Explore this presentation to find out amazing ways to use basic materials you should be able to find around your house to create incredible and original art!

Described as “the most ambitious architectural exhibition by the Royal Academy for decades, occupying its ample main galleries with installations the size of houses.” There are 6 separate galleries you can roam within this 360º high-resolution virtual tour. Click on the architect’s / architecture practice’s name to view all the images for that installation!

Dame Zaha Hadid was an Iraqi-British architect and was widely regarded as “the greatest female architect in contemporary architecture”. Hadid enjoyed playing with the geometry of buildings, having once said about her projects: “The idea is not to have any 90-degree angles”. Click here to explore her most iconic buildings in 360º virtual tours.

We have put together a study aid about the seven formal elements of art: line, shape, form, colour, texture, tone and pattern. Refer to an informative poster for a quick memory refresh or watch the videos to gain more knowledge about a specific formal element.

Click here for a very helpful talk-through observational drawing session with artist Kim Whitby. Whitby demonstrates 'circular shapes, simple perspective, ellipses and negative spaces ....all in less than 20 minutes!' Find some interesting objects around your house, grab a pencil/pen and paper and follow along!