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Abstracts and Acrylics 

Jan 10, 2024 – Feb 16, 2024

32 hours | Wed & Fri | 5.30pm-7.30 pm

Course Fee: PKR 28000/-

“The course start dates, class timings and days may be changed by CEP administration in the wake of unforeseen circumstances such as weather, COVID, instructor illness, etc."

Instructor

Ali Abrar

Abstraction can be understood as an opposite of specific or something  well-defined. Abstract art, then, refers to that art which does not depict exact, objective or realistic reference. It instead uses the language of forms, colour, shape, lines and textures to create the same visual effect. Starting in the early 20th century, abstract art as we know it today has gone through several movements, and is usually attributed to impressionism, post-impressionism and cubism. As they helped in achieving the realization that abstract art needs to break away From representative mode. It is a wide and varied approach to art done in painting, sculpture, photography, design, and any other art form.

This course, as the title reflects, will be focusing on creating abstract art with the use of acrylics on canvas. Combined with input on art history, participants will be engaged in studying elements of art and design, essential to create and read abstract paintings. They will be viewing work of Masters and those who have influenced the art form in significant ways. Very often, abstract artists are asked what their work signifies or what does it mean. The course will not only help participants understand the types of abstractionism but also create their own brush strokes and creative expression through acrylics.

By participating in the course, you will:

• Learn about the distinct and salient features of abstract painting
• Create art which is non-objective, without a reference point, yet communicating visual imagery
• Understand elements of design and art, clearly analysing the influence of impressionism, post modernism and cubism.
• Techniques to apply acrylics for creating abstract art
• Practice colour blending, strokes, adding texture, etc. in using acrylics
• Create your own art work, figure out your flair for acrylics and abstracts.

Who should attend?

This course is perfect for anyone who has dabbled in a bit of drawing and painting and wants to go beyond, learn more, get critique and help to go one notch up.

People looking for a break From their routines or stress busters will also find this course particularly soothing and fun. Finally, if you want to be able understand, read, create and talk about abstract painting, then you shouldn’t miss a chance to learn From Ali Abrar, who is known for his abstracts but also his knowledge of art history.

What will you need?

 Material list will be shared with you upon registration. 

Animation 2D & 3D

Jan 17, 2024 – Feb 27, 2024

8 weeks| 16 sessions | Mon & Wed | 5.30pm- 7.30pm

Course Fee: PKR 28, 000/-

“The course start dates, class timings and days may be changed by CEP administration in the wake of unforeseen circumstances such as weather, COVID, instructor illness, etc.,"

Instructor
Sohail Ahmed

This animation course is a comprehensive exploration of the world of 2D and 3D animation, designed to provide students with the fundamental skills and knowledge needed to create immersive and visually stunning animations. This course caters to beginners and enthusiasts who wish to embark on a creative journey into the realm of animation. Whether you are a budding animator, a student, or someone in the field of animation, gaming, visual effects, or simply want to express your creativity through 2D and 3D animations, this course will provide a comprehensive understanding of the principles and techniques with the skills to bring your ideas to life.

In that, you will learn to do animations by applying effects, adding transparency, exporting animations for web and other platforms, animating text, publishing testing and debugging, exaggeration, and other processes. While group and individual tasks will provide ample practice opportunities, the instructor will also engage you in researching design and illustrate how animation has evolved in the industry.
 

By the end of the course, you will learn to:

• Apply coloring, advanced techniques & visual effects/graphics.
• Use motion guides & create walk cycle (Movie Clip).
• Create captivating animations and content using Adobe Animate.
• Effectively tell a concise story through animation.
• Apply with understanding the 12 principles of animation.
• Use animation software to create moving images.

Course participants need to have intermediate to advance level of computer literacy, familiarity with adobe photoshop & illustration will be useful.

 Who should attend the course?

• Anyone with interest in animation
• People who want their careers as a designer and animators
• Fresh Intermediate/A Level students aspiring to pursue communication design or media sciences as their undergraduate degree
• Early or mid-career graphics design professionals in media, advertising and pharmaceutical industry.

Which software will be used for this course?

The main software will be motion graphics, and visual effects with adobe animate in 2D & adobe dimension in 3D.

Basic Ceramics

January 22, 2024 – March 20, 2024

16 sessions | 32 hours | Mon & Wed | 5.30 pm-7.30 pm

Course Fee: 28, 000/- 

Note: Firing charges are not included in the course fee.

Instructor:

Faraz Mateen

Working with clay is both a science and an art; the science of it comes with firing, bisquing, glazing and creating something functional such as  food safe pots and plates. The art lies in the form that you want to give clay and how you play with its flexibility and fluidity. Basic Ceramics, as the name indicates, is an introductory course where you will mainly be dealing with the art of working with clay. Introducing different hand building methods of working with clay such as wedging, pinching, slabbing, coiling, etc. The course will focus on creating basic shapes and forms with clay. Not limited to cups, pots, jugs, vases, you will also be experimenting with basic sculpting with clay.

Once hand building techniques are learnt, you will be introduced to wheel throwing method for more refined forms of pottery. Towards the end, firing techniques and working with readymade glazes will also be covered. 

Course Description

This experimental course is for those interested in working with clay in a variety of methods and processes. The course will explore potential of making in clay, its inherent properties and well-built forms that can be taken home once fired.

What will you learn:

• Through this course participants will be able to:
• Through this course participants will be able to:
• Learn to work with the medium of clay, how to prepare, preserve and recycle clay.
• Explore the techniques of creating artistic and functional forms and clay bodies.
• Explore how to incorporate ceramics in their visual expression and creative practice.
• Use sculpting tools, test kilns, and glazes for decorating clay bodies
• The course will include an introduction to many hand building techniques including pinch-pots, coiling and slab building
• Will also take you through the firing process.
• Work could include making bowl forms, vases and jugs as well as sculptural forms or garden pots.
• Students will be directed to design and build certain objects, using a preferred technique during the sessions, but can adapt the object into more personal styles.

Who can attend this course?

Anyone and everyone above age 16, no prior experience of working with clay or ceramics is required. Hobbists, art students, ceramists, and people aspiring to take up a career in ceramics, working professionals seeking relaxation or a skill set will find this basic course very useful for their respective persuits.

What will you need:

In the first class the instructor is going to explain the list of materials and where you can get them From. For demonstration and practice in the first class, you will be provided with clay and sculpting tool kit on sharing basis. From the next class onward, you can buy the material From IVS’s stationery shop or any art material store of your choice.

• Clay, wedged and prepped before classes.
• Basic sculpting clay wooden tool kit.
• Pottery tool kit
• Spray bottles
• sponges
• Rolling pins
• Plastic bowls
• Old newspapers

Note: Course material and firing charges are not included in the course fee.

Space Design with 3D

June 11, 2023 – August 13, 2023

30 hours | 10 weeks | Sat | 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Course Fee: 25,000/=

Instructor

Anousha Hashmi

The course will primarily focus on the application of drafting skills required to develop design solutions. It is specifically designed to support architects and interior designers who need to master 2D technical drawings that can assist them in designing functional spaces.

Students will be able to use the techniques taught in the course to draft plans and mockup layouts for residential and commercial spaces. They will learn to use the software to experiment with the placement of fixtures and furniture and produce the best design solutions for a functional space.

More specifically, you will be engaged in:

• Starting a new drawing the screen layout command line & using the keyboard to open an existing drawing using your pointing device AutoCAD’s Cartesian Workspace.
• Basic drawing and editing drawing lines, rectangles & circles
• Erasing Objects using direct distance entry & polar tracking drawing with grid & snap viewing your drawing
• Drawing precision using object snap & object snap overrides polar tracking summary object snap tracking.
• Printing the plot command plot settings plot preview.
• Organizing your drawings and creating new drawings with templates what are layers? Layer state changing an object’s layer.
• Drawing information measuring a distance & area information about objects.
• More object types 3 drawing arcs & polylines converting polylines to lines & arcs converting lines & arcs to polylines
• Advanced editing commands using trim, extend, fillet & chamfer offsetting & mirroring objects creating arrays of objects.
• Inserting blocks, What are blocks? Inserting blocks using the design center to insert blocks.
• Annotation adding, formatting & editing multiline text other text tools spell checking text using & editing hatch patterns dimensioning concepts dimension tools adding & editing dimensions basic leaders selecting a dimension style.
• Advanced editing, changing an object’s length using stretch, lengthen & break productivity tools (object selection, quick select & editing with grips).

Who should attend this course?

The course is designed for aspiring interior designers who already have some experience with AutoCAD and need to enhance their skills. It will benefit you in making detailed interior plans with sections, wall elevations, and placement of furniture and fixtures. plotting and scaling, experimenting with layouts, furniture, color, etc.

It is recommended that architects who believe their interior design needs work also enroll in it.

Basic Drawing and Painting

Jan 11, 2024 – March 12, 2024

16 sessions | Tue & Thurs | 5:30pm – 7:30 pm

Course Fee: PKR 28, 000/-

“The course start dates, class timings and days may be changed by CEP administration in the wake of unforeseen circumstances such as weather, COVID, instructor illness, etc."

Instructor:

Khalid Anwar

As the title suggests, this course is all about learning the basics of drawing  and painting. Starting From lines and shapes, participants will practice drawing still-life objects. Along with it, gesture drawing and basic of portraiture will also be introduced. The use of dry and wet media will also be covered in the course – techniques and strengths of each medium, with an overview of its application.

By participating in the course, you will:

• Learn how to draw From observation, depicting what you see.
• Learn how to get proportions and angles right
• Get to work with mixed media including charcoal, pastels, watercolours, acrylics, and oil
• Practice application techniques for each medium – colour blending, strokes, washes, adding texture, etc.
• Create your own art work, an interpretation of a classic and also a depiction of your original thought and observation.
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Who should attend?

