37 Courses delivered Online

In this live webinar workshop with Marilyn Allis, you will learn how to create a beautiful scene from a Dorset farm using watercolour and mixed-media techniques. In this class, you will focus on bringing farm animals to life when tackling the subject of dairy cows. Don't worry if you're a beginner, Marilyn will guide you through using a combination of mixed-media, including collage and watercolour, to achieve an impressive painting. You'll explore new techniques and approaches in a supportive environment, allowing you to experiment without feeling overwhelmed. - You'll discover how to incorporate subliminal references subtly into your artwork - Marilyn will provide tips and advice suitable for artists of all levels - Learn how to create loose impressionistic paintings without overthinking Throughout the class, you will work with paper for a subliminal underlying story or as a different type of canvas. Using metallic mediums and some ink. This hands-on experience may inspire you to see your subject matter in a new light and develop your skills further. Join Marilyn Allis in this transformative workshop, where you'll learn, create, and explore your artistic abilities in an engaging and encouraging setting.

A standalone 10-week quilling course - 2 hours per week online with daytime and evening options - that will introduce you to the materials, tools, and techniques used in quilling and to Craft4Smiles C.I.C and our tutors. At the end of each session you will have a lovely quilled item to show family and friends or to display on your shelf! All materials and equipment needed will be supplied and are yours to keep. This course is helpful for those for whom English is not their native tongue as there is a lot of repetition of basic terms including numbers, colours and directions.

A standalone 10-week quilling course - 2 hours per week online with daytime and evening options - that will introduce you to the materials, tools, and techniques used in quilling and to Craft4Smiles C.I.C and our tutors. At the end of each session you will have a lovely quilled item to show family and friends or to display on your shelf! All materials and equipment needed will be supplied and are yours to keep. This course is helpful for those for whom English is not their native tongue as there is a lot of repetition of basic terms including numbers, colours and directions.

Live via Zoom. Fortnightly - 1/15/29 Oct, 12/26 Nov, 10 Dec - 6-8pm UK time Join artist Julie Galante for this course designed to nurture your creative practice. Together we’ll explore ways to create work that reflects your individual interests, passion, and point of view, no matter your experience level. The course content is delivered over six live Zoom sessions, in a small, welcoming group with plenty of opportunities for interaction. Additionally, there will be optional (but highly recommended) assignments to complete in between the live sessions - assignments designed to get you stuck in to your creative practice in new and interesting ways. During each live session, there will be a demonstration focusing on a particular aspect of visual art - this will include various materials, subjects, and considerations such as composition, theme, mark-making, layering, and so on. We will also have a look at everyone’s recent creations, with celebration of the triumphs and suggestions for moving forward with work-in-progress. Together we’ll explore techniques including drawing, painting, mixed-media, and collage, but you don’t have to work exclusively in these media to take part - all creative disciplines are welcome. Each participant will be encouraged to deepen their explorations in whatever direction interests them most - be it a series of drawings, written reflections, sketches, collages, photographs, mixed-media pieces, or a unique, personal combination of all these. There will be an optional Facebook group for participants to stay connected and share their creations with each other between sessions. There will also be discounts available for other workshops and one-to-one mentoring. 

Some fun with  mixed media, inks,  Used in a very unusual way.

Explore creating holes and open structures using both conventional and experimental knitting processes.

Knitted Sculpture is an experimental workshop focusing on making three dimensional pieces using simple techniques.

Material Adventures in Knitting is an experimental workshop exploring the potential of simple techniques and unconventional materials.

Acquire skills to fix painting issues fast! View your paintings with a keen eye, and sharpen how you see images. You will learn to improve the viewing movement and depth in your painting, make your work viewer responsive, and fill your creative toolbox with a lifetime of techniques! Achieve exciting images using Nancy's distinctive method of eye choreography, and watch your paintings transform from good to great. You will NOT find this information anywhere else - in art schools or other online art classes. Bring more attention to your work and expand your audience. Realistic or abstract. Oil, watercolor, acrylic, mixed media & photography - all painting mediums and styles will benefit. Get familiar with some uncommon and exceptional strategies of craftsmanship that will change any composition into a perfect work of art! What you'll learn Painting techniques rarely taught in art schools to add exciting visual movement to your images and take your work to the next level. Requirements Some previous experience with painting. Add WOW to Your Paintings! Introduction: How to Identify Painting Problems FREE 00:02:00 It's Too Yellow FREE 00:21:00 It's Too Boring 00:30:00 It's Too Busy 00:24:00 It's Too Flat 00:16:00 It's Too Dull 00:08:00 Conclusion 00:01:00 Preview Trailer 00:01:00 Coursebook - Create Perfect Paintings 00:00:00

TEA ’N CHAT for new textiles teachers, with Nicky Simpson & Rachel Addy to chat about the first weeks back and how we can support you.