Arts and Crafts vocational qualification courses

The course is an introduction to the subject and is designed to encourage a more enlightened approach to the appreciation and history of art in all its forms. Potential students will be anyone interested in art, whether they want to be artists...arts and crafts vocational qualifications

Course description This course normally involves classwork each morning and rehearsal for the current production each afternoon and covers Acting and Performance; Voice and Singing; Improvisation; TV and Radio; Movement and Dance; Verse; Classical and Modern Text work; Stage Combat. Additional entry requirements...arts and crafts vocational qualifications

A number of enjoyable set tasks to complete. These include upholstering a drop in dining chair, a antique stuff over chair, an antique sprung chair and vairious other tasks. All your work will be assesed by the Association of Master Upholsterers....arts and crafts vocational qualifications

This diploma course will guide you (with the aid of two-way communication with your personal tutor) through the theory of photography and the practicalities of your camera on to how to compose a good photograph even before you place the camera...arts and crafts vocational qualifications

With the exception of graphite pencil, coloured pencil is without doubt the most accessible, versatile medium...and everyone already has some experience with it. Not everyone realizes that this medium is capable of creating fantastic works of art – in every subject....arts and crafts vocational qualifications

The human form is the basis of much art. Learn the basics of anatomy and proportions, experiment with foreshortening and movement, and develop your own style. Work with different media. In fact, once you've completed the course and mastered the techniques...arts and crafts vocational qualifications

The oils certificate course has been written and is tutored by Alan Dedman. The oils course aims to give you the necessary knowledge and skills to work creatively and artistically with oil paints. Artists have been using oil paints since the...arts and crafts vocational qualifications

This Certificate course will introduce you to the basic of Chinese and Japanese brush painting. It will teach you how to create evocative black and white brush painting taking inspiration from nature. Once students are confident with the use of black...arts and crafts vocational qualifications

When painting with pastels you use a technique whereby colours are mixed on the paper not on the palette. Overlaying and blending colours produces distinctive and very attractive paintings. This Certificate course provides a flexible and enjoyable means of developing your...arts and crafts vocational qualifications

The portrait Painting Art Course teaches you how to represent a character. You will learn how to draw people accurately, and how to build up a picture of their life through use of settings and backgrounds. This course uses several different...arts and crafts vocational qualifications

This course brings out the history and origins of this very distinctive branch of today's art with a skilful mix of technique, history and imagination. Well illustrated throughout, the course is wide ranging and stimulating. Covering Illustration; Black & White comic...arts and crafts vocational qualifications

Still Life is the art of drawing and painting inanimate objects, fruit, flowers, food and every day things. The term still life comes from the Dutch 'stilleven' and dates back to the 1600's, to a time when still life was associated...arts and crafts vocational qualifications

This introductory art course teaches students how to draw, covering: perspective, shapes and shadows, pencil, pen and ink drawing, use of charcoal, coloured pencils, pastels and chalk, how to draw people and how to sketch. This is an excellent starting point...arts and crafts vocational qualifications

This starter course is for people who have basic drawing skills. It teaches the use of watercolours, oils, acrylics and gouache and deals with size and proportion of pictures, composition, and encourages the student to experiment with different styles of working. ...arts and crafts vocational qualifications

The safe use of a variety of tools, both common and specialist is demonstrated prior to hands on experience. There is a strong emphasis on the relationship between materials, processes and the development of ideas. The course encourages students to develop...arts and crafts vocational qualifications

Core concepts to all art and design areas, such as colour theory, composition and drawing approaches are introduced. Representational skills such as proportion and perspective are taught and the development of each student's original style is nurtured. Gouache and acrylics are normally...arts and crafts vocational qualifications

Taking the qualities of colour, texture, surface and form students dissect and analyse these elements, disregarding preconceptions and expressing new ideas through unrestricted exploration. A variety of techniques including weave, knit, tie-dye and batik are taught using pastels, wax, bleach, sponges...arts and crafts vocational qualifications

Fast drawing of short poses encourages a response which makes students live the experience, so overcoming shyness and fear of personal expression. Longer poses allow a study of the whole figure as well as sections focusing on detail. Class exercises may include...arts and crafts vocational qualifications

Practice in figure and fabric drawing using paint, pens, inks, pencils and a range of different papers accustom students to bodily proportions and the natural hang of fabrics. Research, observational and analytical drawing, the development of sketchbooks and design roughs lead...arts and crafts vocational qualifications

The College uses a professional etching press and encourages experimentation with a wide range of techniques including engraving, monoprinting, silkscreen, wood and lino cutting and even photocopying. Some of these may be combined within the same image allowing unique effects to...arts and crafts vocational qualifications