• This course is perfect for anyone who has dabbled in a bit of drawing and painting and wants to go beyond, learn more, get critique and help to go one notch up.
• People looking for a break From their routines or stress busters will also find this course particularly soothing and fun.
• Finally, A and O level students looking for quick help to enrich their portfolios will benefit From this.

What will you need?

The instructor will share the materials needed prior to the classes. For the first class, bring along a sketchbox and pencils (B series).

Basic Interiors

January 9, 2024 – March 8, 2024

32 hours | Tue & Fri | 5:30pm – 7:30 pm

Course Fee: PKR 28, 000/-

Instructor

Mahwish Ghulam Rasool

Are you fascinated by spaces and how they make you feel? Do you look up ideas for home décor on Pinterest and Instagram? Do you walk into a restaurant, a shop or a friend’s hose and think about reorganizing the setting or changing the colour scheme? If you said YES to all the questions, then Interior Basics is just what the doctor ordered for you. In this case, our amazing instructor designed for you

Interior Basics is a condensed but intense orientation to Interior Design and Décor. Specifically focusing on residential spaces, the course will introduce design theory, notions of comfort and style, and how to strike a balance between the two. Key elements of design i.e. lighting and spaces, colour theory and application, and material and  such as spaces, colours, material and finishes.

By  the end of the course, you will be able to:

Understand how to do residential space planning and key considerations

Know types/styles of Interiors such as minimalistic, opulent, functional, etc.

Figure out factors essential for creating comfort and stylizing a living space

Have experience and knowledge of selecting materials and finishes, colour application, and how they match or clash with each other

Clarify your own design and layout preferences, and what can you do to refine it further

Get to know about different vendors, places which give good bargain, and tips to save up by reorganizing & reusing material

Who should attend?

This course is suited for anyone who wants to learn something new. You don’t need prior design or art education.  Young or old, as long as you show the willingness, passion and diligence to learn, can enroll in the course. It will be a great exposure to everyone involved in housing and construction business.People running start ups or home based initiatives around design and décor will benefit a lot 

Character Design by Khurram Khan

August 10, 2023 – October 3, 2023.

16 sessions | Tue & Thu | 5:30pm – 7:30 pm

Course Fee: PKR 28, 000/-

Instructor

Khurram Khan

To design a character, you need to develop your imagination, visualization, and then the skills to depict it. Truth be told, you excel in character design only when you have the love for listening to and telling stories, a sense of wonderment and curiosity that pushes you to get lost in a world of magical realism.

 This course encapsulates all these elements – a crash-course that teaches core fundamentals and advanced techniques in conceptualizing and drawing, dynamic characters.  It will address professional and personal character drawing and construction techniques, as well as learn about thumbnails, turnarounds, clean ups, and model sheets. The theoretical; research, precedence studies and vernacular context all come into play along with focusing on subject matter and style that interests individual student and to build on that.

By participating in the course, you will learn about:

• Generating character concepts and design settings
• Using word building technique to develop characters
• Learning to use cultural and historical references
• Imagining and illustrating character details including gestures, movements, expressions, clothing, material and textures
• Understanding character design theory in conjunction with platform to
• Meeting design goals and optimize creativity in conjunction with client and target audience requirements

Who should attend?

Anyone with a penchant for imagination, love of storybooks and illustrations, and deeply interested in character design. While no previous art or drawing education is needed, you will benefit more if you have been delving into a bit of sketching and drawing.

It is also a perfect platform for graphic and concept artists who want to up their game – improve their skills and make their portfolio stand out. Similarly, those writers and storytellers who want to illustrate their own books or know how to communicate to the illustrators should attend the course.

What will you need?

• Sketch Book
• Pencil
• Inking tools (markers, fineliners)

Or you can bring the your digital tablet if you prefer that.

Digital and Performance Marketing

January, 2024
16 Session | Sat & Sun | 04:00pm-06:00pm |

Course Fee: PKR 28, 000/-

Instructor

Farhan Sheikh/Ahad Motiwala

In a highly competitive world, digital marketing has evened the playing field for small and new businesses that previously didn’t have a chance against big corporations. You no longer need to invest in billboards and TV advertising that may or may not reach your audience. Digital marketing allows businesses to better target consumers at a fraction of the cost of traditional advertising. Our Digital Marketing Short Course will arm you with the tools you need to target and convert users into customers. Learn the techniques industry experts use to enhance brand awareness, increase customer loyalty, drive traffic and push sales.

Who should attend the course?

• Entrepreneurs who’re looking to widen their reach using digital channels
• Marketing and sales professionals who want to learn the building blocks of making effective digital marketing strategies
• Digital marketing professionals who want to increase ROI by improving the quality of their online ads and SEO strategies.
• Digital marketers who want to learn the analytical side of online marketing
• Freelance content writers who want to upgrade their skills and become proficient content marketers
• Upcoming business owners who want to get the most out of digital marketing strategies with limited budgets

What you’ll learn

• The difference between traditional and digital marketing
• The various types of digital marketing including email marketing, SEO, PPC, SMM, and content marketing
• To use online tools like Google Webmaster, Google My Business, Google Keyword Planner, Google Trends and Website Analysis Tools to create and monitor SEO and PPC strategies
• To make powerful social media marketing strategies (Google Ads, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube) tailored to the needs of your brand

Digital Textile Design

January 22, 2024 – March 18, 2024

16 sessions | Mon & Wed | 5:30pm – 7:30 pm

Course Fee: PKR 28, 000/-

Instructor

Sana Naqvi

Have you dreamed of creating your own design and getting them printed on fabrics? If yes, this course will help you realize your dream! Join the fun process of creating repeat patterns, colour palette, layers and design elements that can work for a range of textile such as curtains, bed linen, sofa and cushions, and clothing material. Using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, you will learn all about digital textile and create print-ready files of your own designs.

At the end of the course, you will be able to:

• Explore and research colours and materials used in textile printing
• Identify and evaluate information From various visual sources
• Better understand graphic and illustrative styles of artists/designers.
• Cut and separate your elements onto layers
• Design repeat patterns
• Create a colour palette
• Maintain a digital portfolio

The course includes:

• On campus, face-to-face instruction and practice sessions
• Homeworks and assignments to practice after lessons
• Exposure visit to observe the process of printing a design on fabric
• Tips & tutorials on expanding digital portfolio for further learning

On the first day of course, you are required to bring:

• Notebook and pen
• USB memory stick (Min 10GB if possible)
• Any visual influences or examples of style of work you like (photographs/drawings) to turn into a pattern repeat

The course will be conducted in a computer lab, however, if you wish to work on your laptop, you certainly can.  Make sure you have Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator installed on your laptop. Also, you will need to attach a  mouse to your laptop.

Who should attend?

• This course is suited for anyone who wants to learn something new. You don’t need prior design or textile education, but basic computer literacy and familiarity with Adobe Photoshop is essential.
• Entrepreneurs, self-taught artists, fashion and interior designers, graphics designers and illustrators looking to bring their illustrations on to real fabrics, those aiming to expand or refresh their skills-set will gain a lot From this course.

Fashion Fundamentals

January 22, 2024 – March 27, 2024

32 sessions | Mon & Wed | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Course Fee: PKR 35,000/=

“The course start dates, class timings and days may be changed by CEP administration in the wake of unforeseen circumstances such as weather, COVID, instructor illness, etc."

Instructor

Adnan Pardesy

This is a crash course in fashion fundamentals with three distinct yet interconnected parts – the course will begin with creating an understanding of fashion through research. After an orientation on core elements, tools and types of fashion, you will be taken through a guided research and ideation process.

Second part will focus on developing your craft and technical skills – practice session on four key patterns needed for garment construction. The third part will focus on design elements including how to go about illustration, fabric selection, volume, frills and trims keeping in view the body proportions and intended purpose of a collection or design. This could will have a balance of conceptual and studio-based inputs and practice. Alongside, you will be introduced to the science of knowing your target clientele, merchandising and the scope of fashion and textile industry. Download Course Outline

Expected Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, the participants are expected to:

• Develop in-depth knowledge and skills of the core elements of fashion
• Gain hands-on practical experience of apparel design and construction
• Orient with the background work – mood boarding, research and analysis, required for successful design and apparel creation
• Provide exposure to fashion industry, emerging trends and trade
• Support in exploring the niche/creative expression in the respective type/line of fashion chosen.
• Learn about the market dynamics, range of products and ways to create a brand in the specific line of fashion chosen/to be pursued

Fashion Illustrations 

May 10, 2024 – June 30, 2024

32 hours | Wed & Fri | 5:30pm – 7:30 pm

Course Fee: PKR 28,000/=

Instructor

Shafaq Arshad Awan

Fashion Illustration is an integral part of fashion design through which ideas and inspitations are put on paper. Illustrations become the tool to ideate, improve and finalize the design sequence and collection. Instead of focusing on a particular accessory or a clothing item,capturing the mood, style and look of collection is possible through illustratiions.

Fashion illustration is all about being inspired by something someone else has done and filtering it through your own lens, but to also have the creative liberty to be able to generate your own ideas From working or drawing inspiration From a source. 

• Through attending this course, you would be able to:
• Understand the basic of fashion illustration
• Ideate and draw original illustrations using a source of inspiration
• Learn about sketchbooking and how its used for preparing working and technical fashion drawing
• Learn and create digital illustrations for design collections
• Develop a basic sense of fashion and understanding of terminologies necessary in the fashion industry
• Think critically and generate ideas and convert them into fashion illustrations,  mood board, colour board, research board.

Who should attend?

This course is open for everyone above 16 years  of age. You need to be interested and excited about fashion and stlyle, and designing clothes.

It will also be useful for those people who find it difficult to communicate their ideas in words and need to visualuize a design for themselves and their clients.

Students aspiring to study fashion, self-taught fashion designers, those running clothing brands (retail, online or made-to-order) and everyone who still gets their clothes tailored will find this course very useful, almost therapeutic.

