Tag: adult education courses

New Course: Portrait Painting From a Photograph

There is a big difference between making a painting OF a photo and making a painting FROM a photo.

It is rare that artists can have the luxury of face to face painting of a person until completion and so knowing how to work from photos can be necessary, but also liberating and quite fun to decide on different backgrounds and so on. 

Come to our friendly 5 week course to learn how to avoid pitfalls of working from photo reference, and how to make your paintings stand out as works of art, based on your favourite photo.

Hopefully it will help develop your painting skills along the way. You can decide what image you like and what background you would like and any other ideas for making a personal fantastic painting. 

We will be looking at : 

  • Composing a portrait
  • The limitations of the camera
  • How to take useful reference pictures
  • Understanding what we SHOULD see and compensating using logic and knowledge
  • Theory of light on form
  • Colour mixing and creating harmony.

The course starts from 22nd February at Leith Academy from 6.30 – 8.30pm but book asap to secure your place. 

(£48.30 standard – £24.25 senior citizen/ student – £19.15 benefits) 

To book your place please go to:

https://adulteducationedinburgh.spydus.co.uk

or phone 0131 556 7978

Adult Education: SM Geocaching

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Your chance to join in a global treasure hunt, using clues and GPS (global positioning system) to find hidden caches of objects, Improve technology skills in very satisfying, fun way! 

One day course on Saturday 4th March from 10.30am-4.30pm 

Book your place or find out more by ringing 0131 556 7978 or online at www.joininedinburgh.org

Costs £21.75 standard fee and £17.25 for reduced fees.

2023 Wellbeing: New Year, New You  

Check out some courses for well-being  

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Mondays

Latin and Salsa Dancing at Rosebery Hall in South Queensferry from 4pm

Wednesdays

Drawing and Painting at Broughton High School at 7pm

*Fencing for Wellbeing (fun and playful -no need to be fit) Brunstane Primary at 6.30pm

Quiltmaking (sewing by hand) at Drummond High School 7pm

Horror Film Discussion at Drummond High School 7pm 

Sketching Animals in the Zoo at the Zoo 

Thursdays

Drawing and Painting at Leith Community Centre 3pm

Crochet for post beginners at Drummond High School 6.30pm

Felt Making at Drummond High School 7pm  

Fridays 

Dressmaking Alterations at Craigroyston Community High School 2pm

*Fencing is specifically a meditative well-being style of fencing movements to give you time and space to reflect 

Enrolling right now at https://www.joininedinburgh.org

Book on asap to confirm a place or ring 0131 556 7978

Standard fee £69.60 & senior / student concession £34.80 & reduced fee for benefits £17.25

Adult Education Course: Barbering

Barbering Adult Education Course

Candlemaker Row, Edinburgh EH1 

Everyone welcome. 

An Introduction to Barbering.

This is an introductory 5 week course for people keen to learn the basics of using clippers, simple cutting techniques and handling scissor & clipper equipment safely & confidently. 

Professional Barber Tutor led live demonstration. Discussion, guidance and individual support as required in a relaxed inclusive environment. Students will have access to Clippers, scissors and a trainee model head to practice cutting on. 

Wednesdays from 10-12pm OR from 7-9pm

Great and unique opportunity to learn a really useful life skill with a friendly, professional tutor – follow up courses starting from November.

These 5 week courses start from Wednesday 28th September.

Enrolling now on www.joininedinburgh.org or ring 0131 556 7978 or 0131 469 3003

Standard fees £63.50 – Senior / student fees £41.75 – Benefits fees £17.25

Fencing for Wellbeing

Adult Education course starts Tuesday 27th 

Bring yourself and comfy clothes. All kit will be provided. Everyone is welcome, whether keen to learn simple fencing rules, or just to exercise and stretch out after too much sitting at a computer or watching TV or even just to get out and meet people. You do not need to be fit to attend the class.  

Fencing for Wellbeing sessions are here to give you time and space to look after yourself with structured exercises to work out desk aches and pains and use some mindfulness to help you reduce stress.

There will also be free online access to video guides for all the exercises in the sessions, along with cool down and injury prevention exercises you can do at home.  We are inclusive for people of any ability level and will adapt sessions and exercise to be fun and challenging for everyone.  

Choose a course near you: 

Ratho Community Centre  Tuesday mornings 10.30-12.30pm

Brunstane Primary School Thursday evenings 6.30-8.30pm

Queensferry Rosebery Hall Friday afternoons  2.30-4.30pm

These 10 week courses start from Tuesday 27th September 

Enrolling now on www.joininedinburgh.org 

Or ring 0131 556 7978 or 0131 469 3003

Standard fees £87.00 – Senior / student fees £43.50 – Benefits fees £17.20

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