fine arts

fine arts

Find out what you can create with pencil, paintbrush or your own bare hands by letting your imagination run wild at one of the fine arts courses.

The majority of the CREA courses run in blocks of 10 weeks. You can start a CREA course at 3 different points: end of September 2022 (block 1/autumn), mid January 2023 (block 2/winter) and end of April 2023 (block 3/spring). There are exceptions like the week courses in July and August (block 4/summer) and Crash Courses (1 day). Check the course for more info.

Please note that full-time students (from all educational institutions) and young alumni (UvA and HvA) have priority in their registration. For others and former alumni/employees of the UvA and HvA, registration is possible from the following dates: for block 1 from September 5, 2022, for block 2 from December 19, 2022 and for block 3 from March 20, 2023. Read more about this priority rule here.

Anatomy: head and hands

This course is an extensive introduction to drawing the human figure from a photographic reference/live model using a variety of art materials (pencil – charcoal -pastel), techniques, and artistic approaches. The purpose of this course is to help you obtain the basic skill of drawing the human form, including anatomy, observation of the human form […]

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Applied ceramics

Would you like to eat breakfast from self-made plates, or eat ice cream from a coupe designed by you? Traditionally people make plates, bowls and tiles and other such tools from clay.During this course we will be following tradition, and making a number of personal, contemporary implements, because it is both fun and special to [...]

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Artist Sketchbook

Bas Coenegracht

A sketchbook is perfect for combining drawing studies and detailed drawings. Some pages can show beautifully detailed end results, while others grab attention with a quick line drawing. In a sketchbook there is room to try out new techniques, to make color studies or to add text and collage. What do we do?In this course [...]

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Ceramic sculptures

A dynamic introduction to clay and ceramics with possibilities to follow-up. Playful assignments are the basis of this course. You usually work individually on an assignment. Sometimes with a group. What you can expect are modeling with the help of an artefact, something from nature or a live model, building up hollow images, constructing and [...]

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Crash Course Cyanotype

This course is for all those interested in learning a manual photographic printing technique. The cyanotype process is one of the first non-silver technologies used to create photographic images. What will we be doing? You will learn how to print cyanotype on paper using object and flowers. You will discover the origins of cyanotype and [...]

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Drawing

Mels de Gooijer

Bas Coenegracht

This course is aimed at learning to show what we see. Elements that are covered are: composition, measure, rhythm, light and dark, tone value and plasticity. What will you be doing?You will practice studies on nature, portrait, still life, model, or get an assignment where you will work with a specific technique or material.You will [...]

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Drawing and painting

Barbara Guldenaar

Bas Coenegracht

In this dynamic course you will use all kinds of drawing and painting materials such as pencil and charcoal, and in colour soft pastel and oil pastel. You will paint with acrylic paint and gouache which are two water-based paints with a very different character. You will work with the materials separately and sometimes interchangeably [...]

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Drawing and sculpting in clay

In this course you will work mainly from perception. You will learn the technique of drawing and modelling. What will you be doing?You will get to know the differences between the changing materials but also the influences they can have on each other. While modelling you look at all sides of for example your hand, [...]

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Graphic Arts

Mels de Gooijer

This course is about simple printing techniques (e.g. etching) and the cross-over with digital media. The boundary between graphic design and autonomous graphics is an exciting subject. Is a poster or a package autonomous and can you call it art? Since the 20th century, many artists have been working on this boundary, such as Pop [...]

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Model drawing and painting

The model is a great basis to increase your understanding of form, developing your powers of observation and giving you the freedom to experiment with all kinds of materials. What will we be doing?You will work on the technique of properly representing proportions. In the meantime you will be working on all kinds of aspects [...]

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Model moulding

Have you ever wanted to make a sculpture of a person? Then this course is definitely for you. You will learn to look closely at someone and to translate the shapes into a sculpture. Anatomy, proportions, composition and personal view and representation are all discussed in detail. What will you be doing?We will sculpt professional [...]

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Painting

Painting is a bit like magic. The magic of color and paint can amaze you. The tactile power of the material, the hand of the master, can take and immerse you in the ideas, vision and fantasy of the maker. Of course painting can be difficult, but doing it gives you a feeling of freedom. [...]

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Repair art

CREA X Blazinbell presents 'Funky Fashion Repair Art'. In this course, you will learn the basics of sewing and make a work of art with your sewing machine using recycled fabrics - old clothes that you no longer wear or fabrics that are lying around gathering dust. We paint with needle and thread, make the funkiest [...]

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Sculpting in clay

Vika Mitrichenko

Clay is used for, among other things, utensils and jewelry. In this course you will learn the possibilities of the material. Learn to clay like never before: get out of your head and into the clay! Through sculpting you will learn to look at simple things from a different perspective. Eventually your pieces are fired [...]

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Sculpting in wood

This short course is an introduction to the technique of chopping and cutting wood.Wood is a beautiful material with a warm appearance. What will you be doing?You will make a small sculpture out of lime wood or Abachi and by doing so you will get to know the wood and learn to work with gouges [...]

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Sculpting techniques

In this course you will get to know different sculpture techniques and materials. The emphasis is mainly on clay, plaster and soft natural stone. What are you doing?While making a sculpture in clay you learn to deal with volume and the principle of constructive work. We will also sculpt two different reliefs in clay, which [...]

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Sculpture in stone

Stone carving is one of the oldest, most versatile and traditional crafts. The fascination with shaping a stone is as old as mankind itself. Once you get a feel for the stone's properties and processing techniques, you have every opportunity to use your own creativity. The most breathtaking stone sculptures mainly come about through a [...]

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Still life, working with different materials

Vika Mitrichenko

This special course is about different materials and techniques.During this workshop you will produce variety of works, which could be eventually setup into a big still-life presentation. What will you do?You will work with clay, Egyptian faience and porcelain, making sculptures and ceramics. You will learn how to make plaster casts of botanical elements and [...]

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The Portrait

Vika Mitrichenko

This course is divided into two parts. From the beginning, you will get to know academic art by drawing and sculpting the individual parts of the face, such as the eye, nose and mouth. We''ll figure out how the form works, where the light and shadow fall, how the forms interact with the environment, etc. [...]

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Walk-in studio model drawing

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Every Saturday morning from 10.30-13.00 you can visit CREA for the Walk-In Studio: Model Drawing. This comes with a fully equipped room with easels, a professional model, drawing materials, paper, and a teacher to assist you and to offer help if you should need it.We will work with all kinds of drawing materials such as [...]

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