What is the difference between this course & Fashion Fundamentals?

A lot. Fashion Fundamentals as indicated by the course title, touches upon on all the basic parameters including bit of illustration. Primary focus is for you to learn the cuts, body types, different types of fabric, what goes with what, research and mood boarding.

Fashion illustration course is focused on one specialized tool, that enables you to ideate and put your ideas and thoughts on paper. Basically, it aims to help you think through drawing.

What will you need?

• Drawing boards
• Laptops
• iPads (if already available, no need otherwise)
• Participants are required to bring, pencils( 1B,2B,3B), clutch pencil 0.5, erasers,
• 15 inch scales, A3 sketchbooks, Notepads/notebooks to write down class notes,
• A3 plastic folder,watercolour pencils
• Paints (watercolours, poster paints)
• Round paint brushes (at least three different sizes including fine)
• A rag cloth
• Drawing sheets that are to be brought in class will be told beforehand.

This is a very practice based course with lots of class and home assignments. Particioants will only be able to benefit if they are religiously doing the assigned work. This also means that your involvement in the course will go beyond the class contact time of 32 hours; it is therefore advised to be prepared for intensive engagement. 

Fashion Photography

May 24, 2023 – July 14, 2023

8 weeks| 16 sessions | Wed & Fri | 5.30pm- 7.30pm

Course Fee: PKR 35, 000/-

Instructor

Sana Sultan

IMPORTANT: Applicants must know to operate a DSLR and basics of Adobe Photoshop.

Mobile cameras, insta-filters and reels, red carpet celebrity selfies and groupies are all very good but not enough to make you a real and sought-after fashion photographer. You may get your 15-mins of fame and 200K likes but if you are in for a long-haul, it is essential to learn about fashion, brand identity, designer’s vision and being able to translate into images.

This course will prepare participants to conduct fashion shoots from inception to execution. Through hands-on experience, it will give participants a thorough orientation of working with fashion brands and designers will be this course’s key focus.

After introductory classes, in-door and outdoor practice sessions, the instructor will be taking the participants to an out-door location for a full-scale fashion shoot with professional model, make-up and styling. This will give them an authentic exposure to the hard-work and coordination that goes behind the glossy-fashion pages of a magazine or social media content.

What will you learn in the course?

With practice and regular course participation, you are expected to achieve the following learning outcomes:

• Understand the fundamentals of fashion photography and what is required to execute a successful fashion shoot.
• Importance of pre and post-production in fashion photography
• Coordination skills required to synchronize a team of creatives including models, makeup artists, and stylists.
• Classification of image requirements for catalogue, look- book, editorial and high-fashion photography
• Portfolio building
• Strong command over retouching images.
• Command over lighting setups and ability to create different effects.

What will you need to participate in the course?

You will need a DSLR, 1 lens and a USB of at least 64 GB capacity.

In the first class, bring the DSLR and lens you have for the instructor to see and advise you. If you do not have a DSLR camera nor can borrow one, do not BUY one before taking advice from the instructor. To carry on the course, you will need to invest in the basic camera gear.

Conditions for Course Completion & Certification

Your course certification is tied up with your attendance, participation and performance in the course activities. Our instructor is not willing to award the completion certificate unless the following conditions are met:

• The participants need to attend 4 practical classes that include 2 photoshoots; one indoor and one outdoor withtheir respective practice classes.
• All Photoshop classes are mandatory.
• Four theory classes are mandatory.
• Final two assignment classes are mandatory.
• Need to know how to retouch a complete beauty and fashion image.
• Must understand the fundamentals of a fashion shoot.
• Understanding the concept of using light setups for different effects.
• Participate actively in all classes and complete at least 80% of assigned tasks.

Furniture Design

January 12, 2024 – March 10, 2024

32 hours | Sat & Sun | 05.30pm – 07.30pm

Course Fee: PKR 32, 000/=

Mahwish Ghulam Rasool

Design is distinguished From art because it offers function—furniture design is where these lines are blurred. Successful furniture designers have a knack for transforming artistic pieces into functional objects that not only provide comfort when used but also enhance the aesthetics of a room.

Our furniture design course pushes participants to look at furniture as functional works of art. It merges form with function. Participants gain an overview of the furniture design process through practical projects, instructor presentations and feedback. The course familiarizes them with materials and techniques used to design and build purposeful pieces of furniture, keeping human scale and ergonomics in mind. More specifically, it will include:

•           Introduction to furniture design

•           Scale and proportion

•           Space planning

•           Elements and principles of design

•           Furniture styles and history

•           Contemporary furniture

•           Upholstery details

•           Materials understanding

•           Sketch modelling and presentation models

At the end of the course, students will:

• Understand materials related to furniture
• Understand techniques associated with designing furniture
• Understand ergonomics related to furniture
• Analyze any furniture in terms of concept, material, identify technologies used in the construction of the design
• Be able to pursue further studies, apprenticeships and internships in furniture design

Who should take this course?

The course is ideal for people who have a serious interest in furniture design and want to be aware of the current trends of furniture and residential styling. Individuals considering further study will also benefit From it.

Moreover, it you have a family business related to furniture manufacturing or even trading, it will be very useful for developing your understanding and analysis skills of what kind of furniture goes with different styles and functions.

Geode Resin Art

January 13, 2024 – March 29, 2024

33 Hours | Sat & Sun | 11:00am – 1:00pm

Course Fee: PKR 28, 000/-

Instructor

Mehreen Saleem

For the uninitiated, Geode is a type of rock found in volcano beds. It is known for its beautiful crystal formations that are visible when the rock is sliced open. The crystals, colours resulting From various mineral deposits and light reflections have been the inspiration of Geode Resin Art. Obviously, the real geodes are hard to find and expensive. As an alternative, epoxy resin along with glitters, decorative gems, stones, glass, paints, and other mixed-media are used to create the same mesmerizing effect of light, colours, shine and silkiness in texture.

Geode Resin is one of the top trending art techniques and widely used to create decorative as well as 3D effect to arts and crafts and paintings. Through this two month course, you will be able to learn the basic techniques of geode resin, adding textures on canvas through various low-cost and everyday use material. Creative expression through geode abstract resin is not only limitless but also extremely therapeutic – this course will give you a taste of both. It will include:

• Making resin and its use in decorative art, abstract art and canvas embellishment
• Creating fire glass, colouring and arranging it on canvas
• Using alcohol ink, mica powder, glitters, paints and stones for Geode effect
• Creating an independent Geode project of your choice
• Glamourizing Geode through aluminium paints, gold and silver paper and markers
• Ways in which canvas can be given a 3D effect using Geode Resin

Who should attend the course?

• Anyone interested in playing with colours and objects to express personal aesthetics and art preferences
• Crafters and those who are into decorative art
• Art enthusiasts looking for a DIY art project (do-it-yourself)
• Artists & art students wanting to experiment with their canvas to add oomph to their art

Anyone above 15 years of age can apply.

What is needed for the course?

As mentioned above, Geode effect is created through a lot of material. You can try out a number of things to add texture and glitter. However, you don’t need to bring anything to the first session. The instructor will explain the essentials, which materials to use and From where to get them.

When you begin making your own project, you will need:

• Heat gun or blowtorch
• Apron
• Protective latex gloves
• Mask/respirator
• Weighting scale or measuring cups
• Canvas to work on (size of your own choosing).
• Resin
• Acrylic paint
• Alcohol inks
• Mica powder Glitters
• Crushed fire glass
• Crystals
• Silver and gold leaves
• Gold/ silver gold acrylic marker
• Masking tape
• Spatula or spreader, plastic mixing cups, stir stick or popsicle stick for stirring and mixing.
• Hard glue gun
  Wipes and tissue

Graphics Design: From Idea to Practice

November 8, 2023 – January 8, 2024

8 weeks| 16 sessions | Tue & Wed | 5.30pm- 7.30pm

Course Fee: PKR 28, 000/-

Instructor

Muhammad Ali Khan and Sohail Ahmed

Canva is a cool invention and provides a great range of templates. However, using Canva well does not mean you can conceptualize your own design, image or logo. You may ask, what is the need when you have so many apps and programmes like Canva? The answer is fairly simple – becoming a graphics designer or concept artist entails more than what any of these apps offer. Translating an idea into an image is a powerful tool and should be learned well.

This course will teach you the principles of graphic design: image making, typography, composition, working with colour and shapes. All graphics design courses focus on these skills  as they are commonly required in practice and the industry. So, what sets IVS-CEP course apart? Well, in addition to learning these skills. You will MAKE the design, think about what you want to represent or communicate through that design that you make. In the rapidly growing industry and digital media overload, the only way to excel, progress and make your own mark is to be able to create and communicate. 

• At the end of this course, you will:
• Know how to explore and investigate visual representation through a range of Image-making techniques;  
• Understand basic principles of working with shape, color and pattern;
• Be exposed to the language and have learned the skills of typography;
• Understand and have applied the principles of composition and visual contrast.
• Develop a core set of graphic design skills that you can apply to your own projects, or to more deeply investigate a specialized area of graphic design.

Who should attend the course?

• Anyone with interest in graphics design and communication
• Early or mid-career graphics design professionals in media, advertising and pharmaceutical industry who convert designs/logos into digital images and illustrations
• Everyone who is labelled a software operator and works with concept artist
• People creating a lot of social media content
• Amateur graphic designers who still struggle with working on concepts and ideas
• Fresh Intermediate/A Level students aspiring to pursue communication design or media sciences as their undergraduate degree

What do I need to bring to the class?

• Bring your notebooks/sketchbooks and pen to the first class.  Then, the instructors will direct you about the material needs as you go along.
• Half of the sessions will be conducted in the computer lab where you’d be working with design software. To succeed in this course, you will need access to a computer. You can complete this course without one but it will be tougher.
• Access to, and a beginner's level knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite programs, such as Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign will help you.

