Painting

Oil Painting (Mornings)

Tue 30 Jul 2019 — Tue 24 Sep 2019

Peter Walker begint

Discover how to build an oil painting, from under–painting to finish glazes. Be guided through exercises to improve your skills and develop your own projects. Learn techniques from old masters to contemporary styles.

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Painting

Oil Painting (Extended)

Tue 30 Jul 2019 — Tue 24 Sep 2019

Peter Walker begint

Discover how to build an oil painting, from under–painting to finish glazes. Be guided through exercises to improve your skills and develop your own projects. Learn techniques from old masters to contemporary styles.

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Jewellery

Jewellery Stone Settings, Trade Skills & Techniques

Tue 30 Jul 2019 — Tue 24 Sep 2019

Max Butcher intadv

Designed for those with some experience, students will develop fundamental jewellery techniques with a focus on setting stones. Learn how to cut, set and finish stones under the expert guidance of master jeweller Max Butcher.

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Ceramics & Sculpture

Throwing & Handbuilding (Tuesdays)

Tue 30 Jul 2019 — Tue 24 Sep 2019

Stewart Scambler begintadv

Learn the fundamental techniques of ceramics. Study the properties of different clay and learn how to handle them with specialist tools, focusing on the pottery wheel. Create a number of resolved pieces that can be fired in FAC’s kilns.

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Painting

Acrylic Painting – Real to Abstract- Level 2

Wed 31 Jul 2019 — Wed 25 Sep 2019

Joss Gregson int

Extend your acrylic painting skills and techniques learned in Joss's beginner's Real to Abstract course. Develop your skills through painting exercises; work with palette knives, texture, colour theory and continued explorations of abstract painting. Also open to students with some painting knowledge.

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Ceramics & Sculpture

Clay Sculpture (Wednesday)

Wed 31 Jul 2019 — Wed 25 Sep 2019

Dee Jaeger begint

Explore clay’s unique properties while building pieces for the home or garden. Learn how to handle clay, use a scale model, create detail in your pieces, glaze and add colour.

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Drawing & Printmaking

Discover Printmaking: Step-by-Step Etching

Wed 31 Jul 2019 — Wed 21 Aug 2019

Shana James begint

Always wondered what an etching is? Come and learn this traditional technique in a step-by-step class with plenty of tutor guidance. Using a copper plate as your surface, draw an image directly onto the plate and then discover how to create the etching using (non-toxic) acid. Once the image is fixed, learn about how to print onto paper using FAC's etching press. A great class for beginners or those wishing to work on their own projects and further their skills

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Painting

Acrylic Painting for the Absolute Beginner – Real to Abstract

Wed 31 Jul 2019 — Wed 25 Sep 2019

Joss Gregson beg

Discover the art of painting with acrylics. Learn about brushes, mediums, basic colour theory and how to mix colour as you observe it. Starting with the simplest of objects, learn how to create depth and form, gaining confidence to tackle more complex compositions and eventually, abstract paintings.

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Painting

Watercolour (Wednesdays)

Wed 31 Jul 2019 — Wed 25 Sep 2019

Peter Walker begint

Explore the beauty of this engaging medium known for its luminous and transparent nature. Be guided through a number of exercises, from conventional to less orthodox approaches, then develop and work on your own pieces.

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