Sculpture 1

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Level:: 1
Credits:: 40
Length:: 12 months approx.
8hrs per week
Cost:: £580
payment options

Course Overview

This course will introduce you to three-dimensional art and help you develop to the point where you can work on your own. You will be surprised how quickly you can accomplish things you would have thought impossible. You will use drawing for accumulating and refining ideas, follow up references in course texts and keep a log of reflections on your work.

Constructing relief sculpture
Constructing a head and figure
Modelling a head and figure
Casting in plaster
Wood carving
Stone carving.

The course aims to develop understanding of the techniques and skills of sculpture; introduce use of construction techniques involving a variety of media and tools; develop basic skills in drawing and the use of drawing to develop ideas; develop the ability to think in the round; introduce the work of other sculptors.

Face to Face Tuition

You choose a tutor within travelling distance and you meet them at mutually agreeable times and dates. You are entitled to an agreed number of hours tuition, typically five hours. Tutors work from their own studios or other suitable teaching space. You can find out where your nearest tutor is by contacting Academic Services on 0800 731 2116.

12 projects and five assignments, and reflect in writing on their work. Students also maintain a learning log and complete five logbook activities.

For more information on assessment, click here - Assessment booklet - to download the Assessment booklet PDF.