Art: digital painting & drawing courses, craft kits and handcrafted gifts

Visit our Staffordshire design studio to spend the day learning or updating CAD skills by using Photoshop and / or Illustrator. From altering artwork to creating seamless repeat designs we can help you to enhance and manipulate your creative ideas. Suitable for those updating skills learning from scratch or with very specific requirements. Offering you over 35 years of experience in the ever changing design industry. We can help with scanning in artworks and cleaning up images, manipulating them on screen, changing colour and using filters. We can also provide...

All you need to paint this lovely flower. Tuition you can rewatch, no time limit, in real time. Kits will be posted to you via Hermes.

If you enjoy drawing and creating characters then this one-week course is for you. The week will provide you with an introduction to animation starting with some practical activities like flip books and zoetropes, then moving onto more traditional methods such as hand drawn and digital animation. During the week, you will be using Adobe Animate CC and Wacom Cintiq tablets. You can have little or no previous animation knowledge to attend and still achieve great results. You might be studying art or design at school and want to explore...

This course will provide you with an introduction to digital animation using Adobe Animate CC and Wacom Cintiq tablets. On this course you will: - learn the fundamentals of animation including timing and spacing - create animated ball bounces and walk cycles - study the movement of balloons and other objects - create character turnarounds - build your own short animation that demonstrates a personal approach. You can have little or no previous animation knowledge to attend and still achieve great results. What will you gain? By the end of...

On this course, you’ll learn the basics of the computer programmes needed for effective 2D and 3D design. Programmes taught will include AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Solid Works. It's a course that is very useful for designers and professionals working in 2D and 3D who have had little design software experience. It can also support other studies, if you feel your CAD skills are in need of a boost. To attend this course you must understand basic computer functions and file navigation – this is not a course suitable...

On this course, you’ll learn the basics of the computer programmes needed for effective 2D and 3D design. Programmes taught will include AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Solid Works. It's a course that is very useful for designers and professionals working in 2D and 3D who have had little design software experience. It can also support other studies, if you feel your CAD skills are in need of a boost. To attend this course you must understand basic computer functions and file navigation – this is not a course suitable...

On this practical course you’ll have the opportunity to engage with the latest concept art techniques and create successful characters and environments for game design using Adobe Creative Suite and Wacom tablets. You’ll be creating a world of your own, developing a personal approach to either real-life, fantasy, sci-fi or cartoon concept art. You can have little or no previous knowledge to attend and you can have any drawing ability – you will still achieve great results! This course is ideal for anyone who’d like some fun, hands-on experience turning...

On this practical course you’ll have the opportunity to engage with the latest concept art techniques and create successful characters and environments for game design using Adobe Creative Suite and Wacom tablets. You’ll be creating a world of your own, developing a personal approach to either real-life, fantasy, sci-fi or cartoon concept art. You can have little or no previous knowledge to attend and you can have any drawing ability – you will still achieve great results! This course is ideal for anyone who’d like some fun, hands-on experience turning...

So, you have a great idea for a t-shirt print range - but how do you get those ideas digitised and printed? This Mac-based course is about the art and business of t-shirt design. You’ll learn how to experiment with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop to create innovative digital t-shirt graphics and patterns, whilst also learning how to present and promote your designs. Whether you’re at the beginning of your t-shirt print design career or looking to develop and enhance your skills further, this course will demonstrate how CAD can bring...

On this course you'll be introduced to floral design for fashion, textiles, interiors and decorative arts applications. The course uniquely brings together trend awareness and floral design to build an exciting digital portfolio with accompanying sketches and paintings. Whether you're already working in the design industry, hoping to pursue further academic studies or wishing to develop personal projects, this course will help you improve your drawing, design and computer skills. During the course you will: - undertake drawing and painting exercises - make floral collages - scan your work -...