Videos

Watch a selection of student artworks created across our drawing and painting classes, from beginner studies to advanced paintings. Our courses support many subjects, styles and techniques. Discover what you could learn at Sunny Art Centre in Covent Garden, London.

Watch a selection of life drawing studies created by students during our figure drawing sessions. From quick sketches to more developed studies, students learn observation and anatomy through practice. Discover what you could learn at Sunny Art Centre.

Watch a student study at Sunny Art Centre, where Old Master techniques guide our teaching. In this work, Sophie Laurence studies Rachel Ruysch, focusing on composition, value, and light through layered painting. Discover what you can learn in Covent Garden, London.

Watch a study by our student David Plume at Sunny Art Centre, where Old Master techniques guide our teaching. In this work, a close-up section of a historical portrait explores proportion, tonal relationships, and the direction of light. Discover how students build depth, structure, and a strong sense of form through classical oil painting methods.

Join us for a conversation with Minko, one of the tutors at Sunny Art Centre, as he shares his artistic journey, creative inspirations, and experiences teaching fine art in London.

In this interview, Minko discusses the importance of observation, consistent practice, and perseverance in developing strong drawing and painting skills, while reflecting on the challenges and rewards of artistic growth.

At Sunny Art Centre, we provide personalised guidance in a supportive studio environment, helping students build confidence, develop technical skills, and pursue their artistic goals with greater clarity and purpose.

Have you ever wondered where the colour wheel comes from? In this video, we explore the fascinating history behind one of the most important tools in art education and painting.

Learn how artists and colour theorists developed the colour wheel to better understand colour relationships, harmony, contrast, and mixing, creating a foundation that continues to influence artists today.

At Sunny Art Centre, we teach colour theory through practical exercises and observation, helping students build confidence, strengthen technical understanding, and make more informed creative decisions in their artwork.

Watch an interview with Matt Ingram at Sunny Art Centre, where academic training meets professional practice. In this conversation, he shares his approach to teaching drawing and painting, focusing on proportion, structure, and light. Discover how students develop strong technical skills and a deeper understanding of art through classical methods.

Watch a short introduction to our tutor Martin Drexler at Sunny Art Centre. In this interview, he shares his background and experience, offering insight into our teaching approach based on individual guidance within a structured, classical method. Learn more about our courses on our website.

In this interview, our student Joan Vilella reflects on his journey studying oil painting at Sunny Art Centre and shares how consistent practice has transformed the way he sees and paints. From understanding tone, colour and composition to building confidence with traditional oil painting techniques, Joan talks about the importance of personalised guidance and learning at your own pace. Watching our students grow is one of the most rewarding parts of what we do, and we’re proud to be part of Joan’s artistic journey.

Studying coloured spheres helps students understand how light, shadow and reflected colour work together to create the illusion of three-dimensional form. This carefully structured exercise develops essential skills in observation, colour mixing, value relationships and edge handling, providing a strong foundation for still life, portrait and figure painting.

By mastering these fundamental principles before tackling more complex subjects, students gain greater confidence in controlling colour harmony, modelling form accurately and creating convincing, realistic oil paintings from direct observation.

Step inside the Private View Night of the Sunny Art Centre Autumn Exhibition 2025, held at our Covent Garden studio in Central London.

This exhibition showcases a wide range of artworks created by our students and tutors, including oil painting, drawing, watercolour, acrylic, portraiture, and mixed media. The evening celebrated artistic progress, creativity, and the growing community at Sunny Art Centre.

Visitors had the opportunity to meet fellow artists, view original artworks, and experience the welcoming atmosphere that makes our studio a unique place to learn and create. The exhibition highlights the dedication, talent, and achievements of artists at every stage of their creative journey.

Exhibition:
30 September – 29 October 2025
Sunny Art Centre, Covent Garden, London

In this interview, our student Tamara shares her experience studying on the Drawing Course at Sunny Art Centre in Covent Garden, London. She discusses what inspired her to begin learning art, the challenges she faced as a beginner, and how regular practice helped her develop greater confidence in her creative abilities.

Throughout the conversation, Tamara reflects on her artistic journey, including the importance of observation, structure, proportion, shading, and tonal values. She also explains how personalised guidance from experienced tutors has helped her improve her technical skills while encouraging her to develop her own artistic style and approach.

At Sunny Art Centre, our drawing classes are based on traditional atelier teaching methods and Old Master techniques, providing students with a strong foundation in fine art. Whether you are a complete beginner or returning to art after many years, our supportive studio environment and personalised tuition are designed to help students progress with confidence and enjoy the learning process.

Varnishing an oil painting – the final touch! Varnish protects the painting, restores colour vibrancy, and unifies the surface finish. Grace is using damar varnish here, a traditional choice for a glossy, professional look. Would you like to learn professional oil painting techniques like this? Join our portrait painting masterclasses

Our student Grace Yahiro is carefully recreating The Kiss — an iconic 19th-century painting by Francesco Hayez — using traditional oil painting techniques. From the delicate folds of the fabric to the dramatic interplay of light and shadow, every brushstroke is an opportunity to explore classical methods that have inspired artists for centuries. 

