Lucy Mayes
Lucy is a pigment maker, artist, and researcher with a background in fine art from the University of Oxford and the Royal College of Art.
Pigment making – the craft of colour for artists with Lucy Mayes
Ref: S4D37900
About this course
Explore the fundamentals of pigments through theory and practice. You will make two synthetic colours: blue and green verditer, followed by their two natural analogues: malachite and azurite. You will also be making plant colour. You will learn colourant classification and chemistry and the craft of historical colour making, while addressing extraction ethics and sustainability. You will test them in binders to make a range of different paints/pastels, creating a personal material archive.
Timetable
Arrival day
Residential students can arrive from 4pm, non-residential students to arrive by 6.45pm for registration
Student welcome, followed by dinner: 6.45pm (dinner included)
Teaching session: 8pm - 9pm (attendance is essential)
Daily timetable
Course teaching 9.15am - 5pm (lunch included)
Dinner: from 6.30pm (included for residential students)
Evening working: students may have access to workshops until 9pm, but only with permission from the tutor and provided any health and safety guidelines are observed
Departure day
Course teaching: 9.15am - 3pm (lunch included)
Residential students will need to check out of rooms by 10am.
Please note, the tutor may make slight variations to the daily timetable as required.
General Information
Tutors
Accommodation
Residential option available. Find out accommodation costs and how to book here.
Further study options
Take the next step in your creative practice, with foundation level to Masters in Fine Art study.
Depending on your experience, start with an Online Foundation Certificate in Art and Design (one year, part-time), a Foundation Diploma in Art and Design made up of 10 short courses taken over two years (part-time) or advance your learning with our BA (Hons) Art and Contemporary Craft: Materials, Making, and Place (six years part-time). All will help you develop core skills, find direction in your practice and build an impressive portfolio in preparation for artist opportunities or higher-level study. See all degree and diploma courses.