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22 Educators providing Design courses in Colchester

Alison Burchert.

alison burchert.

Essex

Encouraged as a small child by an artistic mother, I always sketched family members and pets, being able to capture a good likeness. From school through to college, my ability to draw became apparent and was recognised throughout my home town of Colchester in Essex. I had taken to pastels after years of painting in watercolour. The transition happened when working on a portrait….. "With watercolours I couldn't keep the smooth texture of the skin and the more I worked at it, the rougher the 'skin' got. Frustrated, I picked up a box of pastels that I'd had from college and almost closed my eyes as I chalked over the face I'd been working on for hours, cringing with the fear of having to throw the whole picture in the bin…. I smudged it over with my finger. The result was amazingly smooth and definitely 'skin' like. I put away the watercolours and invested in many shades of quality pastels". In 1997 and keen to enter into the art world, I offered my services to organisations to produce promotional portraits which came with good media coverage and helped my business catapult within its first year. I was introduced to various artists and teachers and was offered a place to work alongside Royal portrait artist Richard Stone who had admired my work through the local press. In 2003 I took up teaching art within local clubs and private classes, holding exhibitions and encouraging 11 to 16 year olds to develop their artistic talents with workshops using different mediums. From 2008, I had the immense pleasure of working with Colchester Zoo in Essex when I became their Artist in Residence. From holding art classes in the Zoo and working with children during the school holidays to portray their favourite animals, one of my greatest adventures was to work closely with the Zoo's great managerial team on their 'Stand Tall' project for their 50th anniversary. This saw many local artists give up their time to design and create personal works of art on 2.5m giraffe sculptures. These were then displayed around Colchester and even took a tour to London's South Bank before they came back to the Zoo for auction. It was with much excitement to see one of my giraffes (Big Catrina) sell to the highest bidder at £6800. Developing very unique drawing skills, I have helped students from all over the world with many varying art abilities to accomplish their artistic dreams. With a limited palette of chalks, and a vast experience in pastel application, my teaching took me to places I hadn't even dreamed of. Constantly moving forward and learning new ways to pass on my skills, I would say that teaching students of all ages is in my blood now. It has become a passion to show others the beauty of this versatile medium.

Courses matching "Design"

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Public Speaking 1 Day Training in Colchester

By Mangates

Public Speaking 1 Day Training in Colchester

Public Speaking 1 Day Training in Colchester
Delivered In-Person + more
£595 to £795

Presentation Skills 1 Day Workshop in Colchester

5.0(1)

By Mangates

Presentation Skills 1 Day Workshop in Colchester

Presentation Skills 1 Day Workshop in Colchester
Delivered In-Person + more
£595 to £795

Communication Skills 1 Day Training in Colchester

5.0(1)

By Mangates

Communication Skills 1 Day Training in Colchester

Communication Skills 1 Day Training in Colchester
Delivered In-Person + more
£595 to £795

Effective Change Management 1 Day Workshop in Colchester

5.0(1)

By Mangates

Effective Change Management 1 Day Workshop in Colchester

Effective Change Management 1 Day Workshop in Colchester
Delivered In-Person + more
£595 to £795

Introduction to Design Thinking: In-House Training

By IIL Europe Ltd

Introduction to Design Thinking: In-House Training Innovation is the cornerstone of highly successful companies, especially those that continue to be successful over the years and decades. Design thinking practices fuel this continual innovation, as they are the critical links from inspiration to delivery, concept to showroom floor, and start-up to global business. Design thinking is a structured approach to promoting innovation and creative problem-solving. It is not a new approach. It has been around for centuries, as the art, architecture, and inventions of mankind illustrate. By examining the steps to achieving great design and maximum utility of product, design thinking approaches provide a framework in which to develop new solutions to problems and new products to sell. This highly interactive course is designed to help participants think like designers to generate innovation, and to help teams to produce more innovation and creativity. Since design thinking is based on doing rather than thinking, we participants are challenged to apply the techniques, in the classroom, to create new ideas and solutions to a case study project. What you will Learn At the end of this program, you will be able to: Explain the underlying principles and value of using Design Thinking for innovation Describe the basic concepts of the Stanford Model for Design Thinking Evaluate a set of basic Design Thinking techniques for application to your projects Apply tools, techniques, and skills aligned with the 5 stages of the Stanford Model Drive innovation through Design Thinking at some level in your work environment Foundation Concepts Problems and solutions The Design Thinking difference Design Thinking skills and abilities Design Thinking mindset Design Thinking frameworks Stages of Design Thinking Problems and solutions The Design Thinking difference Design Thinking skills and abilities Design Thinking mindset Design Thinking frameworks General Practices Team formation Visualization Improvisation Personalization Empathize Practices Overview of Empathize techniques Observation Engagement Interviews Define Practices Overview of Define practices Unpacking techniques Defining the customer techniques Integrating the Define experience Ideate Practices Overview of Ideate practices Reusable techniques for the Ideate stage New Ideate techniques to explore Prototype & Test Practices Overview of Prototype practices Examples of prototypes Overview of Testing practices Forms of testing techniques Adopt and Adapt Design Thinking Overview of Design Thinking implementation Design Thinking implementation challenges Success in implementing Design Thinking Summary and Next Steps Workshop summary Next steps: Personal Action Plans

