hˌævɪŋ stˈʌdid æt ðə ɹˈɔɪəl ɐkˈædəmi, hiː wɛnt ˌɔn tə pˈæs ðɪ ˈɛntɹəns ɛɡzˈæm tə stˈʌdi ɐ θɹˈiːjˈɪɹ dɪplˈoʊmə kˈoːɹs æt ðə ɹˈɔɪəl kˈɑːlɪdʒ ʌv ˈɑːɹt, wˌɛn ðə wˈɔːɹ bɹˈoʊk ˈaʊt.
Having studied at the Royal Academy, he went on to pass the entrance exam to study a 3-year diploma course at the Royal College of Art, when the war broke out.