Question 1

What equipment and facilities does the Ceramics Studio have?

Accepted Answer

The Ceramics Studio lets you explore techniques like throwing, mould-making and handbuilding using a range of tools, supported by experienced technical staff and academics. You'll have access to clay preparation equipment, electric and gas-fired kilns for firing your work, and a 3D digital processes workshop for rapid prototyping and digital transfer printing. There's also an on-site glaze laboratory stocked with ready-to-use glazes, or you can mix your own.

Question 2

What kind of projects can I make in the Fabrication Yard?

Accepted Answer

The Fabrication Yard is an open general making and assembly space for all types of 3D geometric construction, tufting, green woodworking, and furniture production. It's open to everyone, not just a specific course, and is equipped with specialist model making tools alongside a material library to support and inspire your projects.

Question 3

What tools and machinery are available in the Metal Workshop?

Accepted Answer

The Metal Workshop stocks a wide selection of steel stock including bars, flats, angles and tube, plus aluminium and steel sheet. Once you've completed the workshop induction, you can use joining equipment like welding, soldering and brazing tools, cutting tools including gas and machine cutters, and forming machinery such as sheet metal folders, rollers, tube benders, lathes and forging equipment. Additional tools include a metal cutting bandsaw, pillar drills, and oxy-propane and oxy-acetylene welding equipment.

Question 4

What materials can I buy in the Art Shop on campus?

Accepted Answer

The Art Shop is stocked with a wide range of specialist materials including various papers, inks, professional paints, printmaking supplies, drawing tools and more, so you can collect everything you need for your studio work. It also gives students and alumni a space to promote and sell their own work on-site. As a student or alumnus, you can benefit from a 10% discount on purchases.

Question 5

What can I do in the Knit Workshop?

Accepted Answer

The Knit Workshop lets you explore textile creation using woven and knitted pieces, working with industrial machinery, innovative software, and a range of wools and yarns. You can use pattern design software and electronic domestic knitting machines to translate images and graphics directly onto knit.

Question 6

What equipment does the Paint Methods Workshop have?

Accepted Answer

The Paint Methods Workshop contains equipment and materials for making your own paints, mediums, glazes, and varnishes, as well as preparing canvases and other supports for painting. You can mix your own paint from pigment, including oils, watercolours and acrylics, and use the space for stretching and priming large canvases, including traditional rabbit skin glue methods. There's also a resource corner with books on painting techniques and recipes.

Question 7

What is the Photography Studio used for?

Accepted Answer

The Photography Studio is a space to learn about digital imaging, lighting, and wide format digital printing. You can make use of digital suites for image finishing, scanning and large format print, working closely alongside the Digital Print workshop.

Question 8

What kind of workspace does the Fine Art Studio offer?

Accepted Answer

The Fine Art Studio gives you space to work on projects and refine your practice, with a dedicated spot in the studio you can use throughout the day as you develop your creative work. It's designed as a place to learn through practice, where you can test out ideas, collaborate with others, and discover knowledge in unexpected places.

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