Watch a camellia flower come to life through classical oil painting techniques.

This short video shows a study created during our Oil Painting Course at Sunny Art Centre in Covent Garden, London, where students learn colour mixing, brush control, and traditional painting methods step by step.

Our drawing and painting classes in London welcome both beginners and experienced artists.

A classical figure drawing study focusing on structure, anatomy, and light and shadow.

This short video shows a study created during our Figure Drawing Class at Sunny Art Centre in Covent Garden, London, where students learn gesture, proportion, and tonal modelling through traditional academic methods.

Our structured drawing classes in London welcome both beginners and experienced artists.

Watch how this student paints a snowy landscape with a vibrant sunset sky, exploring colour, light and atmosphere. Landscape studies like this help students develop confidence with colour and composition, created at Sunny Art Centre in Covent Garden.

Watch how this student begins a simple beach landscape using broad shapes to establish light, colour and atmosphere. Exercises like this help beginners develop confidence with composition and colour. Practised at Sunny Art Centre in Covent Garden, London.

Watch how this student transitions from a grisaille underpainting into colour. Exercises like this help experienced students refine form, colour harmony and subtle modelling. Techniques taught at Sunny Art Centre in Covent Garden, London.

Watch how this student paints a colour wheel to explore primary, secondary and mixed colours. Exercises like this help beginners understand colour relationships and basic mixing. A great practice for beginners at Sunny Art Centre in Covent Garden.

Watch young students drawing and painting while developing observation, creativity and confidence. Our classes introduce children to a range of materials and techniques in a supportive environment. Part of the kids art course at Sunny Art Centre in London.

A classical watercolour painting study demonstrating transparent washes and careful colour layering to build depth and form. These traditional watercolour techniques are taught in the professional painting classes at Sunny Art Centre in Covent Garden, London.

Watch how this student begins a watercolour flower study, establishing delicate washes and careful colour transitions. Early stages like this help students develop control, observation and brush technique. Taught in the painting classes at Sunny Art Centre.

An acrylic portrait study demonstrating how artists build form through tonal layering, observation of light, and structured colour application. These foundational portrait painting techniques are taught in the acrylic and painting classes at Sunny Art Centre in London.

Watch how this student paints a greyscale study of a classical plaster bust, carefully observing light, shadow and form. Tonal exercises like this strengthen observation and modelling skills. Practised in our painting classes at Sunny Art Centre in Covent Garden.

Watch an acrylic landscape painting develop from simple colour blocking to refined detail. This classical approach teaches composition, colour relationships, and brush control, techniques taught in the acrylic painting classes at Sunny Art Centre in Covent Garden, London.

Watch a classical cast drawing develop through careful graphite shading and tonal control. Cast drawing is a traditional academic method used to train observation and form, and is taught in the professional drawing and painting classes at Sunny Art Centre in London.

A classical still life oil painting study demonstrating traditional Old Master techniques. Through observation, tonal structure, and layered oil paint, artists develop form, depth, and realism, methods taught in the professional oil painting classes at Sunny Art Centre.

A watercolour study develops through transparent layering, beginning with soft background washes and gradually refining the composition and details. These fundamental techniques are taught in the watercolour painting classes at Sunny Art Centre in London.

A classical still life oil painting study inspired by Old Master techniques. Learn how artists build form, depth, and realism through observation, tonal structure, and layered paint, methods taught in the professional oil painting classes at Sunny Art Centre in London.

This underpainting study inspired by Titian’s Bacchus and Ariadne explores how Old Master painters developed composition through light and structure before adding colour. These classical techniques are taught in the oil painting classes at Sunny Art Centre in London.

Learn the classical grisaille underpainting technique used by Old Masters to build light, volume, and structure before adding colour. This traditional oil painting method is taught in the professional painting classes at Sunny Art Centre in London.

Watch how this student develops a highly detailed floral arrangement, adding vibrant colour over a carefully prepared grisaille underpainting. Advanced paintings like this require patience, precision and strong colour control. Techniques taught at Sunny Art Centre.

Watch a still life painting develop from a burnt sienna underpainting to refined detail using traditional oil painting techniques. These classical methods are taught in the professional oil painting and drawing classes at Sunny Art Centre in London.

Watch how this student develops a classical portrait using traditional Old Master techniques, carefully refining light, shadow and subtle skin tones. Practised in the painting classes at Sunny Art Centre in Covent Garden, London.

This oil painting study is inspired by Titian’s Bacchus and Ariadne, demonstrating traditional Old Master techniques such as layered underpainting and glazing. These classical methods are taught in the professional oil painting classes at Sunny Art Centre in London.