Art & Design Short Courses
Explore a range of online or on campus art and design short courses, tailored to foster creativity and innovation.
At Falmouth, we have over 120 years of experience teaching art and design; from roots in traditional fine art and drawing to the cutting edge of graphic design and sustainable product innovation.
Whether you're working with traditional techniques or want to try your hand at new technology, let our range of art short courses fuel your creativity.
Explore our Art & Design short courses
Advanced Risograph Printing
Explore the world of Risography using collage on this Risograph preparation and print course ...
Bookbinding
Receive a unique introduction to the craft of Bookbinding with master bookbinder Tom O'Reilly at Fal...
Children's Book Design in InDesign
Learn to use Adobe InDesign to create beautiful children's book design spreads in InDesign.
Figure Painting in Oil from Life
Create a full-length figure painting in oils on this four-day course, working from a life model each...
Figure Sculpture
Explore figure sculpture from a life model on this 3-day course taught by Emily Roberts, an artist a...
Fluid Forms: Drawing the Clothed Figure
Working with a clothed life model each day, you’ll develop your understanding of drawing gestural,...
Introduction to Copper Automata
Build your first working automata in this practical and creative 2-day course.
Introduction to Digital Painting
Learn to paint using a Wacom Intuos Pro drawing tablet.
Large Scale Screenprint
Produce A1 prints using our large-scale printmaking equipment.
Mokulito with Monotype
Wood lithography, woodcut, and monotype printmaking techniques.
Photopolymer Printmaking
Learn to use this light sensitive material for intaglio and relief prints.
Portrait Oil Painting from Life
Working from a life model, paint a portrait using traditional techniques
Screen Print
This is a five-day course for practicing artist/printmakers who have an interest in furthering their...
Self-portrait in Oils
Learn to paint a realistic self-portrait on this detailed course
Still Life in Oils
Learn to create a beautifully observed still life oil painting.
Upcoming Art & Design Short Courses
Mon 14 Jul 2025
4-day course 14 - 17 July | Price: £550
Portrait oil painting from life
In-person
This 4-day course will develop your skills in, and approaches to, portrait painting using oils. It's...
Fri 18 Jul 2025
Price: £120
Introduction to Risograph printing
In-person
This creative 1-day introduction to Risograph printing is suitable for all levels and will take you ...
Mon 21 Jul 2025
3-day course | 9.30 - 16.30 | Price: £395
Make a plywood puppet | 21st - 23rd July
In-person
Design, carve, and assemble your own wooden puppet in this creative 3-day workshop When 21st -...
Mon 21 Jul 2025
3-day course 21 - 23 July | Price: £395
Still Life in oils
In-person
Immerse yourself in this 3 day course learning to paint a still life in oils, using traditional tech...
Mon 21 Jul 2025
9.30 - 17.00 | Price: £150
Childrens Book Design in InDesign
In-person
Join this one-day course for aspiring book illustrators or authors and learn to lay out your book pr...
Mon 21 Jul 2025
3-day course | 21 - 23 July | £375
Colour Intaglio
In-person
Come and immerse yourself in the creative practice of colour intaglio in our professional-standard p...
Wed 23 Jul 2025
9.30-17.00 | Price: £110
Introduction to Risograph Prep, Printing, and Collage in Photoshop
In-person
Advanced Risograph Printing and Collage course
Thu 24 Jul 2025
2-day course | 24-25 July | Price: £250
Photopolymer Printmaking
In-person
Learn to use photosensitive polymer for printmaking on this 2 day specialist course suitable for all...
Fri 25 Jul 2025
9.30-16.30 | Price: £225
Creative Mask Making
In-person
An introduction to custom mask making in our 3d casting and mouldmaking workshop in Falmouth When...
Fri 25 Jul 2025
9.30 - 17.00 | Price: £150
Introduction to Digital Painting
In-person
A hands-on practical and creative 1-day course on digital painting using a Wacom Intuos Pro drawing ...
Mon 28 Jul 2025
3-day course | 28-30 July | Price: £450
Large Scale Screenprint
In-person
Join us for this advanced development course for professional printmakers or artists with printmakin...
Mon 28 Jul 2025
4-day course 28 - 31 July | Price: £550
Self-portrait in oils
In-person
Join us to paint a realistic self-portrait in oil paint on this detailed 4 day course. Starting...
Thu 31 Jul 2025
2-day course | 31 Jul - 1 Aug | Price: £250
Mokulito with monotype
In-person
Explore the possibilities of Mokulito and monotype printing in this two-day course in our wonderful ...
Mon 11 Aug 2025
Monday 11th - Wednesday 13th August 2025 | £450
Short Course: Fluid Forms: Drawing the Clothed Figure | August 2025
In-person
A creative 3-day figure drawing short course. suitable for all levels that will develop existing ski...
Wed 20 Aug 2025
Price: £150
Bio materials - Making seaweed plastic
In-person
Make bio-plastic samples from seaweed in this 1 day practical introduction to bio-materials.
Wed 20 Aug 2025
3-day course 20 - 22 August | Price: £450
Figure sculpture August 2025
In-person
Create a full reclining figure sculpture in clay from a life model on this 3 day course. It's suitab...
Tue 02 Sep 2025
4-day course 2 - 5 September | Price: £595
Figure painting in oil from life September 2025
In-person
Working with a life model each day, create a full-length figure painting in oils on this 4-day cours...
Tue 02 Sep 2025
2-day course | 2nd - 3rd September | £395
Introduction to Copper Automata
In-person
Start with a creative idea and end by finishing your first beautiful working automata on this intens...
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