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You will receive fully illustrated course materials and support booklets that will guide and equip you with essential techniques and methods to help develop your artistic potential.
You will be supported and mentored by one of our tutors who are themselves practising artists. Contact is typically by Email.
The OCA website provides you with lively student forums for artistic discussion, portfolios to showcase your body of work and additional resources to assist you in your studies.
Your OCA student card will give you valuable discounts on software and equipment.
The Open College of the Arts (OCA) is well known for providing high quality degree level courses. But what is equally important is that many of our courses provide a unique opportunity for people to find their own path into the world of the Creative Arts, whether or not they have ambitions to obtain a qualification. All our courses are highly practical and will help you develop both technically and artistically as you explore your chosen subject. Just as important, they will help you create a personal voice and give you the confidence to express your creative ideas. In this booklet youll find a brief introduction to a small sample of nearly 50 courses we offer. Whether your interest is in Painting, Photography, Creative Writing, Music, Drawing, Textiles Design, Visual Communications, Sculpture, Illustration, Printmaking or Art History, the OCA has a course for you. For more information go to our website: www.oca-uk.com or ring one of our advisers on 0800 731 2116. We look forward to welcoming you onto one of our courses very soon.
Drawing Skills
This course will give you a structured introduction, using a wide range of media and methods. For example, you will learn about observation, mark making and tone and produce a contrasting set of drawings, including outdoors and the human figure. Whilst this course is aimed primarily at beginners, many experienced artists and designers find it an excellent way of improving their drawing skills.
Patricia Farrar
Helen Thompson
Art of Photography
Digital technology has transformed photography and now stunning pictures have never been easier to achieve. Despite this, very few images do actually stand out. The reason is simple. Although digital makes it easier for you, it also makes it easier for everyone else. We are awash with images, to be outstandingly good requires an understanding of colour, lighting, composition and design. In short you need to be an artist. With this course you will gain artistic insights and start to see the possibilities for photography in a new light.
Dewald Botha
Penny Watson
Writing Skills
Our creative writing courses are designed to inspire you and make you believe in yourself as a writer. Writing Skills provides a basis for imaginative writing and the expression of personal experience. It will help you to practise writing in various genres, develop critical models, acquire primary skills in drafting, editing and presentation, and respond to constructive suggestions and criticism. It is for beginners or those seeking a fresh approach for their writing.
Poetry
Have you ever wanted to have a more informed appreciation of other peoples poetry or write better poems yourself? This course will help you to achieve both! Whilst it is firmly structured, it will leave you space to be creative as you write poems on a wide range of subjects, and practise different styles and techniques. You will also develop a vocabulary for analysing and evaluating poems through studying the work of other poets.
Mary Webster
Watercolour Practice
This course explores the many ways in which watercolour can be used. It introduces the qualities and potential of the medium, covers basic methods and concepts and helps you to use tone and colour effectively. You will be encouraged to experiment and to look at a wide range of source materials. You will also increase your knowledge of the history of watercolour painting through studying the work of other watercolour artists.
Introduction to Printmaking
This course has been specially designed to enable you to explore printmaking techniques at home without the requirement to buy complicated and expensive equipment. For more details on what youll need, please visit our website. You will carry out a series of projects and experiments (eg monoprinting, relief printing, collage prints), turning your ideas into printed images. The course also covers the history of printmaking and explores the work of other printmakers.
Anne Flowers
Sculpture
This course will introduce you to the wonderful world of working creatively in three dimensions. You will draw out ideas and be introduced to a range of techniques so that you are able to develop sculptures.
Composing Music
Many of us who enjoy playing and listening to music have an ambition to start composing ourselves. This course provides you with the tools to do just that. Provided you have a basic grasp of music theory you will learn how to translate your ideas into scores that you and others can play, covering techniques such as harmony, melodic development, counterpoint and use of different scales. Whether you come from a classical, jazz or folk background, this course will be of equal interest. Visit www.oca-uk.com to choose the right course for you
Fine Art Drawing 1: Drawing Skills Painting 1: Watercolour Practice Painting 1: The Practice of Painting Painting 2: Exploring Concepts Painting 2: Mixed Media Painting 3: Your Own Portfolio Painting 3: Advanced Printmaking 1: Introduction to Printmaking Printmaking 2: Developing your Style Printmaking 3: Studio Practice Sculpture 1 Sculpture 2 Sculpture 3 MA Fine Art This programme is delivered online
Art History Visual Studies 1: Understanding Visual Culture Understanding Art 1: Western Art Understanding Art 2: Pathways into Specialism Art History 3: Advanced Textiles Textiles 1: A Creative Approach Textiles 1: Exploring Ideas Textiles 2: Developing Creative Textiles Textiles 2: Contemporary Practice Textiles 3: Advanced Textiles 3: Your Own Portfolio Photography and Film Digital Film Production 1: Creative Concepts Photography 1: Art of Photography Photography 1: Digital Photographic Practice Photography 1: People and Place Photography 2: Landscape Photography 2: Social Documentary Photography 2: Progressing with Digital Photography Photography 3: Your Own Portfolio Photography 3: Advanced
Music Music 1: Composing Music Music 1: From Present to Past Music 2: Moving on with Composition Composing Music 3: Advanced Creative Writing Writing 1: Writing Skills Writing 1: Narrative & Dialogue Writing 1: Art of Poetry Writing 2: Life Writing Writing 2: Poetry Form & Experience Writing 2: Writing for Children Writing 2: Storylines Writing 3: Advanced Writing 3: Your Own Portfolio Visual Communications Illustration 1: Key Steps in Illustration Graphic Design 1: Core Concepts
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