148 Short courses in Visual Arts in United Kingdom

Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop are powerful post-production tools used by photographers and editors to elevate images. On this Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop for Photographers - An Introduction course at the Arts University Bournemouth, you’ll master using them.

Explore visual culture for children and young people including, picturebooks, comics, film, television and drama with Pictures of Youth - An Introduction to Childrens Visual Culture at FutureLearn by University of York by FutureLearn.

Experimental Glazing at the University of the Arts London (UAL) is a one week intensive course in glazing to introduce the various materials required to make your own glaze and the technical application of the glaze to the fired clay.

This Contemporary Art History course at the University of the Arts London (UAL) will provide you with an overview of some of the most important themes and debates around contemporary art since 1980 to the present. The course is organised thematically and although all levels are welcome it is conceived as a continuation to the Modern Art History short course.

As photography has become digitally dominated there has been an increasing number of artists and designers looking back in history in search of a more engaging form of final output. This Alternative Photographic Processes course is offered at the University of the Arts London (UAL).

Aimed at those interested in photography, architecture and art, this innovative Photography with Art and Architecture course at the University of the Arts London (UAL) explores the practical and creative interplay between photographic practice and theory in the field of visual representations of urban space.

This Print Communication Design course at the University of the Arts London (UAL) aims to teach all the creative and technical steps for the creation of beautiful print communication and/or editorial designs.

Using simple forms to break down complex information, on this Anatomical Drawing for Intermediate course at the University of the Arts London (UAL) you will explore in depth the relationships between the skeleton and the major muscle groups, and ways of applying such knowledge to create convincing and expressive figure drawings.

In this Interpreting Art Short Course at the University of the Arts London (UAL) we will cover a range of modes and methodologies commonly used to provide meaning and structure to the visual arts. Our access to art has become much easier, but in the age of the Turner prize our understanding of it seems like an increasingly arduous task.

The Modern Art History course at the University of the Arts London (UAL) will equip you with the critical tools needed to approach the themes, ideas, practices and works of modern art and contemporary art.

This Art Theory - Introduction to Aesthetics short course at the University of the Arts London (UAL) explores the theory behind aesthetics, considering philosophical and thought-provoking concepts on the subject. This course is a great way to look at art in a new light.

This Creative Coding online short course at the University of the Arts London (UAL) will provide an introduction to programming and processing in the context of visual arts and design. These skills transferrable to any programming language, will take your creativity to a whole new level.

This Contemporary Art Exhibition and Event Management course at the University of the Arts London (UAL) sets out the skills and practicalities of planning, organising and presenting a contemporary art exhibition or event.

During this Concrete Casting course at the University of the Arts London (UAL) students will be exploring the aesthetic and conceptual possibilities of concrete through a perceptive and spontaneous process. 

Learn the methods of contemporary art direction and how to visually communicate creative solutions and concepts through intelligent use of narrative components such as image, colour, mood and pace. This Design for Art Direction course is offered at the University of the Arts London (UAL).

This Multimedia Storytelling online short course at the University of the Arts London (UAL) will develop your understanding of multimedia storytelling. You will analyse and critique case studies, research, create, write and art direct content for digital media, posters, magazines, TV and radio.

Illustrating non-visual languages can be challenging. This Illustration - From Brief to Concept course at the University of the Arts London (UAL) will introduce you to effective and powerful ways to respond conceptually to real-world briefs based on expressive writing, songs, sound and performance.

UCL's Life Painting (Summer School Short Course) two-week course on life painting has been structured to give you the space and conditions in which to explore the formal challenges related to painting. These include drawing, composition, tone and temperature.

The Portfolio Preparation course of the University of the Arts London (UAL) will encourage you to develop an approach to constructing a body of art work that will extend your thinking and practice, enabling you to apply for further education courses with confidence.

Join the Art Direction course at the University of the Arts London (UAL) and learn about the skills and processes required to work as a Professional Art Director. From the initial generation of ideas through to the successful delivery of an advertising campaign.