Painting Sold out

Oil Painting (morning)

Tue 27 Jul 2021 — Tue 21 Sep 2021

Stephanie Reisch begintadv

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 a range of traditional and contemporary techniques.

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Explore Print

Tue 27 Jul 2021 — Tue 21 Sep 2021

Shana James begint

Always wanted to try printmaking? Looking to extend your skills? You'll be guided through different printmaking techniques by tutor Shana James. Work on your own project or ask her for an idea. Working with both linocut and drypoint  try your hand at both throughout the course.

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Jewellery Trade Skills & Techniques

Tue 27 Jul 2021 — Tue 21 Sep 2021

Max Butcher intadv

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

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Ceramics & Sculpture Sold out

Throwing – Large Scale Bowls & Pots

Tue 27 Jul 2021 — Tue 21 Sep 2021

Stewart Scambler begintadv

Improve your throwing skills with a focus on large-scale bowls and pots. Learn the unique properties of clay and how to handle it with specialised tools. Explore how to create smooth and textured surfaces.

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Watercolour Studio Painting

Wed 28 Jul 2021 — Wed 22 Sep 2021

Rodney Sinclair intadv

Enjoy learning more about this wonderful medium in a studio style class for students with some experience in watercolours. Be guided through a number of exercises designed to enhance your skills, then develop and work on your own pieces with the guidance of an experienced tutor. 

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Painting

Acrylic Painting for the Absolute Beginner – Real to Abstract

Wed 28 Jul 2021 — Wed 22 Sep 2021

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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Ceramics & Sculpture

Clay Sculpture (Wednesdays)

Wed 28 Jul 2021 — Wed 22 Sep 2021

Robyn Varpins 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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Throwing Homewares

Wed 28 Jul 2021 — Wed 22 Sep 2021

Greg Crowe begint

Learn how to throw on the pottery wheel to make beautiful, functional vessels. Create and improve your repertoire of forms, then decorate them using simple and effective styles. Follow the tutor's projects or work on your own under expert guidance. Pieces will be fired in FAC's kilns.

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Drawing & Printmaking

Drawing Focus – Learn to Draw in Pencil

Wed 28 Jul 2021 — Wed 22 Sep 2021

Shana James beg

In this back to basics course all you need is a pencil, an eraser and paper. A portable skill you can do anywhere. A step by step beginners drawing class teaching you the basics of observational pencil drawing. Includes seeing and recording accurately, shading, making objects look 3 dimensional. Improve your drawing skills so you can draw any thing.

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