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This Advanced Barbering Course is ideal for qualified ladies hairdressers looking to expand their Barbering skills, whilst working towards an internationally recognised barbering qualification. Expect to learn colour theory, practical colouring, colour correction, wet shaving and all the latest barbering cutting and styling techniques.

Learn the relaxing art of cross stitch and create a beautiful card! This beginner-friendly workshop is perfect for adults and children (8+). All materials provided. Discover the benefits of hand sewing while making a unique gift. No experience needed!

English Language courses at Bath Academy are suitable for every type of student. Join classes every Monday.

Why Choose Mastering Maya Basics to Intermediate Course? Click here for more info: Website Our courses cater to graphic designers, animators, and beginners, providing industry-standard animation skills. Dive into 3D animation, modeling, simulation, and rendering for film, TV, games, and ads. Duration: 20 hours Approach: 1-on-1 Sessions. Schedule: Design your own schedule by pre-booking a convenient hour of your choice, available Mon to Sat between 9 am and 7 pm. I. Introduction to Maya (1.5 hours) Understanding Maya and its Applications Navigating the Maya Interface and Basic Tools Creating and Managing Projects II. 3D Modeling (3 hours) Basics of Polygon Modeling Creating Simple and Complex 3D Shapes Organic Shape Creation using NURBS Advanced Techniques: Extrusions, Bevels, and Editable Objects III. Texturing and Materials (1.5 hours) Introduction to Texturing and Material Creation UV Unwrapping and Texture Mapping Importing and Applying Textures and Images IV. Lighting and Rendering (2 hours) Fundamental Lighting Techniques Camera Setup and Composition Rendering Images and Animations Output Options and File Formats V. Animation (4 hours) Keyframe Animation and Animation Curves Rigging and Animating Characters Motion Paths and Animation Layers Editing Animation Clips VI. Rigging (2 hours) Introduction to Rigging and Skeletons Binding Skin and Weight Maps Creating Rigging Systems for Characters VII. Special Effects (1.5 hours) Particle Systems and Dynamics Creating Fluids, Fire, and Other Effects Special Effects Editing: Explosions, Smoke, and more VIII. Advanced Modeling Techniques (1.5 hours) Complex Objects using Booleans and Deformers Modifying Curves and Surfaces Organic Shape Creation with Sculpting Tools IX. Conclusion and Next Steps (0.5 hours) Course Review Further Learning Tips and Resources Q&A and Feedback Please note: The course content and duration are flexible, tailored to match learners' needs and skill levels. Throughout the course, lifetime email support ensures you receive guidance with any challenges you face. Embark on your Autodesk Maya journey, exploring 3D modeling and animation with confidence. Additional Topics Covered: Modeling: Surfaces, Control Vertex, Polygons, Extrusion, Vertices, Edges, Bridge Tool, Combining, Smooth, Mirror Geometry, Merging Vertices, Subdivision Modeling. Deformations: Twist, Lattice, Flare, Bend. Shapes: Lines, Pen Tools. Animations: Basic Keyframes, Vertex Animation, Clusters, Path Animations, Skeletons, Bones, IK Handle Tool, Skinning. Dynamics: Fire, Lighting, Soft and Rigid Bodies, Particles, Collisions, Gravity. Fur and Paint Effects: Fur Basics, Fur Color Corrections, Paint Effects, Paint Modifier, Brush Animations. Texturing: Diffuse and Bump Maps, Reflections, Transparency, Shaders, Toon Shaders, Glow Textures. Lighting: Basic and Advanced Lights, Shadows, Special Light Effects. Camera: Free and Aim Cameras, Camera Effects, Path Animations. Fluid Effects and Ncloth: 2D and 3D Containers, Collision Effects, Gravity, Wind Effects. Rendering: Images and Animations, Render Techniques, Resolution Settings, Batch Rendering. Download Maya Maya Proficiency: Master Maya's interface, tools, and functions, advancing from basic to intermediate levels. 3D Modeling Expertise: Create diverse 3D models using polygonal and NURBS techniques, from simple shapes to intricate designs. Texturing and Rendering Skills: Apply textures, create materials, and utilize advanced rendering techniques for high-quality visuals. Animation Techniques: Understand keyframe animation, rigging, and character animation, producing engaging animations and special effects. Special Effects and Dynamics: Explore particle systems, fluid dynamics, and advanced visual effects, enhancing realism in animations. Advanced Modeling and Sculpting: Master complex modeling techniques, including Booleans, deformers, and organic shape creation through sculpting tools. Professional Portfolio: Develop a diverse portfolio showcasing 3D modeling and animation skills, ready for presentation to employers or clients. Problem-Solving Skills: Learn creative approaches to solve complex 3D challenges effectively. Collaborative Abilities: Understand team dynamics and collaboration within the 3D production pipeline. Recommended Books: "Introducing Autodesk Maya 202X" by Dariush Derakhshani and Randi L. Derakhshani: Comprehensive beginner's guide to Maya's essential tools and techniques. "Mastering Autodesk Maya 20XX" by Todd Palamar: In-depth intermediate guide covering advanced features, modeling, animation, and rendering. "Maya Character Creation: Modeling and Animation Controls" by Chris Maraffi: Focuses on character creation, covering modeling, rigging, and