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Our mission is to improve mental wellbeing through our workshops and experiences. We curate our teachers and hosts carefully to ensure that they are of high quality.
That's why we provide a money-back guarantee*: If you're unsatisfied with this experience, just leave it at least 20 minutes before it ends, and tell us (the ClassBento team) the reason for your dissatisfaction within 4 hours of that time, and we'll provide you with a refund.
For extra peace of mind, all our bookings are covered by our £10 million public liability insurance.
* We may choose to limit our refund per customer at £500. In some rare cases, we may also require you to show us your photo ID before we process the refund.
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ClassBento money-back guarantee
Our mission is to improve mental wellbeing through our workshops and experiences. We curate our teachers and hosts carefully to ensure that they are of high quality.
That's why we provide a money-back guarantee*: If you're unsatisfied with this experience, just leave it at least 20 minutes before it ends, and tell us (the ClassBento team) the reason for your dissatisfaction within 4 hours of that time, and we'll provide you with a refund.
For extra peace of mind, all our bookings are covered by our £10 million public liability insurance.
* We may choose to limit our refund per customer at £500. In some rare cases, we may also require you to show us your photo ID before we process the refund.
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Learn how to paint a portrait in this creative London art course.
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arrow_right_alt arrow_downward- Study the skull, facial structure, and proportions.
- Explore portrait compositions from other artists.
- Be introduced to drawing materials and equipment.
- Sketch your own self-portrait.
- Learn how to capture a likeness and explore an individual's distinct features.
- Work with professional models and learn how to set them up for painting.
- Develop your understanding of basic colour theory and work with a limited palette.
- Learn how to work with a plumb line.
- Practise techniques and discuss flesh colours.
- Start work on a short pastel colour sketch working from a model.
- Be introduced to water-mixable oil paints, brushes, and other equipment.
- Learn various painting techniques such as 'wet on wet' and blending and blurring edges.
- Explore how highlights can bring a painting to life.
- Work on one long pose as your final portrait.
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All the materials you need to make a piece of artwork to take home are provided.
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Explore your creativity with City Academy. Whatever skill you're looking to learn from photography to drawing or writing, you can learn it with us and find a creative outlet you love. Have fun, build confidence and create a community of like-minded creatives. You'll learn from top industry experts from London's leading academy in creative and performing arts.
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