Indo Persian Painting with Naveed Sadiq 

To be announced, course calendar will be uploaded after Eid.

12 sessions | 24 hours | Mond, Tues & Fri | 5.30 pm-7.30 pm

Workshop Fee: PKR 25, 000/-

Instructor

Naveed Sadiq

The series of workshops are designed to expand on the practices of diverse indigenous schools of the discipline; Indo-Persian painting Funn-e-Mussawari, known as miniature painting today.

Sadiq is known for his emphasis on deep investigation of the processes, concepts and the form within the realm of Funn-e-Mussawari. His teaching closely draws focus on learning from Mughal pedagogical models and a need to establish a relevance to contemporary teaching styles.

Each session will entail more than drawing on a surface. Participants will delve into the process of observing, sensing, and re-connecting with the self and its surroundings. These connections may take place during preparation of the surface (Wasli paper), in extracting pigments (colours) from natural sources and in the contemplation of the significance of sacred geometry, as an underlying grid, in exploration of composition. The importance of care required for undertaking each step, the contemplation and meditation through material and making; all begin a cerebral,  spiritual and  a visual experience in the form of painting.

The series comprises of three workshops, each focussing on an element or “Usloob”, namely:

• Siyah Qalam (Siyah = black & Qalam = brush) where the drawing is made from one colour.
• Lamp black is created through a natural material it is collected through burning a lamp under a terracotta utensil, the soot deposits finest carbon on the inside centre and sides of the utensil. It is collected through a delicate feather and mixed with gum of Keekar (Arabic gum) for making the colour black.
• Neem Rung (Neem = Partial & Rung = Colour) where the drawing is painted with one or two colours thus getting its name – neem suggests half or partial.
• Gud Rang, (Gud = Opaque & Rang = colour) where the drawing is painted with a fall range of colour. Gud is from gudla, an Urdu word which means opaque.    

Participants will be introduced to the Mughal and Persian painting styles; and will have the choice to select one style for their own painting. Schedule for the second and third workshops will be announced in due course.

Workshop Materials

Participants will be provided sea-shell containers to keep water and colour, a set of reference picture, 1 A3 Cartridge sheet, lamp black colour and gum Arabic.

Following material will be available for purchase in limited quantity:

• Sun-hemp Handmade paper (Indian Wasli) single sheet @ PKR 400/-
• Indian Curved Brush (squirrel hair) @ PKR 600/-

Who can participate?

Everyone who is interested in exploring Indo-Persian painting in a process-oriented and logical manner. There is no requirement for formal art education or practice, however, keenness to learn is a must.

Kashf-e-Naqsh (Art of Illumination)

May 22, 2023 – July 18, 2023

8 weeks| 16 sessions | Mon & Tue | 5.30pm - 7.30 pm

Course Fee: PKR 28, 000/-

“The course start dates, class timings and days may be changed by CEP administration in the wake of unforeseen circumstances such as weather, COVID, instructor illness, etc."

Instructor

Mohammed Kashif Khan

Kashf-e-Naqsh is all about Naqqashi that you see in Persian and Turkish manuscripts. The signature blue, turquoise, white and gold geometric patterns that are seen on old manuscripts especially Quran is an art form dating back to 13th Century with its origin in Persia. Later, Ottoman empire resulted in Turkish influenced designs. Illumination meaning light, uses gold highlights for decorative painting of motifs traditionally arabesque and floral elements. It is considered to be representative of a divine form through natural motifs, with basis in balance and symmetry.

This course introduces the Art of Islamic Illumination giving a historical context, what different patterns signify and then focusing on practice of few key patterns and designs. The participants will be involved in selecting a design, paper-making, tracing and embellishing the design. The pristine symmetrical design of Shamsa (Sun-burst pattern) will be introduced, which represents divinity or unity of all forces. Different variations formed through connecting symmetrical lines and arcs will be taught in the course.

 Who should enroll?

Anyone who admires or wants to learn Persian and Turkish styles of Islamic Illumination. Anyone can enroll. No prior practice or knowledge is needed. Willingness to learn and patience are essential pre-requisites.

Artists who do Islamic Calligraphy will also find this course very useful.

List of Materials

• Sketchbook
• Golden ink
• Watercolours/coloured pencils
• Sketchbook
• Brushes
• Compass
• Pencil
• Ruler (12 inches)
• Eraser 

Colours will not be required in the first session. The instructor may ask the participants to bring other material such as canvas, as deemed essential. 

Methods of Textile Printing 

Dates: To Be Announced Soon

15 sessions | 30 hours | Mon-Wed-Fri | 4.30 pm -6.30 pm

Course Fee: PKR 25,000/-

Instructor

Sadia Kausar

If you are thinking a course with “methods” in its title will be dry or boring, don’t worry at all. This course packs so much action, creativity and fun that you would never want it to end. Mixed media textile printing is one of the most exciting and experimental areas within the textile and fashion design world. 

 Creative surface printed textures are made utilizing numerous methods and materials, which makes mix media printing such a compelling and appealing medium for beginners and innovative artists. Collage, stitch, and print your own stitched-textile work and produce highly sophisticated and complex looking surface effects for a variety of products. Come learn and understand the basic fundamentals of various printing methods and give yourself the opportunity to experiment with different fabrics, materials and mediums used in printing. Choose the right colors, patterns, and design layouts for creating market viable products for apparel and home.

 Offered by a thoroughly seasoned textile design professional and educator, Sadia Kausar, the course will cover:

 Methods of textile printing –  Introduction to the tools, mediums, and materials.

- Orientation to methods of printing along with sampling on fabrics and developing design layouts.
- Methods included are:

• Block printing 
• Screen printing
• Foil and metallic dust printing. 
• Pearl and flock printing. 
• Puff/foam printing using a heat press.
• Transfer printing. 
• Mask/resist printing. 

Practicing through mixed media, participants will understand the impact of colour schemes on design and fabric feel. They will be able to select suitable mediums in relation to design and material when developing their own products.

 Who should attend?

 Everyone with an interest in hands-on textile printing methods can attend the course. It will be useful for those who want to develop their own textile products but are not sure about which technique or material to select. You will get an in-depth introduction and extensive opportunities to try out options, with the support from our instructor. 

 The course will be equally beneficial for people already in textile/apparel related business or textile design. The course will help in advancing the skills and diversifying product design and range of printing methods application.

 What are the materials required for the course?

The participant should bring the following materials for the sessions

• Pure white cotton stole (size 20"x72") or a pure white cotton t shirt or both if desired by participant
• Textured white/light colored cotton stoles or t-shirts may also be purchased for experimental sampling.
• Colored cotton cloth (various medium to dark colors from the market) 
• Small plastic containers (to store pigments) (Available at IVS bookshop)
• Wooden sticks or plastic spoons (used for mixing colors)
• Masking tape (available at IVS bookshop)
• Box of common pins (available at IVS bookshop)

 *Additional requirements for upcoming sessions may be suggested during classes as well.

Oil Painting Techniques 

June 12, 2023 – August 2, 2023

32 hours | Mon & Wed | 5:30pm – 7:30 pm

Course Fee: PKR 28,000/=

Instructor

Khalid Anwar

Oil Painting is the most popular medium and the most misconstrued one as well. Often, the medium is considered messy but easy as you can mask the mistakes by applying another layer of paint. The fact remains that painting with oil is highly complex and difficult to master owing to the various techniques, colour application and mixing. A lot of patience-intensive processes and practice is required for learning to paint with oil, this course is exactly going to focus on that.

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Learn about the medium of oil; preparing the medium and surface for painting, tools essential for working with oils
• Understand and apply different ways of colour mixing, colour balancing, and layering in oil
• Know about different techniques of oil painting and styles of Master Artists (especially Impressionism and Absttactionism)
• Be able to apply at least 3-4 techniques of oil painting  including impasto, grisalle and chiaroscuro, but not limited to it.
• Create textures through the use of palette knife, brushes and mixing media.
• Figure out how thickening or thinning the paint layer can create illusion of distance adding a three dimensional element to the painting.
• Practice colour blending, strokes, adding texture, etc. in using oil painting
• Create your own art work, figure out your flair for the medium and style of painting

Who should attend?

This course is perfect for those who want to learn the techniques and skills of painting. You can be starting From scratch or already practicing, the course will help you in gaining technical knowledge of the craft and confidence in what you produce.

What will you need?

• Following will be the material required for the course:
• Oil paints (Maries 24 colour pack & Windsor and Newton)
• Flat brushes (all sizes From small to large).
• Linseed Oil
• Terpentine
• Empty plastic or glass jars for oil mixing
• An apron or old shirt to protect your clothes
• Rag cloth and wipes
• Double dipper
• Palette (wood or p[astic)
• Palette knives set
• White Colour Tube (large, of toothpaste size)
• Canvas for Oil Painting

Please note that course participants will be required to take their work home with them at the end of the week. Therefore, they should make arrangements accordingly. In an event where they have to leave the work in the studio, CEP admin team should be informed. CEP will not take any responsibility for any material or canvas left by any particioant without prior intimation and permission. 

Business Communication and Writing

January, 2024

8 weeks| 16 sessions | 32 hours | Tue & Thu | 5.30pm -7.30 pm

Course Fee: PKR 28, 000/-

IMPORTANT: the course will start with 10 confirmed registrations (i.e. when fee challan is paid).

Instructor

Ambreen Saleh

Whether you are a student, working professional or running your own business, you are confronted with writing challenges of your own or those posed by others. Whether it is a job ad, CV, memorandum of understanding, contract, content for the web, anything at all – writing skulls are at the core of it. Obviously, you cannot risk getting the crux or core of your professional communication wrong. For many, despite attending  multiple trainings on communication and business writing, writing an email or simple letter can become hours of staring at a blank screen or paper.