animation. "Maya Secrets of the Pros" by Todd Palamar: Expert tips and techniques from professional Maya artists, detailing advanced workflows and best practices. "Stop Staring: Facial Modeling and Animation Done Right" by Jason Osipa: Specialized book on facial modeling and animation, perfect for character expression enthusiasts. "The Art of 3D Computer Animation and Effects" by Isaac Kerlow: Offers foundational knowledge in 3D computer animation principles, applicable to various software, including Maya. Mastering Maya Basics to Intermediate Course Benefits: Comprehensive Skill Development: Master essential tools and techniques, from basics to intermediate, with hands-on projects mirroring real industry scenarios. Industry-Grade Proficiency: Acquire expertise in Autodesk Maya, enhancing credibility in animation, visual effects, and gaming industries. Creative Exploration: Unlock creative potential through advanced shading, lighting, dynamics, and simulations, enabling imaginative project realization. Portfolio Enhancement: Build a strong portfolio showcasing skills in 3D modeling, animation, and rendering for career advancement. Individualized Support: Receive personalized guidance and feedback, ensuring tailored learning experiences and skill refinement. Potential Jobs After Course: 3D Animator: Create lifelike character animations for films, games, and advertisements. 3D Modeler: Design detailed 3D characters, environments, and objects for various applications. Visual Effects Artist: Produce stunning visual effects for movies, TV shows, and commercials. Texture/Lighting Artist: Develop intricate textures and set the mood with expert lighting. Rigging Specialist: Rig characters and objects for realistic movement in animations. Rendering Specialist: Optimize rendering capabilities for high-quality images and animations. Game Developer: Contribute to interactive game development using Maya's features. Freelance Artist/Animator: Work independently on diverse projects, collaborating with studios and agencies. Skill Advancement: Progressive Mastery: Develop from basics to intermediate levels in Autodesk Maya, honing essential tools for stunning 3D visuals and animations. Hands-On Learning: Interactive Practice: Engage in practical projects, refining your skills in 3D modeling, advanced materials, character animation, and high-quality renders. Industry-Ready Proficiency: In-Demand Skills: Acquire proficiency in Autodesk Maya, a key software in animation and gaming, enhancing your employability. Creative Exploration: Unlock Creativity: Experiment with advanced shading, lighting, and dynamic animations, unleashing your creative potential in Maya. Flexible Support: Tailored Learning: Access recorded lessons for review, deepening your understanding, with lifetime email support for continuous guidance.

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In this Advanced Bridal Hair and Makeup Course you are taught 20+ Bridal Makeup Looks and 37+ Bridal Hairstyles with scope to creating more than 50 makeup looks and more than 50 hairstyles. This course is suitable for beginners (no experience required) and professionals wishing to update their existing knowledge and skills and add new ones. The course is accredited by the Guild of Beauty Therapists, one of the largest trade bodies in the beauty industry. Accredited certificates help to obtain liability insurance, discounts (upto 35%) from makeup brands, and access to specialised hairstyling products through trade only companies. Whereas, non-accredited courses run by many academies are unable to provide such benefits. Students Work After Course All makeup, hairstyling, jewellery and outfit setting is done solely by the student. Practice Sessions All makeup, false eyelashes, hair pieces, padding, hair products tools and equipment will be provided for students to use during the course in their practice sessions. During this Advanced Bridal Hair and Makeup Course you will be given full details of all products and tools used, both high end and cheaper alternatives. A lot of information is covered therefore students should take suitable notes and photographs to assist in further practice after the course. For the first 4 days you will be practising makeup techniques learnt on the course on a model which you can bring, or one can be provided for you for an extra fee of £60 per day. Training heads / mannequins will be provided for students to use during the hairstyling part of the course. It is not practical to use live models as multiple hairstyles are demonstrated each day and it is necessary to use different hair products and backcombing. Continuous backcombing and application of strong hair products on a live model would cause severe damage to the hair. View Content for Advanced Bridal Course: Day 1, Makeup : Health and Safety including safety practices for covid-19. Importance of using correct PPE. Keeping Products and equipment clean – brush cleaners and makeup sanitisers. Different types of lighting, makeup chairs, additional equipment for speed and efficiency. How to make your business cost effective. Different types of primers for eye makeup and face makeup, and which ones to use according to skin type and skin tone. Different types of foundations. How to assess different skin types and skin tones. How to select the correct eye primer, face primer and foundation. Different makeup removers. Different moisturisers for different skin types. Recommendations