Take Full Control of Your Camera – Photography Class with Ian Southerin
A camera is a tool that we use to take pictures. To create great photographs, we need to know how to use our camera properly. In a similar way a cabinet maker uses a chisel to create great furniture, the chisel doesn’t make the furniture it’s the skill of the cabinet maker. He controls the chisel.
If you don’t know how to control your camera, you will find producing great photographs very difficult. We can teach you how to take control of your camera.
Modern cameras have lots of different modes for exposure and focus, unfortunately this makes the modern camera difficult to understand. Do you understand all of the buttons and dials on your camera?
We will teach you how to use focus. We will teach you how to get the correct exposure every time. We will teach you how to take photographs in difficult conditions. We guarantee that you will learn some very useful skills including how to create ‘blurry’ backgrounds, freezing motion and getting things sharp from front to back.
This course runs from The Chester Art Centre. We will be using Chester as our backdrop. The day will start with a 90 minute classroom session then it is out into town putting into practice what we have learnt. We will then return to the classroom for a debrief and to revue our photographs.
This course is beneficial to beginners and the more advanced photographer. We teach in our unique way that inspires and keeps the interest of everyone.
Just turn up with any camera that has a ‘manual’ setting.
Our teacher Ian is a professional full-time photographer, who has won many awards and truly loves his profession. You can view some of his work on his website:
http://locationphotography.co.uk/stories/
Cost £70 – Maximum Number of People 8
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Make Your Own Flower Crown Workshop!
Join us and create your own stunning flower crown, with Val Waring, recently returned From Malta! As a Bespoke designer of millinery, Val will share her joy of creating head wear with you with all materials provided. (No real blooms will be harmed during this class!)
Have your crown for ever!
Flower crowns have been a symbol of love, fertility and celebration throughout history and around the world, they’re so easy to personalize. Go as over-the-top or as simple as you want to – from oversize flowers to a few simple green sprigs and mini spray roses. Create your own crown to wear as a bride or for your little bridesmaids, suitable for all occasions! The races, festivals, those dress up occasions when you want something a little different and original.
Watercolour Workshop with Jocelyn – FULLY BOOKED!!!
Extremely happy to have Jocelyn back!
NEXT Contemporary Watercolour Workshop
20 July 2019, 1 PM – 3 PM
Suited to all levels who want to either learn a modern approach to watercolours or to learn how to loosen up and enjoy this wonderful media.
We will be painting an animal as usual as it’s fun and relatively easy!
£25 per person, all materials provided!
Jocelyn is a Welsh Artist living on the North Wales Coast. She started out in watercolours 12 years ago although she has been drawing all my life. Jocelyn began her Fine Art Degree with Bangor University in 2009.
“My inspiration for painting comes from the wildlife and animals that surround us every day. Each animal or bird has its own quirks and character which can be brought out with colour, adapting my painting techniques to suit each one I hope to give it life and energy. Colour is a wonderful tool to reflect emotion and mood and therefor my paintings are an emotional response to this delightful subject.
My watercolour workshops allow me to share my passion and to help others to relax and enjoy the process of creating art”.
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Paint like Monet – Oil Painting class with Marc Turner!
Fancy painting your own masterpiece?! Have you ever tried painting in oil paints or wanted to get back into oils? Or, even if you want to find and refine your skills, then this is the workshop for you.
Take advantage of this amazing oil painting class with Marc A Turner, a professional artist and tutor who exhibits with us regularly!
The workshop will run on Tuesday, 18th of June 2019 from 6.30 pm till 9 pm and all equipment is supplied. Marc uses his own special branded oil paints and brushes to create his fascinating art.
All you need is to bring is yourself and ideally some old clothes or an apron.
This workshop is designed to give you an insight into painting a landscape like Monet and is ideal for all levels.
The masterpiece you create you get to take home.
The cost of the workshop is £35 ONLY
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MAGIC AND MYTH in children’s fantasy books – Illustration Workshop – CANCELLED!!!
Join us and IGNITE Your Imaginations.
A comprehensive guide on how to create magical worlds in words and pictures for the children’s book market with children’s book author Sheila Tyrer Hughes and illustrator Bee Buckmaster.
At this special and informal and informal workshop, Sheila and Bee will take us on a magical journey as they offer writing technique tips, suggestions, and starting points to enable you to bring the myth and magic into your own children’s literature.
Sheila and Bee recognise the importance of encouraging children to read and in doing so inspiring their imaginations.
Sheila and Bee are both published authors and illustrators respectively, and Sheila is involved in the Sandstone Ridge Festival which encourages children to find their own voices in writing by entering a short story competition.
Saturday 6th April, 1pm – 5pm £35.00
All materials provided!
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Christmas Card Drawing Workshop
Christmas Card Drawing Class – Tis the Christmas season……..
How about creating your own original cards for family and friends?!
A seasonal workshop to design and draw festive themed cards at Chester Art Centre using coloured pencil for a traditional or modern approach.
£22 including cards, envelopes, drawing materials, tuition and maybe some glitter
Mince pies and mulled wine also included.
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Make your very own Pottery Christmas Angels – Session 2
Make your very own pottery Christmas Angels!
Come to Chester Art Centre and make some darling Angels in time for Christmas, they’re cute ornaments either to keep or give as gifts.
It’s a messy class playing with mud…….but so much fun!
There will be two classes two weeks apart to allow for firings. The first for making the second for glazing after which your Angels will be delivered to the centre for you to collect.
Dates: November 27 and Dec 11
Cost £90 per person including all materials, clay, tools, tuition, glazes, two firings and of course some festive refreshments at both sessions
It’s CHRISTMAS!!!! ️
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Make your very own Pottery Christmas Angels – Session 1
Make your very own pottery Christmas Angels!
Come to Chester Art Centre and make some darling Angels in time for Christmas, they’re cute ornaments either to keep or give as gifts.
It’s a messy class playing with mud…….but so much fun!
There will be two classes two weeks apart to allow for firings. The first for making the second for glazing after which your Angels will be delivered to the centre for you to collect.
Dates: November 27 and Dec 11
Cost £90 per person including all materials, clay, tools, tuition, glazes, two firings and of course some festive refreshments at both sessions
It’s CHRISTMAS!!!! ️
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EXPLORING PICASSO Art Class for Children in Chester
SUNDAY 7 OCTOBER
2 PM – 4 PM
LOCATION: St. Michael’s Church
Kids’ workshop based on our exhibition of Pablo Picasso, the co-founder of the Cubist movement.
Extremely fun and creative workshop for children with Liz Taylor, a DBS checked professional who has been working with kids for many years and who is also a professional artist!
EXAMINATION OF OUR FACES:
AGE 8 PLUS
Using charcoal & a hand mirror, sketch your face in two positions – one profile, one facing forward.
Using the sketches as a stimulus, plus oil pastels, and recycled materials, collage 2 images of your face. One profile, one facing forward. Cut and mix the two images together to create your own PICASSO-styled face.
The workshop will run for 2 hours.
Cost: £20 per child
ALL MATERIALS PROVIDED
Maximum of 10 children
You are welcome to bring your little ones and leave them in the capable hands of Liz Taylor or enjoy a tea or even a glass of wine in our pop-up bar while the little ones are getting creative!
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Paint like Konstantin Korovin – Oil Painting class with Marc Turner!
Fancy painting your own masterpiece?! Have you ever tried painting in oil paints or wanted to get back into oils? Or, even if you want to find and refine your skills, then this is the workshop for you.
Take advantage of this amazing Impressionist Style oil painting class with Marc A Turner, a professional artist and tutor who exhibits with us regularly!
The workshop will run on Tuesday, 26th of February 2019 from 6.30 pm till 9 pm and all equipment is supplied. Marc uses his own special branded oil paints and brushes to create his fascinating art. All you need is to bring is yourself and ideally some old clothes or an apron.
This workshop is designed to give you an insight into the style of one the most famous Russian impressionists Konstantin Korovin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstantin_Korovin) and is ideal for all levels.
The masterpiece you create you get to take home.
The cost of the workshop is £35 ONLY
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