1. Letters and emails
2. Technical writing – Reports, Proposals, Minutes of meeting, Event briefs
3. Academic writing
4. Research papers

For each form, course participants will learn the following aspects of writing:

• Planning the writing task: knowing the purpose and audience
• Developing structure 
• Making content: six Cs of professional writin
• Focusing on details – grammar, spellings, correct use of vocabulary, formatting, tone and level of formality, etc. Using tables, infographics and quotes for emphasis
• Referencing and indexing
• Avoiding plagiarism and ensuring academic integrity

Each session will have input From the instructor followed by lots of writing exercises and practice using writing prompts, timed activities and group and peer work, assessment and assignments.

Who can attend the course?

You can be a teacher, a content writer, an admin or finance manager, a student, a fresh graduate applying for jobs, a stay-at-home line retailer or a blogger – this course is going to benefit you in more than one way. And if you keep on practicing, the benefit of attending this course will multiply every day of the rest of your life. That is how crucial it is to learn professional writing!

Open for 16 years old and above. This is not a language learning course; therefore, you need to have functional literacy in English and Urdu to be able to do professional writing.

Why should you enroll - what is different about this “training course”?

Well, let us say we have been on both sides of the table. We have been troubled by writing a report or minutes of a meeting – we have learned the ropes and know what it takes to overcome the writing problem. Equally important is the fact that we have received a lot of abrupt, wrong, cryptic and even offensive writing in the form of emails, manuals, reports, and applications. Therefore, this course is an extract of our experience, and we want to ease the pain that is caused by writing tasks, and worse, bad writing.

For more objective reasons, this course is a practice-based course. You will be learning about all forms of professional writing, getting feedback on what you write, dos and don'ts of each form, and building the confidence in your writing with the knowledge of grammar, conventions, and ethics.

What will you need for the course?

Along with a learning attitude and present mind, you will need to carry a notebook and pens/pencils to every class. If you are used to writing on a processor, bring your tablet or laptop along. The venue will have charging sockets and spaces to set them up.

You will be given lots of practice exercises using audio visual aids. Be prepared to work with a group and individually.

Professional Practices in Interior Designing

January 13, 2024 – February 18, 2024

30 hours| 10 weeks | Sat & Sun | 12 noon – 3.00pm

Course Fee: PKR 30, 000/-

“The course start dates, class timings and days may be changed by CEP administration in the wake of unforeseen circumstances such as weather, COVID, instructor illness, etc."

Instructor

Muhammad Abrar Khokhar

Are you an interior design professional but struggle with determining estimates, analyzing material needs, making bill of quantity, costing and budgeting? Did you just nod your head vigorously? Don’t think twice, this course is exactly what you need.

This professional practice course aims to help the interior design professionals realize the importance of organizing and managing a professional design practice. You will develop knowledge and skills required to successfully and efficiently run a design business. From project conception stage to completion, a critical approach to defining, understanding, evaluating and analysing the practical aspects is imperative. This is reflected in the quotation and proposal design, how judiciously material is used, the different options and costs estimates prepared, and most importantly, client negotiation and facilitation.

Through this course, you will be able to:

• Identify the major ways to follow professionalism in Interior Designing
• Understand the efficient ways of using resources and materials
• Develop awareness of the requirements and functions of professional interior design organizations
• Formulate preliminary design concepts that are aesthetic, appropriate, functional, and in accordance with codes and standards
• List and explain the basic requirements (or elements) needed to create a valid contract for services
• Prepare and administer bids and contract documents
• Learn to negotiate with clients and suppliers
• Develop and present final design recommendations through appropriate presentation media
• Present technical information of Interior Designing
• Develop and maintain professional documents such as resume, portfolio, bill of quantity, client’s quotation

This will be a fully interactive course with a lot of group and hands on exercises, class presentations and discussions, quizzes, market surveys and project-based assignments. The classes will be on Sunday but you will have the opposite of “lazy” and “relaxed” Sunday for straight 10 weeks. 

Who should enroll in the course?

• All the previous cohorts of Diploma and Advanced Diploma in Interior Design have been demanding for such a course, so it will be great for their skills and professional development
• Undergraduate students in Interior Design who seeking more knowledge of the processes and systems should enroll.
• Designers, startup owners, entrepreneurs, aspiring and novice ID practitioners, and designers From all sectors are welcome to attend the course.

Digital Marketing Strategies for Corporate Entities

To be announced, course calendar will be uploaded after Eid. 

33 hours|11 weeks | Friday | 5.30 pm - 8.30 pm

Fee: PKR 35, 000/-

“The course start dates, class timings and days may be changed by CEP administration in the wake of unforeseen circumstances such as weather, COVID, instructor illness, etc."

Instructor

Salman and Sohaib Hasan

Return on Investment is a major stress point in today’s corporate and business environment. The advent of digital media has become a two-edged sword for those working in corporate sales and marketing, as their targets and key performance indicators are revisited to account for financials as well as the social media reach and image branding.

Performance Marketing is a win-win innovative solution that combines advertising and innovation, thus benefitting the retailers and business affiliates in a way that ensures positive growth in ROI and business profile.

While performance marketing is designed for better targeting of customers, digital and social media are only tools, and like any other tool, the efficacy depends on how well it is used and user’s knowledge of it. At the risk of over-generalization, in Pakistan, the corporate set up and business owners are struggling to leverage the benefit of performance marketing. In fact, small businesses and entrepreneurs have done tremendously well, but in contrast, leading business houses have ventured into digital space but don’t know what to do with it.

This course is especially designed for corporate entities (employees heading marketing or business owners themselves) to develop their understanding and skills set to strategize and use performance marketing tools.

What will be covered in the course?

This will be a content and action-packed course. We are keeping the classes on Sunday keeping in view the time demands of business owners and senior corporate sales/marketing heads. Each class will be loaded with interaction, exercises, input and hands-on practice. The instructors will also be organizing guest speakers who would share their specific expertise and insights. Following is the session outline:

• Week 1: Introduction to Social media Digital and the evolution of Digital Media and Identification of Sweetspot and developing consumer personas
• Week 2: AECCC Framework and Developing the right brief and cracking a long term key communication platform on a Solid insight and developing the brand key
• Week 3: Content is King: Coming up with insight based Digital video communication for the assigned brand. Breaking the myths what works in b2c works in b2b
• Week 4: Content Strategy: Social Media Calendars and Social listening and monitoring. Intro to media fundamentals strategy and plans
• Week 5: Advertising on Facebook and Isnta
• Week 6: Advertising on Google and YT
• Week 7: Advertising on Snapchat and Tiktok
• Week 8: LinkedIn: Personal branding and raising the page organically
• Week 9: SEO, POE, Inbound Marketing, Native Advertising,  Influencer marketing, PR and Innovations
• Week 10: Introduction to E-Commerce , Mobile Apps and way forward, devising a clutter breaking strategy to win awards

Who should attend the course?

This course is for Marketing Professionals. It will be useful for:

• Entrepreneurs who are looking to widen their reach using digital channels
• Marketing and sales professionals who want to learn the building blocks of making effective digital marketing strategies
• Digital marketing professionals who want to increase ROI by improving the quality of their online ads and SEO strategies
• Digital marketers who want to learn the analytical side of online marketing
• Freelance content writers who want to upgrade their skills and become proficient content marketers
• Upcoming business owners who want to get the most out of digital marketing strategies with limited budgets

This is not a beginner’s level or introductory course where. Kindly look at Digital & Performance Marketing short course for that purpose.

Textile Printing & Dyeing Techniques

December 14, 2023 – February 9, 2024

32 hours | Tue & Fri | 5:30pm – 7:30 pm

Course Fee: PKR 28, 000/-

Instructor

Aliya Dittu

The wait is over. We are ready to offer a course that will teach you textile printing and dyeing rolled into one, power packed, fun and practice-based classes await you!

course. Mixed media textile printing is one of the most exciting and experimental areas within the textile and fashion design world. 

Creative surface printed textures are made utilizing numerous methods and materials, which makes mix media printing such a compelling and appealing medium for beginners and innovative artists. Collage, stitch, and print your own stitched-textile work and produce highly sophisticated and complex looking surface effects for a variety of products. Come learn and understand the basic fundamentals of various printing methods and give yourself the opportunity to experiment with different fabrics, materials and mediums used in printing. Choose the right colors, patterns, and design layouts for creating market viable products for apparel and home.

Offered by a thoroughly seasoned textile design professional and educator, Aliya Dittu, the course will cover:

• Methods of textile printing and dyeing–  Introduction to the tools, mediums, and materials.
• Practicing different methods of printing and dyeing, getting information on textile and non-textile surfaces, color and pigment mixing, application of different techniques, tools and colors.  Methods included are:
• Block printing 
• Screen printing
• Foil and metallic dust printing. 
• Flocking with pear;
• Emboss printing. 
• Batik and marbelling
• Tying and Dyeing

The Instructor will guide the participants to develop a swatch book which will not only catalogue all the techniques learned but also showcase the range of how prints/dyeing come out on different materials.

Who should attend?

Everyone with an interest in hands-on textile printing methods can attend the course. It will be useful for those who want to develop their own textile products but are not sure about which technique or material to select. You will get an in-depth introduction and extensive opportunities to try out options, with the support by our instructor. 

The course will be equally beneficial for people already in textile/apparel related business or textile design. The course will help in advancing the skills and diversifying product design and range of printing methods application.

What are the materials required for the course?

The participants should bring the following materials for the sessions:
 

· Pure white cotton stole (size 20"x72") or a pure white cotton t shirt or both if desired by participant

· Textured white/light colored cotton stoles or t-shirts may also be purchased for experimental sampling.