Introduction to Design Thinking: In-House Training
Delivered in London or UK Wide or OnlineFlexible Dates
£1,295

UI/UX Design Using Adobe XD

5.0(10)

By GBA Corporate

Overview This course will give you a whole tour of how to enhance your skills as a UI/UX Design using Adobe. It is very important to master the basics of web and visual design because that is important for UI design eg designing buttons, typography, drop shadow etc. With having a good foundation in visual and web design become an essential key to become a skilled UI/UX Designer.

UI/UX Design Using Adobe XD
Delivered in Internationally or OnlineFlexible Dates
£1,718 to £3,626

Design Thinking and Agile Management

5.0(10)

By GBA Corporate

Overview In this competitive era no matter how much hard work and solid efforts are contributed still, too many projects end up creating unneeded and unsellable products. There is a significant risk that the outcome of the project may not be relevant to the client/user requirements or become outdated when needs change. Here is where Design Thinking and Agile Management play their role. The combination of Agile and Design Thinking should be used in order to achieve impactful outcomes. Agile and design thinking together works well and gives an effective approach to product development, one that results in efficient resolutions to significant problems. In this course, you'll learn how to define and determine what's important to a user primary in the process, to frontload value, by directing your team on testable narratives about the user and generating an effectively shared perspective. For more dates and Venue, Please email sales@gbacorporate.co.uk

Design Thinking and Agile Management
Delivered in Internationally or OnlineFlexible Dates
FREE to £1,718

Working Safely in Construction Course

By SMC Safety Solutions

This one-day course is a must for all construction operatives! Not only is this a legal requirement under CDM 2015, but if your Company is accredited to CHAS or similar SSIP schemes you must be able to demonstrate that suitable training has been provided to your staff. The Construction Design & Management Regulations 2015 (CDM) sets the requirement for all workers to have the right skills, knowledge, training, and experience. Aims To give a clear understanding of Regulations & Legislation that applies to construction work and is an ideal refresher for any operative that has previously completed training in Health & Safety. Course Content Overview of the following regulations: • The Construction Design & Management Regulations 2015 (CDM) • Health & Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 • Work at Height Regulations 2005. • Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 • Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (CoSHH) • Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) • Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 (PPE) Practical training in: • Abrasive Wheels • CoSHH • Working at Height (awareness) • Manual Handling (awareness). Prerequisites None - The course is intended either as an introduction or as a refresher. Assessment At the end of this course, all delegates will have a clear understanding of the requirements of Health and Safety Legislation and their responsibilities to comply with them. Certificate This course is covered by certification to provide to your Clients, CHAS (and other SSIP) as confirmation of training undertaken and is valid for 3 years. Instructions Cost includes: course notes, certification, lunch & refreshments. Directions Location Map

Working Safely in Construction Course
Delivered In-Person in White Colne + more
£150

Diploma in Architecture and Interior Design Diploma 1-2-1

By Real Animation Works

Face to face One to one.

Diploma in Architecture and Interior Design Diploma 1-2-1
Delivered in Internationally or OnlineFlexible Dates
£4,000

Jewellery Design Course - Create Personalised Jewellery (Blender)

By FluidDesigner

Learn to use 3D printing software to design and create your own pendants, earrings, rings and bracelets. The course is on a one-to-one basis. If you want to be in the jewellery trade as a designer and seller of modern jewellery or you simply want to create designs for yourself and your family then you should be learning how to create your own designs using apps such as Fluid Designer for 3D Printing.

Jewellery Design Course - Create Personalised Jewellery (Blender)
Delivered In-Person in London or UK WideFlexible Dates
£245