Drawing classes Manchester
Looking for drawing courses or classes in Manchester. Creative Art Courses is an artist-led teaching studio within easy access of Manchester city centre.
Begin to draw + paint >
Weekend course 2-days
The absolute-beginners guide to starting art, drawing and painting
The Art Elements >
Evening course 6-sessions
Key learning on line, tone, colour, shape, texture, pattern and composition
Observational drawing L1 >
Weekend course 2-days
The perfect course to improve core drawing and observational skills
Acrylic painting L1 >
Weekend course 2-days
The perfect course to start learning to use acrylics paints
Creative drawing L1 >
Weekend course 2-days
Learn a creative and imaginative approach to contemporary drawing
Creative sketchbooks >
Weekend course 2-days
Learn sketchbook skills and techniques to ignite the engine of your creative vision
Abstract Art >
Weekend course 2-days
Experiment with abstract art techniques to create exciting expressive images
Acrylic painting L2 >
Weekend course 2-days
Develop your acrylic painting confidence further with added skills and techniques
Urban sketching >
Weekend course 2-days
Gain the confidence to kick-start your outdoor urban sketching with a focus on buildings
Essential Drawing Foundations >
Evening course 6-sessions
Learn core skills to improve accuracy, perception and draw with a new clarity of vision.
Art + Creativity >
Monday morning 10-sessions
Grow and develop self-confidence and start flourishing as a creative artist.
Creative life drawing >
Intensive course 4-days
Fully taught life drawing course teaching core drawing skills to improve observation with a clarity of vision.
Expressive mark-making >
Saturday workshop 1-day
Explore drawing in its purest form with mark-making that goes beyond realism.
Mixed-media textures >
Sunday workshop 1-day
Create tactile mixed-media textures using a variety of materials and techniques.
Charcoal: tone + gesture >
Saturday workshop 1-day
Discover the freedom of gestural drawing with willow and compressed charcoal.
Dynamic colour mixing >
Sunday workshop 1-day
A step-by-step guide and exploration to mixing the colours you want with ease.
Cezanne-simplifying nature
Evening workshop 1-session
Learn from Cezanne, the Father of Modernism, and improve your own art.
Matisse-expressive colour
Evening workshop 1-session
Learn from Matisse and bring outrageous expressive colour to your own art.
Picasso-Cubism
Evening workshop 1-session
Learn from Picasso and re-imagined how to use dynamic lines in your own art.
Peer-led art groups
Life drawing Ancoats >
Monday eve peer-led group
Peer-led life, figure and portrait drawing and painting for everyone.
Ancoats Visual Arts >
Wednesday day/eve peer-led group
Peer-led general art group for everyone to join who loves visual arts and craft.
About my art courses
Art courses and drawing classes for beginners to experienced artists
and those of you yet to try
Creative Art Courses offer you the perfect blend of supportive quality teaching, enthusiastic encouragement, and space to experiment at your own pace. All of us at Creative Art Courses have an Inclusive approach that embraces Diversity and celebrates individual achievement.
Discover inspiration & creativity
A great learning experience
The Gallery Studio offers students a warm welcome where everyone interested in learning and growing as artists can feel comfortable to pursue their passion for drawing, painting and mixed-media: start your journey as a complete-beginner; develop your skills further as a beginner + improver; or re-invigorate your creativity as an intermediate. Even those artists with more experience find my courses stimulating.
Great for beginners & Improvers
Creativity at the heart of historical heritage
Our studio is based in Hope Mill and is part of AWOL Studios, Manchester’s largest creative hub of over 80 creative businesses. You will find The Gallery Studio an inspiring and creative space where you can cherish the rich cultural history of the grade 2 listed mill reaching back into the heart of the Industrial Revolution, while nurturing your own artistic development.
Easy access from the city centre
Creative Art Courses probably offer the widest choice of drawing and mixed-media classes in the Northwest?
We offer classes in drawing materials including charcoal, pencil, drawing inks, soluble pencil, and mixed-media drawing.
Based in historical Ancoats, where history and creativity combine?
If you’re looking for drawing classes in Manchester, look no further. On the fringes of historical Ancoats you will find Hope Mill and AWOL Studios – Manchester’s largest collective of over 80 creative enterprises, art studios and theatre.
Discover your love of drawing any any of the many Creative drawing Courses that includes, charcoal, colour pencils, graphite, drawing inks and mixed-media.
Artist-led drawing classes
There can’t be a better city than Manchester with it’s history of innovation and creativity for the Creative Art Courses studio to be based. Our independent artist-led drawing classes teach you all the fundamental aspects of drawing as well as creative drawing techniques covering a range of drawing materials. Enjoy the Manchester art scene by turning your drawing class into a mini art and culture holiday. There are a multitude of art venues within access of Manchester city centre.
Creative Art Courses will ensure you learn loads and leave inspired, having improved your drawing technique with the knowledge of a range of drawing materials for you to continue using at home.
Beginner – Intermediate – Experienced
Everyone is welcome
WHAT MAKES TRAVELLING TO MANCHESTER SO EASY?
- Quality budget hotel 10 minutes walk from Creative Art courses
- Easy access from the national motorway network. Plan your journey.
- Easily accessible via Intercity train links and Manchester Metrolink
- On-site free car parking. Check out our location and directions.
- Based at AWOL Studios, which is Manchester’s largest Creative industries collective.
- Week-end, + Mid-week, and evening courses available
Student Testimonials
“Really interesting. More educational than I thought it was going to be. Warm, friendly, clean and light.”
Simon C
“Well worthwhile. Learned a lot.”
Ruth C
I wanted an opportunity to … discover how to be creative. I found it a really good experience + gave a good flavour of different materials and techniques and how to use them. Angela B
“I learned real and useful techniques. I learned how to see what was wrong and how to fix it, and techniques I can replicate, practice and use for drawing and painting.” My course highlight was “the Vision Cone and practicing it.”
Susan W
STUDENTS WILL EXPERIENCE
Structured learning
Carefully structured teaching that will lead you step by step, giving you the confidence to try new things.
Individual attention
Loads of individual 1:1 encouragement to explore, experiment and discover.
Inclusive + personalised learning
A teaching style that focuses on your individual needs and is fully accepting of your individuality.
Creativity and technical skills
Teaching that allows you to learn new technical skills and develop your creativity, ensuring you leave inspired to continue to develop your skills further at home.
Welcoming studio
The Gallery Studio is a warm, creative and friendly space offering a relaxed informal, yet focused, learning environment.
Essential Art skills
Students learn essential core skills that provide the springboard to future artistic independence.
Within easy access of Manchester city centre
Easy to travel to from Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan, and within easy access of mainline train stations and motorway networks making us accessible from anywhere in the country.
Beginner – Improver – Intermediate – Experienced.
Everyone is welcome.
