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COURSE STRUCTURE
How is the Course Structured?
The classes will take place on Thursday evenings, 6:30pm – 8:30pm. The class will start promptly, so please allow time to be ready to start at 6:30pm.
The weekly task will contain differentiated options: Beginners, Intermediate, Advanced & Extension.
This allows you to choose which variant suits your own personal experience with the subject matter & medium.
Where is the venue?
The studio for the course is ‘The Westcott Studio’ at The Kingswood Estate. The Westcott Studio is the first arch to the left, after the roundabout, when looking towards The Kingswood Estate Reception.
The address for the centre is:
The Westcott Studio,
The Kingswood Estate
Britannia Road
Bristol
BS15 8DB
There is free parking in front of The Kingswood Estate and has Disabled Access. Please bring your own tea or coffee in a flask.
What is your Refund Policy?
· If a course is cancelled by Brushstrokes Courses due to unforeseen circumstances, and cannot be moved online, you will be fully reimbursed for any classes that have not been delivered.
· If a student misses a class due to sickness, holiday, or any other reason, no refunds or discounts can unfortunately be given. Course notes, guides, video links and materials will be distributed for missed sessions.
· If you wish to drop out of a course and an artist on a Waiting List can fill your space, a refund may be possible. Due to upfront venue hire, materials costs, admin costs, lesson planning and staff costs, refunds without being able to fill your space may not be possible.
Materials
Materials are included within the cost of the course.
If you have purchased an Artist Kit, this will be given to you on the first day of the course.
Some materials may be available to purchase from Brushstrokes via cash or contactless in class.
Where Can I Find the Teaching Resources and Reference Images?
All the Teaching Resources & Reference Images for the class will be available to use in class.
To be more sustainable and reduce waste, print outs of all the resources needed for the course will not be provided to take home. Instead, they will be reused for future classes.
All resources will be emailed out before each class for students to print off for their own home copies.
If you are unable to attend a class or wish to work on your art after the session, but don’t have a printer, you are welcome to borrow any resource to take home.
Can I Use My Own Reference Images?
Yes, bring your own images or use your own photography, however, please make sure you read through the below Copyright notice.
Artist Studies: In a personal setting, you can only copy the work of another artist if they have been deceased for over 70 years. In a commercial setting, we can only study the work of an artist who has been deceased for 70 years if the photograph of the work is owned by Brushstrokes Courses Ltd. This is UK Copyright Law and must be abided by within any Brushstrokes Courses Ltd art class.
Photography: You cannot use any photographer’s images without their written permission; this unfortunately includes photographs of celebrities.
You must own the copyright license for any found image (including images downloaded off search engines). If you do not have the copyright permission, you can use the below websites to search for copyright free images to use:
https://pixabay.com/
Can I Switch to Online?
If you cannot make an in-person class and wish to attend the Monday evening online class 6:30pm – 8:30pm on Zoom, you are very welcome to do so.
The course starts each week with the online Monday session, with the in-person on the following Thursday. Please let me know as much in advance as possible if you wish to switch online.
