their skills by focusing on a particular medium in-depth or finessing a style or technique.
Advanced (Masterclass): For students who are confident and experienced and are striving to explore new or traditional techniques.
This 4 week drawing course is a great way for students to improve their portrait drawing skills. Learn portrait drawing in charcoal, pastel and chalk on toned paper. Firstly from a live model and then from photographs under controlled lighting. In this short course you'll increase your understanding of drawing, tone and temperature with some basic art materials. What students will achieve Expected course outcomes: Proper construction of the head understanding of landmarks of the...
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$300Limited
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Portraits in Charcoal, Pastel and Chalk with Tam Cao
Learn portrait painting in oils with 2023 Archibald Prize finalist and winner of the 2021 Portia Geach Memorial Award, Marie Mansfield. This painting course is for students who want to learn how to paint portraits. Marie works with each student at their own level and works to progress each student's ambitions. Students will benefit from working on tonal studies and colour mixing and the course can cater for students who wish to improve their painting skills using oils. Students...
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Learn to Paint Portraits in Oil with Marie Mansfield
Enrol in this class before 8 April to receive your earlybird discount. See More>This class is for experienced oil painters and students who have completed Marie's introductory course or workshop. Apply to join this class or phone 95641519 to discuss your suitability.
This workshop is dedicated to teaching participants how to draw and paint portraits that are expressive and exciting and unlock artistic potential. Whether you're a beginner or have some experience, this workshop is designed to guide you through the fascinating world of creating contemporary, fun portraits of yourself, friends, and family. Throughout the day, you'll engage in structured projects that make learning to draw faces enjoyable and accessible with easy-to-follow...
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$200Limited
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Expressive Drawing Workshops 2024 with Jody Graham | 4. Expressive Portraits with Ink, Colour and Collage
Enrol in 3 or more workshops in the one transaction and receive 10% discount on your fees. Discount applied at the checkout. No further discounts apply. No retrospective discounts.
Challenge yourself to look at portraiture from a variety of approaches. Starting with realism, Mathew can guide you through the process of acquiring the foundational skills of rendering a portrait, and how to give a portrait that intangible quality that makes it life-like, that is more than just technique. If you feel adventurous, Mathew can then take you on a journey of re-invention, looking at ways and strategies to re-prioritise how you view and receive messages from your...
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$275Limited
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Portraiture – Realism to Contemporary with Mathew Lynn
A class for watercolour painters who would love to learn how to paint portraits from photographs, simply. In Susie's classes, you will learn how to keep watercolours transparent and beautiful. This method will give you the essential techniques to tackle all sorts of subjects with confidence. You will come away with a feeling of wonder and addiction to this extraordinary watery paint and be confident that you can tackle anything. Students will work from reference photos. Please...
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$200Limited
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Watercolour | Portrait Painting Made Easy | Susie Murphie
Course Overview Learn how to paint people from life in this two-day masterclass workshop. Workshop theme: The Colour of Shadows and Capturing Light Day 1. We study a range of techniques for how best to use watercolour to approach the human figure in the portrait. Apart from structural drawing exercises in proportion and composition, we look at colour mixing for skin colour and how to approach textures such as hair or folds in clothing. We also practice the difference between...
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$400Limited
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Working With Watercolour | Tanya Baily | People and the Portrait in Watercolour - 2-Day Workshop
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Course Overview Loosen up and gain confidence in painting from life outdoors in the streets and parks around Art Est. Tanya will give you tips on how to best efficiently describe a full range of textures and colours. Workshop theme: The Sketch No. 2 Learn how to simplify and set up your compositions for success in watercolour. You will practice with both loose wet washes as well as working on dry, and you will be encouraged to develop your own style in describing what you see....
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Course Overview Demystify perspective and conquer the complexity of the urban environment in this two-day intensive workshop. Workshop theme: Buildings and the Urban Environment Day 1: We start in the studio with exercises in understanding perspective and practicing best ways to accurately draw complex buildings and streetscapes, working up from light colour washes through to detail and shadows. Students will learn how to render rextures of the city, such as brickwork and masonry,...
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$380Limited
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Working With Watercolour | Tanya Baily | Buildings and the Urban Environment | 2-Day Workshop
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In this class learn how to paint shiny and translucent objects such as glass and silverware. Less is always more. In Susie's classes, students learn tips and tricks for keeping watercolours transparent and beautiful. You will come away with a feeling of wonder and addiction to this extraordinary watery paint and be confident that you can tackle anything. Is this course right for me? While all levels of artist are welcome, some prior experience with watercolours is recommended....
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Course Overview This is a day of rigorous exploration into the fundamentals of colour, pigments, colour mixing and their applications for students of watercolour painting. Workshop theme: Colour Theory and Mixing in Watercolours Starting with understanding a basic colour wheel, students will learn to mix in the palette, wet-in-wet on the page, and change colours by glazing on dry. We study how colours affect each other, and how to best start a watercolour for success. Working from...
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$180Limited
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Working With Watercolour | Tanya Baily | Colour No. 1 - Colour Theory and Mixing for Watercolours
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