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Painting & Drawing Courses

Discover your creative potential

Explore practical, supportive painting and drawing courses designed to help you build confidence, develop your skills, and find your own artistic style – whether you’re a complete beginner or returning to art.

Why study painting & drawing at RHACC?

• Located just a 2-minute walk from Richmond station and the high street
• Professional art studios
• Adult-only college with small class sizes
• Beginner to advanced courses
• Learn drawing, painting and colour techniques
• Welcoming creative community

Explore Our Painting & Drawing Courses Below & Start Creating – Enrol Online

Painting & Drawing Courses

RHACC painting and drawing courses focus on building your artistic skills step-by-step!
Abstract Painting – All Levels
Start Date: Monday, 14th September 2026
Plus 2 alternative start dates
End Date: Monday, 7th December 2026
Time: 2pm-5pm Mon
Duration: 12 weeks
Level: 2
Cost: £368
Limited places available
Want to explore the exciting world of abstract painting? This project-based course is designed for all levels, whether you're a complete beginner or have some experience. You'll delve into different themes each term, like Colour, Picture Space, and...
An Introduction to Drawing
Start Date: Tuesday, 15th September 2026
Plus 2 alternative start dates
End Date: Tuesday, 8th December 2026
Time: 3pm-5:30pm Tue
Duration: 12 weeks
Level: Non Accredited
Cost: £309 / £216
Are you a complete beginner wanting to explore your creative side? This introductory drawing course offers a supportive environment to learn essential skills. You'll discover how to observe and record line and tone using various materials. This...
Creative Collage
Start Date: Saturday, 7th November 2026
Plus 2 alternative start dates
End Date: Saturday, 5th December 2026
Time: 10am-1pm Sat
Duration: 5 weeks
Level: Non Accredited
Cost: £131 / £91
Want to explore your creative side? On this 5-week course, you'll discover how versatile collage can be, blending it with painting, printing, and drawing. You'll learn to combine mixed media techniques and stretch your idea of what collage can...
Creative Watercolour
Start Date: Friday, 11th September 2026
Plus 2 alternative start dates
End Date: Friday, 11th December 2026
Time: 9:30am-12:30pm Fri
Duration: 13 weeks
Level: Non Accredited
Cost: £398 / £278
No places available
Want to explore the beauty of watercolour? In our art room, you'll experiment and learn through guided exercises. Improve your painting skills, discover new techniques, and find creative ways to use watercolour and mixed media. This course is from...
Drawing & Painting Architecture – Richmond
Start Date: Sunday, 13th September 2026
Plus 6 alternative start dates
End Date: Friday, 18th September 2026
Time: 2pm-5pm Mon
Duration: 6 weeks
Level: 3
Cost: £203 / £142
This course invites learners to respond to Richmonds buildings through expressive drawing and painting. Rather than striving for perfect architectural accuracy, learners will focus on shapes, rhythms, textures, and the emotional presence of...
Drawing and Designing with Flowers
Start Date: Friday, 6th November 2026
Plus 4 alternative start dates
End Date: Friday, 11th December 2026
Time: 1:30pm-4:30pm Fri
Duration: 6 weeks
Level: Non Accredited
Cost: £205 / £143
Want to create stunning textile designs inspired by nature? This workshop is for everyone, from beginners to advanced artists. You'll learn to see flowers in a new way, capturing their shapes, shadows, and patterns. Discover how to dissect a flower...
Drawing from Scratch
Start Date: Thursday, 10th September 2026
Plus 2 alternative start dates
End Date: Thursday, 10th December 2026
Time: 6:30pm-9:30pm Thu
Duration: 13 weeks
Level: Non Accredited
Cost: £310 / £217
Want to learn to draw but don't know where to start? This course gives you a friendly introduction to drawing, focusing on what you see. You'll learn how to observe and capture lines and tones using different materials. It's perfect for beginners...
Exploring Colour – Intensive Workshop
Start Date: Monday, 15th February 2027
Time: 10am-4pm Mon, 10am-4pm Tue, 10am-4pm Wed
Duration: 3 days
Level: Non Accredited
Cost: £161 / £112
This three-day intensive workshop is designed for both beginners who want to learn the basics of colour mixing and artists with some experience that want to transform their understanding and use of colour. Through a dynamic mix of focused theory,...
Figurative Painting
Start Date: Saturday, 19th September 2026
Plus 2 alternative start dates
End Date: Saturday, 19th December 2026
Time: 1:30pm-4:30pm Sat
Duration: 12 weeks
Level: Non Accredited
Cost: £449 / £314
Want to develop your figure painting skills? This course is designed to help you explore colour, mark-making, and composition while working from the figure. You'll gain confidence in your painting abilities through practical exercises and one-to-one...
Handbuilding and Decorating – All Levels
Start Date: Friday, 11th September 2026
Plus 2 alternative start dates
End Date: Friday, 11th December 2026
Time: 10am-1pm Fri
Duration: 13 weeks
Level: Non Accredited
Cost: £414 / £289
This intermediate ceramics course is designed for learners who want to develop their skills further in a supportive and creative studio environment. Working alongside a professional ceramicist, you will have access to specialist equipment,...
Life Drawing – All Levels
Start Date: Friday, 11th September 2026
Plus 11 alternative start dates
End Date: Friday, 23rd October 2026
Time: 10am-1pm Sat
Duration: 7 weeks
Level: Non Accredited
Cost: £152 / £106
Want to improve your drawing skills and explore the human form? This Life Drawing course welcomes all levels, from beginners to advanced. You'll learn essential techniques like line drawing, tonal studies, perspective and anatomy. Discover...
Life Drawing Summer School
Start Date: Tuesday, 18th August 2026
Time: 10am-4pm Wed, 10am-4pm Thu, 10am-4pm Fri
Duration: 3 days
Level: Non Accredited
Cost: £177 / £123
Limited places available
The course sets out to build on an understanding of the visual language of drawing through the focus on the figure. The history of the course is that it is a little more experimental than the Saturday courses as the sessions are a little longer,...