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Year-Long Foundation Course in Fine Art

byPurnima SampatOnline classes and at studio in Prabhadevi, MumbaiStarts from₹1,800 per workshopView full gallery

This is not a hobby class. It is a year-long, immersive program designed to help you stop copying, start thinking like an artist, and build a body of work that is truly yours.

I am launching a Foundation Year in Fine Art. This is a full-year, guided studio course, not just a hobby class or copying from a photo. This is the real thing.

Did you miss your chance to go to art school? Here is your second chance. My Foundation Year in Fine Art is for adults who are ready to take their creative practice seriously.

If you have always wanted to go deeper into art, beyond simple skill-building and online tutorials, this comprehensive course will take you there.

In this course, you will draw, paint, collage, and print. You will discover new media and techniques, learn to think like an artist, and create a strong, personal body of work.

This is not hobby art or rigid training. My foundation course is where technical skill meets your personal vision, providing a supportive environment to grow.

My Art Foundation Course helps you build skill, discover your voice, and start your own creative practice. The next batch starts in July.

This course offers structured weekly learning with personal guidance. We focus on developing technical skills in drawing, painting, and composition through projects designed to help you explore personal themes.

Many people feel lost when trying to bring together all the bits and pieces they've learned online. My Foundation and Acrylic courses are built to guide you through that middle stage, where the real learning happens.

About The Foundation Course: Build Your Creative Voice

Most students who join us have spent years watching online tutorials or dabbling in hobby workshops, but they still feel stuck when they face a blank canvas. This course is the antidote to that. We do not teach you how to copy a picture, we teach you how to see. You will spend the year navigating the space between your initial idea and the final result, working through the messy middle where the real learning happens.

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Purnima Sampat

Online classes and at studio in Prabhadevi, MumbaiStarts from ₹1,800 per workshop

We are a team of artists who stopped caring about perfect results and started caring about real expression. We built this studio to be a messy, lively, and honest space where adults can finally take their art practice seriously.

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