· Colored cotton cloth (various medium to dark colors by the market) 

· Small plastic containers (to store pigments) (Available at IVS bookshop)

· Wooden sticks or plastic spoons (used for mixing colors)

· Masking tape (available at IVS bookshop)

· Box of common pins (available at IVS bookshop)

· Aprons

· Squidgy for screen printing

*Additional requirements for upcoming sessions may be suggested during classes as well.

The Craft of Creative Writing

To be announced, course calendar will be uploaded after Eid. 

8 weeks| 16 sessions | 32 hours | Mon & Wed | 11.30am -1.30 pm

Course Fee: PKR 25, 000/-

Instructor

Mr. Imran Ahmed

Of the four skills, speaking and writing are often categorized as “productive” skills while listening and reading are called “receptive.” It may be true in the strictest sense of the words, but we beg to differ. You cannot produce a good quality piece of narrative or creative writing until you are an observant person with careful listening and intensive reading. That is why our creative writing course is different from a lot of other being offered online or in person.

The course aims to develop the basic conceptual understanding and skills set required for writing gripping and appealing pieces of creative expression. Without going into a lot of definitions, the course will engage participants in the act of writing, critical analysis and reading that will help them grasp the most difficult aspect off storytelling: a strong plot. They will also learn about the craft of character development – how to create a well-rounded character while analysing what makes a character flat and boring. 

What will you learn?

All participants are expected to achieve following learning outcomes through active and regular course participation:

• Understanding the concepts of creativity and artistic writing.
• Understanding of the core elements of a strong plot – what makes it moving, coherent and gripping
• Ability to identify a good plot and its distinctive features on a review of literary pieces
• Ability to construct a storyline with a coherent plot.
• Ability to decide what structure would suit a certain plot.
• Develop a sense of what character development entails and how it should support the plot of a story
• Critique and reimagine few famous literary characters to match a defined theme or plot.
• Develop an original character based on real or imaginative characteristics
• Develop a critical approach to reading literature and finding inspiration from it for generating one’s own creative style.

What will you write?

It is a practice-based course so together; you will read and analyze texts. You will then be involved in rapid thinking and writing exercises in the beginning, and once you get into the groove, you will be writing your own short narratives (at least four of them) along with developing at least one original character and a plot.

Be ready to read aloud, share what you wrote and express your candid albeit constructive views on your peers’ work. We expect the participants to consider the course as a safe space, meant to bring improvement in the current style, without any fear of judgement, disrespect or reluctance/shyness.

What would you need?

If you are used to of writing on a processor, bring your tablet or laptop along. The venue will have charging sockets and spaces to set them up.

Otherwise, a notebook and pens/pencils are all what you need to bring to the class.

Suggested Reading List

Picture of Dorian Grey (Preface)-Oscar Wilde

Aanandi-Ghulam Abbas

Hunger Games-Suzanne Collins

The Second Mrs. Giaconda-E L Konigsberg

Dude, where is my country? -Michael Moore

Sapiens-Yuval Noah Harari

TikTok & Youtube Vision: Content Design & Presentation 

May 23, 2023 – July 14, 2023

8 weeks| 16 sessions | 32 hours | Tues & Fri | 5.30pm -7.30pm

Course Fee: PKR 28, 000/-

IMPORTANT: the course will start with 10 confirmed registrations (i.e. when fee challan is paid).

Instructor

Ayla Hassan Mansoor

Of the world population (age 16 and above), every 3rd person watches YouTube and every 5th person watches a TikTok reel. Combined, their active subscribers are above 3 billion people, and it is projected that by 2025, they will beat all the other apps and communication mediums for social, business, networking. Educational and advocacy purposes. TikTok in Pakistan is still scorned upon as a non-serious, crass comedy app whereas YouTube is used with a limited scope in mind.

IVS-CEP has decided to offer focused training to optimize the full potential of these two very powerful platforms. You may have an account or channel and could be uploading content regularly. But is that enough? What is the purpose of generating content? Are you reaching your target audience? If you are reaching the audience, are you achieving your purpose of reaching them irrespective of it being commercial or information sharing? Are you building a community of your subscribers? Is it enough to press the red subscription button? Obviously not.  The course will ensure that you have the right perspective, tools, tips, presentation style and ability to monetize your content.

Through practice-based, indoor and outdoor sessions, you will learn to:

• Use the language for impactful social media presence
• How to use the media and mediums of media
• How to present and deliver through social media
• How to develop interesting content for YouTube and Tiktok
• Research and monetization for YouTube and TikTok
• Facing the camera – dos and don'ts
• How to define the purpose of your channel and synchronized content
• Using TikTok for education, information and ecommerce
• How to make your mark as a valuable subscriber?
• What is plagiarized content?
• Ethics of media, community rules and guidance of the two platforms.

What will you need for the course?

Course participants should have a general know how about the world and eager to learn more and willing to develop infotainment and purpose-oriented content. They should carry their own smartphones/tablets for practice sessions.

Bring a notebook and pen for taking notes.

Who can attend the course?

This course is open for everyone who is or wants to create a YouTube and TikTok profile and make it impactful both content wise and financially.

Open for 16 years old and above.

Visual Merchandising

January, 2024

16 sessions | 32 hours | Thu & Fri | 5.30 pm -6.30 pm

Course Fee: PKR 28,000/-

Instructor

Erum

Ever wondered what lures you inside specific stores at the mall? Whether you are shopping for clothes or doing groceries, all retail outlets undergo meticulous planning before they are open to the public. Visual merchandising involves using floor plans, colour, lighting, technology, and displays to optimise the shopping experience. The idea is to display products in a way that highlights their features and create an ambience that draws visitors inside and encourages them to engage.

Our visual merchandise course is the first of its kind in Karachi. It’s designed for professionals in the retail industry who are looking to boost their skills.

During the course, participants will learn all that goes into creating appealing visual displays and enhancing the buyer experience. They will also be engaged in executing their visual merchandising plan for a functional studio/retail space.

• The course will develop your knowledge base and skills on:
• Core visual merchandising principles
• How to create effective floor plans that promote sales
• How to create attractive internal and external displays with various fixtures and materials
• Use of furniture to build inviting spaces in a retail setting
• Understanding and application of colour theory and consumer psychology
• Building a retail space that accurately represents the brand
  
  Who is the course for?

The course is suitable for interior designers who are looking to broaden their skills and build their portfolios. The course is perfect for retail professionals and business owners who want to increase customer loyalty, enhance brand image and promote sales.

How does it help with career growth?
Visual merchandising and windows-display is a very fast growing career field. After completing this course, existing professionals will be able to advance and diversify their portfolios. Fresh graduates and amateur interior designers can apply for an entry-level visual merchandising position with the confidence that they have an understanding of key visual merchandising principles.

Watercolour Painting Techniques 

 Jan 23, 2024 – March 26, 2024 

32 hours | Mon and Wed | 5.30pm-7.30 pm

 Course Fee: PKR 28, 000/-

 Instructor

Arif Ansari

Painting with watercolours is considered deceptively simple; with multitude of video tutoriols claiming to teach watercolour painting in an hour! The reality couldn’t be further than this. It takes a combination of technical skills, theoretical knowledge and professional attitude to pursue any medium, watercolour is no exception.

This course is focused on knpwledge and application of watercolours for creating distinct artwork for exhibiting, reproducing or selling. It involves knowledge of colou gradient and mixingr, texture, perspective, space and other visual elements. Working on landscape, still-life and portraiture drawing, the course participants will learn to select the appropriate content, format and materials to meet the objectives. In addition, they will  apply concepts such as color theory and light and shadow to create works that convey a sense of atmosphere, mood or drama.

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the technical aspects of watercolor painting vis-à-vis methods, materials, colour theory and application, lighting, composition,etc.
•  Carry out observation study with considerable accuracy and mastery,
• Practice and enhance your watercolour painting techniques while producing artworks using them,
• Render forms in space, and in relation to each other.
• Get clarity on how to build your distinct style using watercolours for portfolio development,
• Be encouraged to expand your vision as an artist.

Who should attend the course?

The course would benefit anyone who has been dabbling in watercolour painting, have attended a course and want to take their practice. Those who have attended our Basic Drawing course or six-month diploma and want to futher practice watercolours should not miss this course.

Beginners or those who are not sure about which medium to pursue should explore our Basic Drawing and Painting course.

 What will you need?

The instructor will share the materials needed prior to the classes. For the first class, bring along a sketchbox, watercolours and brushes you are using currently and photos/sample of your artwork.

Be ready to invest at least Rs.2500/- on purchasing essential material as it is extremely important to have the right brushes and sheets for doing watercolour art.

Vocal Training with Shah Jee

Jan 19, 2023 - Feb 16, 2023

8 Sessions, | Mon and Thu | 5:30pm – 6:30 pm

Course Fee: PKR 10, 000/-

Vocal training is designed to help you improve your singing in terms of pitch and intonation while working on the voice quality and throw. At the end of the training, you will be able to carry a tune and learn about the core elements of vocals, the style which renders well to your voice and get the clarity to pursue singing further.

Ihtishamuddin Hussain, fondly known as Shah Jee will be conducting this training. He belongs to the 700 year old Qawwal Bachoun Ka Gharana and is a direct descendant of Tanrus Khan Sahab. Being born in the academy of music, he got his musical training from the stalwarts Ustad Bahuddin (his father), Munish Raziuddin Sb and Manzoor Niazi Sahab (his uncles). He performs Qawwali with his elder brothers Qawwal Najmuddin Saifuddin Group and also offers vocal training to young students in various educational institutions including IVS, NAPA as well as at T2F and Commune Arts. Shah Jee has received International acclaim and accolades and regularly perfoms and teaches across Europe and America. 

