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
Sat 17 Jan 2026
10:00 - 16:00 | £150
Intro to Book binding - Jan 2026
In-person
Join us for a one day introduction to book binding with master book binder Tom O'Reilly Over the ...
Sat 14 Mar 2026
10:00 - 16:00 | £150
Intro to Book binding - March 2026
In-person
Introduction to book binding 1 day course March 2026
Mon 30 Mar 2026
4-day course 30 March - 2nd April | £595
Figure Painting in oil from life Spring 2026
In-person
Working with a life model each day, create a full-length figure painting in oils on this 4-day cours...
Wed 08 Apr 2026
3-day course 8 - 10 April | £450
Figure Sculpture Spring 2026
In-person
Create a full reclining figure sculpture in clay from a life model on this 3 day course. It's suitab...
Sat 11 Apr 2026
Saturdays 11 April & 18 Apr | £275
Bookbinding Improvers - April 2026
In-person
2-day Improvers book binding course with Tom O Reilly
Sat 09 May 2026
10:00 - 16:00 | £150
Intro to Book binding - May 2026
In-person
Introduction to book binding 1 day course May 2026
Mon 15 Jun 2026
4-days 15th - 18th June | £550
Portrait oil painting from life June 2026
In-person
This 4-day course will develop your skills in, and approaches to, portrait painting using oils. It's...
Wed 24 Jun 2026
Wednesday evenings 24th June - 8th July
Intro to Book binding - evening classes summer 2026
In-person
Introduction to book binding 3-week evening course summer 2026
Mon 29 Jun 2026
5 day course 29 June - 3 Jul | £650
Screen Print Summer 2026
In-person
Join us for this immersive five day course for creative people who have an interest in furthering th...
Mon 29 Jun 2026
3 days 29 June - 1 Jul | £395
Still Life in oils June 2026
In-person
Immerse yourself in this 3 day course learning to paint a still life in oils, using traditional tech...
Tue 14 Jul 2026
4 days 14 - 17 Jul | £550
Self-portrait in oils July 2026
In-person
Join us to paint a realistic self-portrait in oil paint on this detailed 4 day course. Starting...
Wed 22 Jul 2026
Wednesday evenings 22nd Jul - 26th Aug | £275
Bookbinding Improvers - Evening classes summer 2026
In-person
A 6 week evening class for bookbinding improvers
Mon 27 Jul 2026
3 days 27th - 29th July | £450
Large Scale Screenprint 2026
In-person
Join us for this screenprint course suitable for both beginners and advanced development practitione...
Thu 30 Jul 2026
2-day course 30 - 31 July | £250
Mokulito with monotype 2026
In-person
Explore the possibilities of Mokulito and monotype printing in this two-day course in our wonderful ...
Mon 10 Aug 2026
3-day course 10 - 13 August | £450
Figure Sculpture Summer 2026
In-person
Create a full reclining figure sculpture in clay from a life model on this 3 day course. It's suitab...
Mon 10 Aug 2026
3 day course 10 - 12 Aug | £375
Colour Intaglio summer 2026
In-person
Come and immerse yourself in the creative practice of colour intaglio in our professional-standard p...
Thu 13 Aug 2026
2 day course 13 - 14 Aug | £250
Photopolymer Printmaking August 2026
In-person
Learn to use photosensitive polymer for printmaking on this 2 day specialist course suitable for all...
Tue 18 Aug 2026
4-days 18th - 21st August | £550
Portrait oil painting from life August 2026
In-person
This 4-day course will develop your skills in, and approaches to, portrait painting using oils. It's...
Wed 26 Aug 2026
3 days 26 - 28 Aug | £395
Still life in oils August 2026
In-person
Immerse yourself in this 3 day course learning to paint a still life in oils, using traditional tech...
Tue 01 Sep 2026
4-day course 1 - 4 Sept | £595
Figure Painting in oil from life Autumn 2026
In-person
Working with a life model each day, create a full-length figure painting in oils on this 4-day cours...
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