BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Braintree Community Centre - ECPv6.16.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Braintree Community Centre X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Braintree Community Centre REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260605T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260605T140000 DTSTAMP:20260516T000039 CREATED:20260515T171959Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260515T174836Z UID:8099-1780660800-1780668000@www.braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk SUMMARY:Learn To Paint & Draw - Week 1 (4 Week Taster Course) DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \nWith Bianca Garcia\n4 week taster course starting Friday\, 5th June 2026\n12pm – 2pm\n£36.00 for the full 4 week course payable in advance.\n  \n→ Week 1:   Graphite and Charcoal (please bring your own mixed media pad\, pencil and charcoal)\nWeek 2:   Pastels Oil/Chalk \nWeek 3:   Acrylic Paints \nWeek 4:   Watercolour Paints \n  \nMaterials will be available to purchase for weeks 2 – 4 at a cost of £2.00 per week. \n  \n(Learner painting by J. Siebert.)[/vc_column_text][vc_separator css=””][vc_column_text]For all sessions bring an HB pencil\, an eraser\, your sketchpad\, masking tape. \n(If a painting session) additionally bring water pots and at least one palette knife or butter knife for mixing paint\, a drawing board would be very helpful. \nMaterials will be available to purchase for weeks 2-4 at a cost of £2 per session per learner if you do not have the equipment required. \n\n\n\nWEEK\nSUBJECT\nEQUIPMENT \n\n\nWeek 1 (June 5th)\nPencils and Charcoal \nAssessment- \nLine and Form-lets see where you are in your art journey\nSketching graphite pencils\, charcoal\, pencil sharpener or craft knife\, putty rubber\, hard eraser\, paper smudging sticks (Also known as a blending stump)or tortillons if you have them\, mixed media paper.\n\n\nWeek 2: (June 12th)\nPastels\nOil pastels or soft\, chalky pastels\, pastel pencils are great too\, mixed media or pastel paper\, tortillons or compressed paper smudge stick.\n\n\nWeek 3: (June 19th)\nAcrylic Paints\nAcrylic Paints\, heavy body (or thin body and a mixing medium) \nPalette knife or a butter knife\, palette or a white plate\, suitable support like a canvas or mixed media paper\, or canvas pad\, small selection of paintbrushes suitable for acrylics\n\n\nWeek 4: (June 26th)\n Watercolour Paints\nWatercolour paints either tubes or in a ‘tin’ (they’ll look like little hard bricks of colour)\, watercolour paper or mixed media paper\, a palette knife or a butter knife\, a palette or a white plate\, a small selection of paintbrushes.\n\n\n\n  \nThese sessions support differentiated learning\, and will have three distinctive experience levels: \nBeginner; Those that are new to art\, inexperienced or haven’t created art for a long time. \nIntermediate; Those who have experience but need guidance to start developing their techniques. \nAdvanced; Those that have been painting and drawing with confidence but want to explore other mediums and perfect their style. \nRefreshments and biscuits are provided at a cost of £1.00 every four weeks payable in class. \nPlease note\, this may not be a nut free environment\, lactose free milk\, herbal teas\, and decaf ‘options are available.  if you require more specific dietary allowances please feel free to bring them along. \n*Learners are required to enrol for all four sessions\, however if you decide that these classes are not for you after enrolling\, please let the community centre know so that your space is freed up for another prospective learner.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1629726733259{background-color: #efefef !important;}”][vc_column]\n\n \n\n\n\nRegister your interest:\n\n Your Name (required)\n \n \n Your Email (required)\n \n \n Your Telephone Number (required)\n\n \n Your Postal Address (optional)\n\n \n Additional comments (optional)\n \n \n\n \nThank you for registering your interest in one of our workshops. Our admin team will be in touch when we have more details to offer. In the meantime\, if you have any further questions feel free to contact us by email at info@braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk or telephone 01376 323280.\n Δ\n \n\n\n[/vc_column][/vc_row] \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)\n WhatsApp\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email URL:https://www.braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk/events/learn-to-paint-draw-week-1-4-week-taster-course/ LOCATION:Braintree Community Centre\, 19-21 Bocking End\, Braintree\, CM7 9AE\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Art ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/LearnToPaintDraw.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR