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Introduction to Portraiture
Many drawers are happy with drawing still life but have difficulty with, or are afraid of drawing portraits. In this session you’ll work through techniques and exercises to learn how standard proportions fit with faces that you wish to draw. You’ll receive tips on improving your work and how to relax with the process. Some realistic drawing experience is needed for this workshop. Learn from Karen Frankel, an experienced artist and teacher. OUTLINE • Basic ‘front on’ face...
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The History of Avant-garde Art
The course explores the evolution and social significance of avant-garde art, from its inception in the early 20th century through to the present day. Beginning in Northern Italy – the birthplace of Futurism – the course will travel through time and space, visiting France, Germany, Russia, Japan and United States. Finally we return to present-day Perth, the home of one of the ground-breaking contemporary creative practice of Bio-art, to consider what exactly is meant by the...
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Conversational French - Complete Beginners
In partnership with Alliance Française de Perth we are launching our first conversational French class for complete beginners. Learn the basics of the French language through conversation and oral activities! Focusing on concrete situations and communication skills, this class will help you learn how to introduce yourself, give and ask for personal details. You will then discover how to find your way and how to travel in a French town or city. Shopping comes next! Learn how to do...
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Mailing Lists/ Newsletters/ Mail Chimp
Mailing Lists/ Newsletters/ Mail Chimp Your small business, not-for-profit or community organisation probably needs an email list and a newsletter to really spread the word about the work you’re doing. This workshop will introduce you to using the Mailchimp platform (free for up to 2,000 subscribers) to create a mailing list database, learn the legalities of this and hear tips on how to encourage more people to sign up to your list. It will also cover the mechanics of sending email...
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Plan Your 2019 Online Marketing
Plan Your 2019 Online Marketing For creatives, bloggers, small business owners and more: get a head start for your social media and blogging plans for 2019 with this half-day workshop. Whether you use Facebook, Instagram, blogging, other platforms or a combination, this workshop will help you analyse how you’ve been doing and make some awesome plans for the future. We will start with a review of 2018 and set some goals for 2019, then talk about how best to use a content calendar to...
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The Gut Brain Connection: How Gut Health Affects Wellbeing
Did you know we are essentially more bacteria than human? – and the microbes in our guts are responsible for 90% of the messaging to our brain rather than brain to gut! Science is beginning to catch up to the crucial impact our gut microbes have on our digestion, overall health and mental well being. In the last few years huge advancements in technology used to measure and detect the microbes that live on and in us has allowed researchers to map and track the diversity and the...
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Creative Photography - learning how to see
There are numerous courses available that show people how to use a camera and that is a pre-requisite skill for all photographers. There are very few courses available that show people how to ‘see’ in the field and then realise their vision after the image is captured and yet, that is the most valuable skill a photographer needs to be creative and to develop their own unique style. Becoming ‘visually literate’, learning to see beyond what’s there and overcoming our visual biases...
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Creative Photography - master image composition
Looking through your camera’s viewfinder and snapping what is in front of you is easy once you have mastered the technicalities of photography, but knowing how to effectively compose an image in the field is a skill that does not come naturally. The good news is that while photographic vision may not be an inherent ability, it is a skill that can be developed through studying visual principles and developing a visual vocabulary. Creative composition is one of the most important...
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Travel Sketching with Pen and Wash
This workshop is for people who wish to learn how to best use pen and wash to capture scenes in a sketch book when travelling. Some drawing experience is an advantage. We will cover simple perspective and composition with tips and tricks on how to not be overwhelmed with what we’d like to capture. OUTLINE • Recap basic drawing techniques • Simple perspective – distance and horizon. • Composition • Mark making with a pen • Simple colour theory • Wash techniques THINGS TO KNOW The...
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Grammar Therapy II
Grammar Matters! Grammar holds sentences together, but it also communicates who you are. With the skills found in this course, you will gain a more advanced understanding of the grammar of English, and use this knowledge to make your writing more clear. This course is directly focused on writing, and gives you facts about language, grammar, and usage. It will help you get up to speed on formal styles, avoid common mistakes, and build a set of tools that you can keep using when the...
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