Vocal Training and Eastern Music with Zahra Madani

February, 2024

12 sessions | 24 hours | Thu & Fri | 5:30pm – 6:30 pm

Course Fee: PKR 28, 000/-

Instructor

Zara Madni

The course will provide an introduction to fundamentals of eastern classical singing.  It will train students in vocal culture, vocal training and the basic of song composition and writing. It begins with introducing the two branches of Eastern classical music which are Khayal Gayiki and Drupad. Khayal Gayiki has 2 main foundations which are Sur and Taal. Eastern classical music is derived From Khayal which has the following components: Sargam, Taal, Komal and Teevar Notes, Ragas, Alaap, Bandish and Thaats. There will be a detailed explanation of all these components along with practical demonstrations and training.

Practical training in tuning, vocal embellishments, and vocal stability exercises will be provided through a weekly progression From elementary to higher levels. It is important to learn to work on multiple facets of the voice to achieve a diverse range of vocal techniques to become a well-rounded singer. Vocal techniques will include: Vibrato, Vowel Vocal Technique, Diction, Speak Singing, Humming, Nasal Vocal Exercise, Head Voice, Chest Voice, Natural Voice and Expressive Voice.

Vocal Culture is a holistic approach involving both body and mind.

Eastern classical music is essentially a tradition inspired by vocal music and unique in its extensive use of microtones, which are inherent to the voice mechanism and for a tradition inspired by vocal music. Students will learn why it is important for every singer to maintain a cultured voice. Voice Culture not only improves the voice quality but intensifies the connectivity between the singer and the audience.

Course Requiremennts

The willingness to sing and use their voice is a requirement for all course participants.  who Prior training or talent is not a requirement, but students should know that performance is an essential part of the course. Active and engaged participation in the interactive class sessions is also a core requirement.

Bring a notebook and pen to take notes. You can bring a musical instrument (if you already have one, no need to purchase).

Basics of Special Effects and VFX 101

Dates: To Be Announced Soon

8 Weeks, 16 sessions | Monday and Wednesday| 5:30pm – 7:30 pm

Course Fee: PKR 25, 000/-

Instructor

Faraz Haider

Designed for students of Communication Design & Media Sciences as well as beginners in media industry, the course will equip you with foundational theoretical and practical knowledge of animation and special effects (VFX). It will help  to you in create original work for personal projects, open avenues for enrolment in similar advanced courses as well as boost your career prospects in screen media.

The course will begin with an introduction to Adobe After Effects, orienting students to the software’s salient features along with covering theoretical aspects of compositing. The second part of the course focuses on typography, including animated or kinetic typography. The third and last stage of the course deals with basic and advanced special effects. Along with other special effects, students will learn how to animate basic shapes as well as additional elements such as background shadows and movements.

Sessions will also cover fundamental skills such as lighting, morphing and meshing, motion tracking and colour grading/correcting to ensure that students leave the course with a vast array of tools to kickstart their work in compositing and using special effects.

Each session will conclude with a question and answer session for review.

Who should attend the course?

You should attend this course if you:

• are a creative individual and would love to explore this art form through practical, hands-on learning;
• are studying filmmaking or digital media content – using special effects can add to your visual narrative 
• are an anime, film or cartoon enthusiast and have always been keen to learn how animation and VFX create magic on the screen;
• want to work as an animator, games developer, graphic designer, web developer, VFX artist or media producer;
• are keen to explore the multiple pathways in animation such as data visualization and modelling;
• want to use animation to bring stories to life.

Vegetable Dyeing and Blockprinting

Dates: To Be Announced Soon

10 hours | 5 days| 3:30pm -6:00 pm

Course Fee: PKR 15,000/=

Instructor

Ghulam Abbass Soomro

IVS-CEP is excited to offer a 5-day workshop on Vegetable Dying and Blockprinting starting from March 21, 2022.

Both organic or vegetable dying and Block prints are the hallmark of Indus Civilization, the colours and crafts having withstood the test of time. Indigo and madder commonly known as the Ajrak colours  famous colours, but a whole other range of mustard, teal, greens, all created by vegetables. The process of vegetable dying and blockprinting is very different from the regular blockprinting as it involves multiple washes, filling in the base colour, layering and yet more rounds of washing. 

Through the workshop, you will learn:

How to prepare resist colours from organic material

Preparing the fabric for dyeing and blockprinting

Processes of vegetable dyeing – washing and layering colours

Colour application for dyeing

Techniques of using blocks without colour bleeds and overlaps

If you are passionate about textiles and traditional crafts, you would not want to miss this  hands-on learning opportunity. The workshop promises you to take into a creative, colour-filled, cultural and fulfilling experience.

Material Requirement: All material will be provided at the workshop, feel free to bring your own blocks if you wish to use them.

Leisure through Digital Arts

Dates: To Be Announced Soon

24 sessions | Tuesday and Thursdays| Online

Timings:         Group A ( 14-18 years) | 5:30pm – 6:30 pm

Group B (above 25  years ) | 7:00pm – 8:00 pm

Course Fee: PKR 25, 000/-

Instructor

Amina Tanvir

Do you look at paintings, portraits and illustrations on Pintrest or Instagram and think “if only you could it”? Do you want to draw and paint, but feel afraid or shy in doing it? Are you done with watching videos and photos on social media and want to do something more productive? If your answer is YES to any of these questions, this is course is exactly for you.

Digital Arts courses is curated by Amina Tanvir as a response to the uncertainty, reluctance and difficulty in getting art material and supplies during COVID-19 and otherwise too. Using a software MediBangs, the course will engage the participants in creating different art projects ranging from drawing, painting and designing digitally. This will be done through assignments on landscape painting, portraiture, illustration, making comics, cartooning, creative and inspirational art. The idea is to channelize the time and stress related to COVID-19 pandemic through creative engagement and expression.

By participating in the course, you will:

Learn to use MediBangs for creating art

Utilize the screen time for producing art and creative expression, rather than being a passive consumer of information

Explore and learn different forms of art and their core – portraiture, landscape, etc. while creating individual and original pieces of work

Develop agility, drawing, painting and ICT skills through creating digital art

Untap the creative potential through exploring digital art, engaging in self and peer review of art portfolio

The course will be offered online. You can use any device i.e. phone, tablet, laptop with or without styluses, to participate in the course. You will be required to download the following on your device.

MediBang Paint, from app-store, Google play store or Microsoft store.

Zoom app

Whatsapp

A stable Internet connection is critical for your seamless participation in the course.

Who should attend?

This course is designed for young and old – a student, working professional or a retired person – anyone who wishes to do something creative with their screentime.

No prior art education is required. All you need to have is excitement to learn new things, and that too in the comfort of your own house.

Canvas on  Calligraphy

July 24, 2023 – July 26, 2023

4.5 Hours | 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Course Fee: PKR 6,000/-

Instructor

Mohammed Kashif Khan

Calligraphy, the art of beautiful lettering is deep rooted in eastern tradition and architecture, particularly associated with Islamic art. Ever since the trailblazing work of Sadequain closely followed Gulgee, calligraphy on canvas done with oil paints in an abstract style became a very popular art expression. Whether you go to a framer’s shop or walk into a hotel lobby, you will always spot a canvas hanging with a Quranic verse or names of Allah and Prophet calligraphed. The question is, has Sadequain made it so deceptively simple that everyone thinks they can do it or is there any technique and application that must be learned to make the canvas look appealing.

This workshop is organized as an attempt to answer this question. Mohammed Kashif Khan, a known name in the art circle of Karachi given his immense contribution in art education focused on Islamic Art, Illumination and Calligraphy. Having established Sareerul Qalam academy to promote calligraphy, Ustad Kashif continues to teach at Department of Visual Studies, Karachi University, Arts Council, IVS and is recently co-teaching a course at Habib University as well. Though a few people know, Kashif Sahab started his journey as a water colourist training under Abdul Hayee and Ustaad Rustam. While he has showcased his art nationally and internationally in group and solo shows, he is also a recipient of Sadquain Award for Calligraphy and Watercolours.

It is this experience that makes Ustaad Kashif a perfect facilitator to coach how to do calligraphy on canvas with mixed media. Join the workshop if you want to learn how to get the composition, colour combination, colour application and thickness, and the overall affect of your art piece right!

List of Materials

Acrylic Paint all Colors
White Big Tube
Spray Water Bottle
Flat Brushes Big Small
Plastic Colour Pallate Flat Big
Piece of Cloth
Disposable Bowl for Water Medium Size

Material costs are not included in the workshop fee.

Who should enroll?

Beginners, amateurs, hobbyists will benefit a lot From this workshop. Visual artists and professionals who want to add calligraphy as another layer in their existing practice can seek Ustaad Kashif’s advice and technical input. The workshop is open for age 16 and above.

C for Clay, C for Calmness 

Dec 15, 2023 

2 Hours | Fri | 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Workshop fee: PKR. 3,000/-
Note: Firing charges are not included in the workshop fee.

Instructor

Sana Naqvi

Had a tough week? Fatigued and tired after all the news pouring in about COVID, politics and petrol prices? Here is your chance to unwind and reenergize yourself with our clay workshop. Clay has a soothing and therapeutic effect as it connects, hand, heard and head, It is exactly what the doctors order to destress and relax – focus on now, what is in front of you, be in charge and create with what you have. Ceramics is the perfect medium and mode to cerebral pleasure.

Mindfulness is not the only thing you will get through this workshop. You will make your own ceramic objects (such as pottery, jewellery, blocks, etc.) using simple hand building techniques. The workshop will introduce:

• Coil Method
• Slab method
• Textures
• Stamps
• Carving

Who can attend this workshop?

Anyone and everyone above age 16.  Enroll to explore and experience working with clay. This workshop is a pre-cursor to a 2-month short course at IVS-CEP. If you enjoy this workshop and want to learn more, you’d have  this avenue available!

What do you need for the workshop?

Bring an apron and small hand towel, if you are worried about dirtying your clothes. You can bring your stencils or blocks for adding texture.

Otherwise, all the material will be made available i.e. clay, sculpting tools, plastic bowls, etc.

