hˌævɪŋ stˈʌdid æt ðə ɹˈɔɪəl ɐkˈædəmi, hiː ðˈɛn wɛnt ˌɔn tə pˈæs ðɪ ˈɛntɹəns ɛɡzˈæm tə stˈʌdi ɐ θɹˈiːjˈɪɹ dɪplˈoʊmə kˈoːɹs æt ðə ɹˈɔɪəl kˈɑːlɪdʒ ʌv ˈɑːɹt wɛn ðə wˈɔːɹ bɹˈoʊk ˈaʊt.
Having studied at the Royal Academy, he then 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.