FdA Art and Design Practice

College signs news partnership with leading local theatre company

25th November 2021

Local performing arts students at Cornwall College St Austell will soon be acting alongside a top Cornish theatre company Coppice Theatre, thanks to an exciting new partnership.

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Star of stage & screen surprises students

9th November 2021

Aspiring performing arts students from Cornwall College got an exciting glimpse behind the showbiz curtain with a surprise visit from celebrity Jonny Wilkes.

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Students in spotlight with Les Mis star’s acting workshop

6th October 2021

Students at Cornwall College St Austell received a masterclass in performing from a West End star this week.

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Blog: Getting ready for college!

23rd August 2021

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Blog: Top tips for results week

6th August 2021

You’ve done it, you’ve reached the long-awaited month of August - here is what you need to know next.

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Games Design and Animation Diploma

Level 3 • Full-time • Cornwall College Camborne

Do you love games? Are you passionate about platformers, barmy for board games and know your RPG stats inside out? Then why not come and join us on the Games Design course and find out what you are capable of! UAL Games Design is a two year, coursework based, practically focused course where you learn the skills needed to move onto University or your first steps into the ever expanding UK games industry. We focus on the development of games and game art and assets, so you don’t need to be a coding master to succeed! From developing pixel art 2D levels to fully textured 3D environments and characters we help you bring your ideas to life through our student focused curriculum. We’ll teach you how to apply essential theories to your thinking and your game products, will support you develop your own games (both digital and physical) and take your aspirations and career aims and make them our number one goal. In the first year of the course you will even create a fully realised board game, use 3D printing techniques and a full production process to launch the product in a live premiere event – and all in just ten days! Making use of the most up to date games development and digital media software you will learn to create with Adobe Creative Suite, including Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Animate, After effects and more...3d modelling software such as Autodesk 3ds Max and Autodesk Maya. Game engines like Construct 3 and Ue4 and learn to work with the latest gadgets like the Oculus Rift Virtual Reality System. This course is offered at both our Camborne campus and our St Austell campus where you will benefit from access to everything that we offer in the Dance, Drama, I.T and Multimedia courses and will be involved in developing our social media presence through Instagram, YouTube and Facebook. So if playing games is your first step to making games, come and join us and lets work together to turn you from a gamer into a games designer!

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Silver Stacking Rings Beginners Jewellery Workshop

No Qualification • Part-time • Cornwall College Camborne

During this one day workshop you will make a set of three silver stacking rings to wear yourself or give to someone as a gift. Throughout the day you will learn basic jewellery techniques, such as sizing, soldering, filing, texturing and polishing. This workshop is a great introduction to working with silver and can be followed by our Silver Jewellery Beginners course. *** All our Silver Jewellery Courses and Workshops are now full for this term. But we suggest that you keep a regular eye on our website for any future courses which will be added as soon as the details have been finalised. *** This is a FREE* workshop - apply for a place now. * There will be a materials fee of £25.00 payable when booking. * This workshop will be free for students who will be 19+ as of 31.08.21 and have not attended the workshop before. If you have already attended this workshop and wish to repeat it a fee will apply. This workshop runs on a Saturday from 9.30am to 4.00pm. Venue:- Cornwall College Camborne Trevenson Road Pool Redruth TR15 3RD

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Silver Bangle & Charm Beginners Jewellery Workshop

No Qualification • Part-time • Cornwall College Camborne

This workshop is designed for the beginner. It will cover a variety of techniques to produce a beautiful, individual silver bangle and silver charm, all in one day. The techniques taught will include measuring your bangle size, soldering, texturing and finishing. All of these techniques covered are a good starting block if you wish to continue to learn jewellery making. You will be provided with handouts containing a list of tools and materials used including recommended suppliers. If you catch the jewellery bug on the day, you might then like to book on to our Silver Jewellery Beginners course. *** All our Silver Jewellery Courses and Workshops are now full for this term. But we suggest that you keep a regular eye on our website for any future courses which will be added as soon as the details have been finalised. *** This is a FREE* workshop - apply for a place now. * There will be a materials fee of £25.00 payable when booking. * This workshop will be free for students who will be 19+ as of 31.08.21 and have not attended the workshop before. If you have already attended this workshop and wish to repeat it a fee will apply. This workshop runs on a Saturday from 9.30am to 4.00pm. Venue:- Cornwall College Camborne Trevenson Road Pool Redruth TR15 3RD

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