for eyeshadow palettes especially for beginners. How to blend eyeshadows seamlessly. How to do eyebrows, ombre, natural, and 3D. Different types of eyebrow products. Different types of eyelashes. How to correctly apply false lashes. Different types of colour correctors, and how to use them. How to highlight and contour. Highlights and contouring products. How to apply blusher. Recommendations for blusher colours for different looks. How to identify different skin undertones to help select correct face and eye products. How to set makeup for lasting results. How to avoid creasing under eyes and around mouth. How to stop lipstick bleeding. Covering dark circles and blemishes. How to apply lipstick including over-lining lips. Different types of lipsticks.x How to do eyeliner including winged eyeliner. How to do smokey eyes. Which brushes to use. Different types of eyeliner and how to preserve gel eyeliner. Traditional Asian Bridal Makeup. How to change soft bridal makeup to bold bridal makeup. Foundation colours required for different ethnicities. How to do Glitter makeup How to apply mascara. Day 2, Makeup : Smokey eye makeup Registry makeup Mehndi makeup Engagement makeup How to transform one makeup look into a completely different makeup look to save time where clients have booked for more than one event on the same day, and time constraints apply. Bold Makeup – how to Smokey Eye Makeup. Spotlight or halo makeup Subtle makeup. Ombre Makeup. Ombre glitter makeup How to apply pigments. How to use or apply liquid foundation. Different tools for different applications. Where to purchase makeup tools and makeup products. How to apply for pro makeup artist discount schemes. Soft cut crease makeup Different types of setting sprays. How to use different highlighting products. How to prevent creasing under the eye and mouth. How to makeup last longer. How to conduct client trials. How to manage bookings. How to avoid scams. How to conduct phone consultations. How to deal with difficult / fussy clients. Must have products for beginners and how to build up your kit. Reverse highlighting and contouring. Colour correction theory. How to use an artist colour wheel to coordinate eyeshadow colours. Customer care. How to use glitter. Day 3, Makeup : How to highlight and contour for different face shapes i.e. corrective highlighting and contouring. How to identify different eye shapes. How to apply makeup for different eye shapes. Advanced foundation makeup technique for flawless bridal makeup. Monolid eye makeup Protruding eye makeup Hooded eye makeup. Downturned eye makeup. How to select the correct style of lashes for different eye shapes. How to make small eyes look bigger. Different lip shapes and how to correct them. Ombre lips. How to make lips look bigger. Arabic makeup Cut crease makeup Double cut crease makeup Floating cut crease makeup Glitter cut crease makeup Day 4, Makeup : Photographic makeup technique. How to make your client look more than 2 tones lighter than their natural skin tone without skin looking grey or ashy. Dos and Don’ts of baking. Sweatproof / waterproof makeup. How to set makeup for hot weather and destination weddings in hot countries such as Dubai, etc. Glass skin technique and products. Nude lipstick for different skin tones. 3D eye makeup How to customise / change foundation colour for different skin tones. Makeup products for dark skin tones Mature ladies makeup techniques and products. Marketing and social media. How to organise your own photoshoots. Advice and tips on photography to showcase your work. European bridal makeup Day 5, Hairstyling : Health and Safety including safety practices for covid-19. Importance of using correct PPE. Advice on purchasing mannequins for further practice after the course. How to wash the mannequins hair and which products to use. How to apply for trade cards for specialist hair products. Must have hair products, high end and cheaper alternatives. Must have tools for hairstyling, high end and cheaper alternatives. What advice to give clients for prepping hair. How to conduct trials. How to prepare and conduct bookings. Customer care. How to avoid customer scams. Phone consultations. Which hair pieces required for different hairstyles and where to purchase. Different types of padding required for different hairstyles. How to make your own padding. Traditional bridal bun. How to create different designs on a bridal bun. How to section hair. How to create a vintage fringe with side parting. How to backcomb correctly. Half up half down. Layered vintage fringe with middle parting. Messy Plait. Low messy / curly bun. How to change one hairstyle into another to save time for clients with multiple bookings. How to pop synthetic hair. Different types of pins. How to secure jewellery where padding has been used in the hairstyle. How to secure the dupatta where padding has been used in the hairstyle. Day 6, Hairstyling : Side bun 1. Side bun 2. Greek braid 1. Greek braid 2. Structured bun. Simple curls (barrel or ringlet). Hollywood waves. How to prep hair. Products required to create different textures for different hairstyles. Textured updo. Messy updo. Textured updo. Messy updo. Textured fringe. How to curl synthetic hair. Mermaid hair. How to make curls last longer. Sleek bun. Sleek low bun. How to secure jewellery when no padding has been used for the hairstyle. How to secure the dupatta when no padding has been used for the hairstyle. Day 7, Hairstyling : French braid. Fishtail braid. Boho pull through braid. Textured plait. How to create extra long plaits for asian brides. Solutions for thinning hair. How to create volume for fine hair and medium thickness hair. Backcombing to create volume. How to apply clip-in hair extensions. Boho frech braid updo. French braid bridal updo. French twist. Textured hairstyle for the and / or short hair. Plaited fringe. Dutch twist braid. Dutch braid. Day 8, Hairstyling : Textured High Bun / Top Knot Low Textured Bun Textured Low Bun with Pulled Lines 3D Curls Half Up Half Down Textured Low Curly Bun Introduction to Russian / textured hairstyling. How to prep Hair for Russian Hairstyles. Products and tools required for Russian Hairstyling. How to create Texture for Russian Hairstyles. How to create lines for Russian Hairstyles. Different types of padding for Russian Hairstyling. Correct way to crimp hair. Correct way to backcomb hair. Optional Day 9, Photoshoot You will receive professionally edited images for your portfolio to kick start your new career. The model, photographer, jewellery and outfit are all provided. The tutor is present to provide guidance with the hairstyle and makeup thus reinforcing all that has been learnt on the course. Photoshoots take place on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays following the end of the hair and makeup course. The Photoshoot is Evidence of the Students Achievement The students portfolio work is strictly the students work only i.e. the student has done all the makeup, all the hairstyle, and all the jewellery and outfit setting by themselves at the end of the course without any physical help from the tutor or anyone from her team. Many other teaching establishments pass off pictures as students work whereas the tutor or helper usually do all the hairstyling, and dupatta and jewellery setting themselves, and the student only does the makeup, and in some instances makeup by the student is done on only half the face, whereas the tutor has done makeup on the other half. The whole point of doing a hair and makeup course should be so that the student can complete total hair and makeup looks by themselves by the end of the course without any further help. Course Benefits The Advanced Bridal Hair and Makeup Course teaches students to confidently style hair and apply makeup on asian, middle eastern and European brides and party guests for different functions. You will learn about hair and makeup products and tools. You will be able to offer your clients different styles of makeup both bold and subtle. You will be taught how to deal with clients with different features and skin tones (including dark skin tones). You are taught advanced bridal makeup techniques on the fourth day of the course. We teach you how to create several hairstyles from one basic foundation. We also show you how to transform one hairstyle into another within minutes. You will learn how to prep different hair textures. Students are taught a huge range of hairstyles including advanced bridal hairstyles. On the eighth day of the course students are taught how to create some Russian hairstyles and the latest textured hairstyles.You will gain a detailed knowledge of techniques and products both high end and cheaper brands. You will be able to start your business as a professional hair and makeup artist without wasting money on unnecessary products and equipment. Successful completion of the course rewards students with 3 accredited certificates: Asian Bridal Makeup, Asian Bridal Hairstyling, and Professional Standards for Therapists. Thus enabling students to apply for makeup discount schemes, and gain access to specialised tools and products from trade only companies for professional hairstylists. This course is designed to maximise the success of your business and earning potential. We teach you not just the current makeup trends and hairstyles but also the types of looks and hairstyles expected to be in demand in the near future. We are probably the only training academy offering students advice and tips on how to create their own portfolio to suit their budget. Fees & Enrolment for Advanced Bridal Course Class Size: All courses are limited to a maximum of 3 students per class. Each student receives plenty of individual attention in all aspects of learning to fully benefit from the course. Course Location: Slough, near Heathrow, Hounslow and Southall. Easily accessible by road (Junction 5 of M4) and train (Slough Station – Elizabeth Line (London Underground) and National Rail (15 minutes from Paddington station, central London)). Course Timings: 10am – 5pm Course Fee: £1595 for 8 Days without photoshoot or £2400 for 9 Days with photoshoot Course Dates are below. If these dates are not suitable then we may be able to accommodate provided we have 1-2 months advance notice, please ask. (Refreshments and lunch is provided free of charge)

Our excellent one to one singing courses are suitable for all adults, from absolute beginners without any prior musical knowledge to advanced amateur pianists. They can be joined at any time during the year and are provided by highly qualified and experienced singing instructors.

By being both highly enjoyable and educational, our group singing lessons are ideal for adults who want to combine learning and socialising. Studying in a group format is a great way to improve your vocal skills while connecting with like-minded singing lovers. Open to beginners.