Painting with oils is special….they don’t dry as quickly as acrylics and the colours can be blended so smoothly… And, you can always change a colour texture again, and add to it.In this session we will learn how to paint a landscape with oils, starting with a pencil sketch and then adding colour layers to it. We will learn how...
Life drawing is one of the most fascinating things to do in art and design. It is a superb way of starting your drawing journey if you have never been there before, and it is a never-ending theme for more advanced artists at all levels.In everyday life, we are tuned into observing and interpreting the bodies and movements of our...
For this session, we will congregate in the Snowgoose, Macclesfield (52 Sunderland St, Macclesfield SK11 6HN) and then venture out to find quiet areas to draw buildings, roads, and details of the urban environment as we see and observe it. We will be standing, holding a solid-backed sketch pad or book or paper clipped to a drawing board. We might...
Starting from photographs, we will learn how to use greytone photographs to make an accurate tracing template of a person’s face. Sabine will explain in which way photographs need to be suitable for portraiture painting and what needs considering when taking your own pictures and choosing them for painting. We will use these line-drawings made from the photographs as a...
We will learn how to make recycled paper, bind books, and make inks, all in preparation to go landscape sketching at Lindow Common. Over the course of the weekend, you will learn how to transform recycled and foraged materials into your very own nature sketchbook and drawing materials. First, we will learn how to process recycled fibers, and learn the ancient...
For this session, we will congregate in the Snowgoose, Macclesfield (52 Sunderland St, Macclesfield SK11 6HN) and then venture out to find quiet areas to draw buildings, roads, and details of the urban environment as we see and observe it. We will be standing, holding a solid-backed sketch pad or book or paper clipped to a drawing board. We might...
For this session, we will congregate in the Snowgoose, Macclesfield (52 Sunderland St, Macclesfield SK11 6HN) and then venture out to find quiet areas to draw buildings, roads, and details of the urban environment as we see and observe it. We will be standing, holding a solid-backed sketch pad or book or paper clipped to a drawing board. We might...
Starting from photographs, we will learn how to use greytone photographs to make an accurate tracing template of a person’s face. Sabine will explain in which way photographs need to be suitable for portraiture painting and what needs considering when taking your own pictures and choosing them for painting. We will use these line-drawings made from the photographs as a sketch...
Step inside a century of community, curiosity and creativity. From 7 September to 23 October 2026, The Guild proudly presents our Centenary Retrospective Exhibition — a captivating journey through 100 years of lifelong learning.This exhibition brings together artwork, historic artifacts and hidden gems from our archives. It stands as both a celebration of our progressive history and a tribute to...
Life drawing is one of the most fascinating things to do in art and design. It is a superb way of starting your drawing journey if you have never been there before, and it is a never-ending theme for more advanced artists at all levels.In everyday life, we are tuned into observing and interpreting the bodies and movements of our...
Life drawing is one of the most fascinating things to do in art and design. It is a superb way of starting your drawing journey if you have never been there before, and it is a never-ending theme for more advanced artists at all levels.In everyday life, we are tuned into observing and interpreting the bodies and movements of our...
Life drawing is one of the most fascinating things to do in art and design. It is a superb way of starting your drawing journey if you have never been there before, and it is a never-ending theme for more advanced artists at all levels.In everyday life, we are tuned into observing and interpreting the bodies and movements of our...