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Charcoal/Pencil Drawing

*** This class is held at the Jessie Brock Community Center ***
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Create vibrant, drawings with full value range using charcoal/graphite. Starting with a block-in sketch then learn the principles of form modeling to create a look of realism and dimensionality. Work from still life set-ups or choose to draw your own subjects.

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Digital Photography I (Fri)

Build a strong foundation for your photography and make better images by understanding exposure, metering, focus, file formats, depth of field, and basic composition. Demonstrations and assignments with image reviews reinforce camera systems such as shutter speed, aperture, ISO, and their impact on the final photograph. Single lens reflex or mirrorless cameras are recommended. The instructor is available for camera recommendations.

 

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Digital Photography I (Tuesday)

Build a strong foundation for your photography and make better images by understanding exposure, metering, focus, file formats, depth of field, and basic composition. Demonstrations and assignments with image reviews reinforce camera systems such as shutter speed, aperture, ISO, and their impact on the final photograph. Single lens reflex or mirrorless cameras are recommended. The instructor is available for camera recommendations.

 

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Black and White Film I: Introduction to the Darkroom (Mon)

Explore the timeless beauty of traditional, film-based black-and-white photography, including image selection, exposure and processing your own film and prints in Crealdé’s wet darkroom. This introductory course will cover basic camera controls and formats, film types, hands-on field trips, weekly assignments, print reviews and lots of fun time in the darkroom. Designed for students new to film photography and photographers who want to reconnect with this creative art form. Tuition includes lab fee, chemistry, and free loaner cameras.

Basic understanding of 35mm camera controls and functions is preferred.

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Black and White Film II: Fine-tuning Your Film and Printing Skills

Sharpen your black-and-white vision of the world surrounding you in this intermediate level course with more assignments, field trips, supervised time in the darkroom, and print reviews. Learn more about grain and contrast control, film speed manipulation and the relationship between camera exposure, film development and final print. Course includes darkroom demonstrations, print reviews, and a night photography field trip. Tuition includes lab fee, chemistry, and loaner cameras.
Prerequisite: Black and White Film I or similar experience.

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Introduction to Jewelry Design & Fabrication

Learn concepts for basic and advanced jewelry fabrication. Become familiar with essential silversmithing skills and methods of cutting, forging, embossing, and all the fundamentals of soldering techniques. Instructions and tools are provided to make finger rings, earrings, bracelets, and other forms of jewelry.
* To learn proper techniques, students will only work on projects planned by the instructor.
** Copper is provided for use in class. Material fees for copper are included in class tuition and are based on current market values.

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Intro to Silversmithing Jewelry

Experience the fundamental processes of cutting, forging, metal texturing, hammering, sawing and soldering silver. The course includes: bezel stone setting for cabochon gemstones, polishing techniques and combining sterling silver sheet metal with fine silver wire, etc. Make silver rings, pendants, bracelets, necklaces, and earrings.
* To learn proper techniques, students will only work on projects planned by the instructor.
**Silver is provided for use in class. The amount of silver or gemstones is limited to the instructor-planned projects. Material fees for silver and stones are included in class tuition and are based on current market values. If a student, for any reason, exceeds the required amount of silver, there will be an extra charge for materials.

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Filigree Silver Jewelry

Explore the art of filigree jewelry. Make pendants, earrings, rings focusing only on silver filigree process and procedures. Students will be guided through this ancient filigree fabrication technique. There will be specific projects planned by the instructor with samples, demonstrations, and hands-on projects. This class does not include any stone setting techniques.
* To learn proper techniques, students will only work on projects planned by the instructor.
**Silver is provided for use in class. The amount of silver is limited to the instructor-planned projects. Material fees for silver are included in class tuition and are based on current market values. If a student, for any reason, exceeds the required amount of silver, there will be an extra charge for materials.

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Silver Ring Design

Make silver rings with a variety of designs. Learn the fundamental fabrication techniques and procedures, working with sterling or fine silver for custom made rings. Use the jeweler’s saw and shears for cutting metal, filing, drilling for piercing, forming for shaping, sweat soldering for joining components, and buffing polishing. Included are bezel stone-setting and gemstones. Does not include Hollow Constraction Rings techniques.
* To learn proper techniques, students will only work on projects planned by the instructor.
**Silver and stones are provided for use in class. The amount of materials is limited to the instructor-planned projects. Material fees for materials are included in class tuition and are based on current market values. If a student, for any reason, exceeds the required amount of materials, there will be an extra charge.

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Metal Folding Techniques for Jewelry

Create three-dimensional sculptural forms for wearable jewelry. Explore a variety of precise folding patterns by designing, annealing, and hammering techniques on copper sheet. Build fascinating metalsmithing skills, practice and experience the plasticity of metals to create aesthetic components for jewelry.
* To learn proper techniques, students will only work on projects planned by the instructor.
** Copper is provided for use in class. Material fees for copper are included in class tuition and are based on current market values. Students wanting to work in silver should bring their own silver supply.