Learn about line and form. Cover all aspects of tone. Make your pictures come alive with simple perspective tricks. Create realistic space. Introduction to shading.
Watercolour techniques. Learn how to put a basic wash down, including gradiations. Colour pallettes explained. Techniques of wet into wet painting How to create a convincing sky. How to master trees. An all round guide to the properties of this beautiful medium.
Learn an ancient technique, used by the Romans. It is very low tech and wonderful items of jewellery with a professional finish can be produced in a few hours. Students make moulds in plaster or cuttlefish to their own designs, then lead free pewter is poured into the moulds using hand gravity casting. The moulds can be reused to make pendants, earrings, brooches, keyrings and fridge magnets.
One day hands-on courses to make a willow reindeer for the home and garden. Participants are shown how to weave with dried willow using a variety of weaving techniques.
This Skills for Care Endorsed & CPD accredited training has been designed for existing Social care Staff in line with CQC requirements. Delivered by experienced and professional tutors and trainers with over 25 years of combined experience.
This Skills for Care Endorsed & CPD accredited training has been designed for existing Social care Staff in line with CQC requirements . Delivered by experienced and professional tutors and trainers with over 25 years of combined experience.
During the day we will cover the main Gel Printing techniques, as well as elements of colour and composition. You’ll have ample time to experiment during the day, creating dozens of prints, as you explore colour, texture, and design while creating your own very personal and unique pieces.
Acrylic techniques Learn how to handle acrylics. Useful colour hints. Painting from a subject. Impasto techniques. This workshop could be a follow on for you from the 'Drawing techniques' day.
Explore the wonderful effects you can create using Ink resist and gouache in this one day workshop with mixed media artist Lesley Dearn. The step by step process makes it suitable for everyone from the absolute beginner to advanced. We will cover elements of design and colour along with technique as you create your own ‘one off’ images.