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- Introduction to SQL and Microsoft SQL Server
Course start date: Sat 18 Jan 2025Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sathish BoiniAn in depth knowledge of an SQL Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) and of Structured Query Language (SQL) are not just vital skills required by Database Developers and Administrators but are also indispensable tools needed by the modern Software Developer, Data Analyst and Data Scientist. On this course you will learn to create, manage and query relational databases using SQL. - Textiles: printing with natural dyes Course start date: Sun 19 Jan 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lara MantellDiscover contemporary techniques of printing onto fabric with natural dyes.
Through demonstrations, personal exploration, and individual tuition you will learn how to use mordents and natural dye colours, and transform your textile designs into prints.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00 - Design your own garden Course start date: Wed 22 Jan 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Alison WorsterDesign your own garden and turn your valuable outside space into a private sanctuary. On this online course you will discover how to create a secluded garden using considered layout, landscaping and planting to create an extension of your home.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00 - Craft focus: introduction to novel plotting Course start date: Sun 26 Jan 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Gurnaik JohalExplore different approaches to novel plotting and learn how to plot your own novel successfully in this short course suitable for those who have begun writing a novel.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £110.00 - Adobe Photoshop: a detailed introduction Course start date: Sun 9 Feb 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Andrea MarzanoThis course is a solid introduction to Adobe Photoshop and has been designed for students who want to learn the professional and most effective way to use Photoshop from the ground up.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00 - Developing watercolour painting Course start date: Sat 15 Feb 2025 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rebecca AllenExplore the specific qualities of watercolour and the opportunities this adaptable medium offers to create dynamic painting compositions. Develop a fluency with brush work and layering of colour to develop compositional possibilities.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Documentary filmmaking: interviews Course start date: Mon 17 Feb 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lily MarkiewiczGood interviews provide the foundation to most successful documentaries. This class offers essential tips on how to approach your subject, how to shoot great interviews and secret tips to improve your chance of better coverage..Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Introduction to stone setting: casting with stones Course start date: Sat 22 Feb 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Ever wondered how stones are cast into metal or found your wax carved settings have changed in the lost-wax casting process? This course will introduce you to the principles of wax-carved settings for lost-wax casting and how stones can be cast directly into metal using cuttlefish and delft-clay sand casting. - Textiles and surface pattern: drawing and digital print Course start date: Wed 26 Feb 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Suk Han LeeExplore drawing and printing in the studio, before digitising and manipulating your designs using Photoshop. Suitable for students with a creative background. Photoshop experience would be beneficial but not essential.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00 - Online marketing: a detailed introduction Course start date: Sun 2 Mar 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Julian HoldenA popular course that provides an in-depth look at the tools and techniques you can use to market your business on the internet. Examine Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), web advertising with Google AdWords and social media marketing among other topics, along with the management tools needed to measure success.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00 - Oil painting: focus on portraiture Course start date: Sun 2 Mar 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Brian SayersLearn to draw and paint portraits using traditional methods of observation, composition and mark making. Working from a variety of professional portrait models you will start with pencil and charcoal and progress on to oil painting. - Basketry techniques for contemporary craft makers Course start date: Wed 12 Mar 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: John PageIf you are looking to learn a number of basketry techniques to use on your professional contemporary craft practice, this is the course for you.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Painting: mixing for skintones Course start date: Thu 13 Mar 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Adam HennesseyThis course will teach you the skills you need to paint naturalistic skin tones when working from life which will make your figure and portrait paintings more convincing.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00 - Affinity photo: intermediate Course start date: Mon 17 Mar 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Michael HardingAffinity Photo is a cross-platform, full-featured editing alternative to Adobe Photoshop, designed in the UK by Serif Ltd. For photographers at all levels, we’ll show you how to use it effectively to process and edit your images to the highest standard.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00 - Digital surface design: florals Course start date: Thu 20 Mar 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Suk Han LeeUsing Floral design as the focus, learn how you can develop and print digitally printed textile designs on this introductory course. This course is taught in our digital lab at City Lit. Please note that we use macs and adobe creative cloud software on this course. Some experience in using IOS and Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop will be beneficial for this course.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00
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