This short course will help you improve your basic technical camera skills as well as learning how to capture a good image, enabling you to take quality photographs. You will need to spend time between classes taking photographs.

This short course will help you improve your basic technical camera skills as well as learning how to capture a good image, enabling you to take quality photographs. You will need to spend time between classes taking photographs.

You will be given the opportunity to create exciting projects with clay and learn various sculpting, decorating and glazing techniques along the way. Experiment with throwing, hand building, press moulding and carving to your own designs.

An exciting opportunity to learn how to draw portraits. You will start by learning the basics of facial proportions and perspective through a series of observational drawings, using pencil and charcoal. You will then be introduced to the use of colour, light, shade and tone using dry pastels.

This course is aimed at new users and teaches how to use Adobe Illustrator for easy production of sophisticated graphical elements, such as technical illustration, graphic design, logo design, web content, text, page layouts, charting and tracing.

The aim of the course is to demystify the process of drawing. Designed for total beginners, it seeks to equip the student with a working knowledge of basic practical and conceptual skills. Basic materials, methods, composition, space and form will all be covered. The course will consist of mostly practical studio work.

To introduce principles of photoshop to complete beginners.

This Photoshop course is designed to provide familiarity with the interface and tools while covering basic techniques of image editing and design which are important to understand before moving on to more advanced image editing and design techniques such as web graphics or photo montage

This course will introduce learners to software and design skills required to create a simple website (plese note that database-driven sites are not covered on this course). Learners will explore how to operate page layouts using tables, use of CSS style sheets, optimisation and accessibility issues

• Grooming techniques for your specific breed
• Equipment and products
• Cleaning ears, eyes and clipping nails
• Dog health and safety
• Coat types
• Body shape and styles
• Skin conditions and parasites
• Restraint and behaviour

For those who would like to draw from a nude model, you will learn about proportion and perspective. Learn sketching, tonal and colouring techniques, experimenting with various media including chalks, charcoal and crayons to create different effects.

So you\'ve taken some digital photos and aren\'t exactly thrilled with them - learn Photoshop on a computer to manipulate your images and get them just how you want them. Each week you will cover a different area, such as the use of layers, masks, selections and filters to perfect your images.

The aims of the course are

• To introduce principles of print-making to comlete beginners
• To encourage safe and efficient working practice

You will learn the basics of glass cutting and lead panelling. This course is an ideal starting point for anyone who is interested in producing a stained glass project for their home. All materials are provided.

If you are a beginner or want to develop your existing skills, come and pick up tips on watercolour. Produce delicate and atmospheric effects with simple graduated washes and learn how to create a variety of interesting textues. You will develop your presentation, colour mixing, composition and tonal techniques and work with seascapes, landscapes or still-life.