For carving and stamping, you can bring your own stamps, blocks, or carved designs.

Note: Firing of objects (at least 5inches in width and length) could be done at an additional cost of PKR 300/- per piece. Both dried & fired objects can be picked up after 2-3 weeks From IVS campus.

Filmmaking Basics for Young Storytellers 

July 6-29, 2023 

16 Hours | Thu and Sat | 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Workshop fee: PKR. 16,000/-
 

What Is Included In Filmmaking Workshop:

Filmmaking Basics is an immersive 16 hours workshop expand over 4 weeks covering the core screen crafts for short filmmaking. This entails camera operating, editing, directing, producing and screenwriting. The workshop concludes in the production of a short film that you’ll create in collaboration with your classmates.

Week 1: Class 1 Visual Storytelling and Film Grammar

Students will learn how to deconstruct a film and explore the audio visual representation of film grammar. In addition, they will learn the nature of film at its core how it emotionally/mentally affects the audience.

Week 1: Class 2 Introduction to Script Writing and Narrative Development

The students will learn the process of script development and how to bring the idea on paper.

Week 2: Class 3 Introduction to Directing and Production

In this this session the students will how the directing department works, explore different styles/methods of directing and how to create a director-actor relationship.

Week 2: Class 4 Introduction to Camera and Lighting

The students will be provided with basics of Camera and Lighting theory and usage along with practical demonstration.

Week 3: Class 5 Introduction to Sound and Editing

Students will learn how to use Adobe Premiere Pro and capture rushes using the right settings. In addition, the process of post-production and how Sound/Editing play a vital role for create a narrative.

Week 3 : Class 6 Introduction to Sound and Editing

Students will learn how to use Adobe Premiere Pro and capture rushes using the right settings. In addition, the process of post-production and how Sound/Editing play a vital role for create a narrative.

Week 4: Class 7 Shooting Exercise – Short Film

The students will be given an opportunity to a 2-3mins short film during the class a group. The pre to post production process of the films will be supervised by the instructors from start to end.

Session 4: Class 8 Editing Exercise – Short Film

The students will be given an opportunity to a 2-3mins short film during the class a group. The pre to post production process of the films will be supervised by the instructors from start to end.

Who should attend the course?

This immersive workshop is a hands-on practical introduction to filmmaking, no prior background or experience of filmmaking or camera handling is required course.

It is perfect answer to those O Level, A level, gap year, ready to start university students between ages 14 – 20 years who still can’t seem to decide which subjects to opt for. Whether you are taking up communication design in your undergraduate degree or media sciences or mass communications, this 4-week workshop is going to provide you with clear cut sense of your own interest and aspirations. All those students who are outing together their portfolios for A Levels or undergraduate admissions will have a chance to learn the basics of videography and impress the selectors with well-crafted video presentation. 

How will it benefit?

4 Week Filmmaking course gives students the opportunity to learn the filmmaking process for short films and create an engaging, dynamic performance, explore various screen roles including director, screenwriter, and camera operator as well as learning basic editing skills and workflow using Adobe Premiere.

This course is suitable for beginners and future filmmakers with no previous experience is required.

How to apply?

Applications are online. Go to IVS website, Continuing Education Programme section and click on the registration portal link. Limited spots available, apply by July 4, 2023.

https://admissions.indusvalley.edu.pk/CEP/Home/CepShortCourseAdmissionForm

Imprinting Portraits

A two-day workshop by Nurayah Sheikh Nabi

To be announced, course calendar will be uploaded after Eid.

Fri: 4.00pm - 7.00 pm
Sat: 12 noon- 3.00 pm

Workshop Fee: PKR 8,000/-

Instructor

Nurayah Sheikh Nabi

Imprinting Portraits is a unique workshop designed and offered by Nurayah Sheikh Nabi, Associate Professor and Head of Foundation Programme at Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture. Nurayah’s love for printmaking was fostered by her undergraduate teachers at National College of Arts. The medium and its scope for experimentation and expression spoke to her, and the rest, as they say, is history. She has been teaching and practicing printmaking since 1999. She has made immense contributions in evolving printmaking techniques, introducing indigenous and inexpensive materials, and above all, making it a means of visual expression of self, context and imagination.

In addition to the facilitator, Nurayah, the uniqueness of this workshop lies in the process she plans to share. In learning the dry-point technique, Nurayah will engage participants in a collaborative journey of mark making towards self-exploration and expression, which will culminate in creating an artwork that speaks to the individual but also to the collective. Nurayah will facilitate the participants in visualizing the imprints of their own self, within and without. Another unique aspect will be that in this workshop, you will not just be learning a technique within printmaking but also ways of creating meaning through making.

Material Required

Participants will need to bring portraits or photographs of themselves or any loved one. These will be used as a springboard towards collaborative artwork.

All other material will be provided by IVS.

Workshop Registration

The workshop is open for everyone above 16 years of age. Willingness to think, experiment and openly express oneself is a key requirement

Limited seats are available. Registrations are online and should be done by 12noon, Sept 29, 2022.

Kashikari Ceramics Workshop 

Mar 11, 2023 

3 Hours | 11:00 am – 03:30 pm

Course Fee: PKR 3, 500/-

Maryam Cheema of Mary Pots is coming to Karachi to conduct a hands-on workshop on the intricate art of KashiKari.  KashiKari is a traditional South Asian ceramic painting technique. The workshop will explore the history and practice of KashiKari practice along with the materials and tools needed for implementing the technique. The participants will learn to mix and blend cobalt oxide and turquoise to create beautiful shades of blue. And then participants will learn to paint the pre-bisqued ceramic utensil using the KashiKari technique.

Participants should bring apron to protect their clothes from paint.

Mary Pots will make the following material available for purchase:

• Goat Hair Brush, size zero for painting – PKR 1,200/=. Feel free to bring your own brush if you already have it. For filling, size 2, 3 or 4 brushes will be required.
• Bisqued Ceramic pot/coaster - PKR 800/= (including the firing cost). You can buy more than one piece if you wish to.
• The painted pottery will be yours to keep and take home. If you want to make your painted piece food-grade and permanent, then Mary Pots will take it for final round of firing and glazing at their workshop. The pieces can be collected from IVS after 15-20 days.

Register now by going to our online registration portal www.indusvalley,edu.pk. For questions, email [email protected] or WhatsApp to +92-3311-487237

Pottery Glazing & Raku Firing

To be announced, course calendar will be uploaded after Eid.

Timings: Part I: 11.30 am -1.30pm  Glazing & Loading Kiln 

Part II: 4.00pm -5.00pm                  Raku Firing 

Workshop Fee: PKR. 4,500/-

 Instructors

Schahna and Fatima

Many of us think that pottery is just about making things out of clay. We are sadly mistaken – it is as much as an art as it is a science. Preparing a glaze, getting kiln to heat up to a certain temperature, testing and retesting the impact of high or low temperature on the texture of pottery, viscosity and effect of glaze; all these processes require precision, a lot of reading  and endless practice.

Glazing and Raku Firing workshop is to give you a sense of what goes behind working on pottery and ceramics. And of course, it is aimed as a precursor to our 2 month short course on Ceramics (planned for July/August 2022). This is a 3-hour workshop split into two parts.

In the first two hours, participants will be given a demonstration on how to glaze a pottery ware. Following that, they will be engaged in glazing; each participant will be provided two hand made bisqued pottery ware. Which

After the process is done, the participants will work with the instructors to load the kiln. And then begins the process of heating the kiln and bringing it to the right temperature for Raku Firing to take place.

The second part of the workshop will start at 4.00pm as it takes a good three hours for the kiln to reach the required temperature with constant monitoring. Participants will complete the thermal shock process by dipping their pieces in sawdust. Once Raku firing is complete, carbon and sawdust will be cleaned to  have the finished glaze Raku pottery ready for the participants to take home.

What will you do between 1pm to 3pm?

• Obviously, we don’t expect you to stare at the kiln while it is heating up. So here are your options to use up the wait time:
• You can sign up for the C for Calmness,  C for Clay workshop (organized between 2-4pm at a discounted fee of Rs. 2500)
• You can roam around the campus and grab a bite at our canteen or say your prayers
• You can go home (if you live close by) or run errands and come back at 4pm.
• If you are interested in IVS’s Undegraduate programme, you can register yourself for the Open House and get to know about different departments, student life, fee and other admission details. Applications for Jan 2023 are now being accepted so Open House will be most useful.

Who can attend this workshop?

Anyone and everyone above age 16.  Enroll to explore and experience working with glazes and Raku firing. This workshop is a pre-cursor to a 2-month short course at IVS-CEP. If you enjoy this workshop and want to learn more, you’d have this avenue available

Narrative Building - Tell your story, sell your story

To be announced, course calendar will be uploaded after Eid.

6 hours | Saturday & Sunday | 12.00pm -3.00 pm

Course Fee: PKR 6,999rs

Instructor

Abeer Mahar

A lot of people struggle when it comes to building powerful narrative or telling their story in a convincing manner. Rarely do we come across a narrative that is scintillating, be it in video blogging, films, documentaries or digital shorts. their story. This workshop will help you convert your ideas and thoughts on paper into a well formed and clear précis, summary, synopsis or script. Also, it will make you understand how to pitch your idea or story in professional way so it gets sold too.

Abeer Mahar is a multimedia content producer and script writer, having worked with Samaa Digital, Geo Entertainment and Hum TV for over a decade. She has also penned short films and tv serials including Shaam Dhalay, Teri Meri Jori and stories for the critically acclaimed Kitni Girhein Baqi Hain.

In this workshop, Abeer will facilitate the participants to learn:

• Understanding the difference between an idea and full-fledged narrative
• Forming a narrative for multimedia content
• How to pitch an idea and what to avoid with audiences and producers
• What sells and what doesn’t in terms of story idea and narrative
• What to avoid with audiences/producers
• How to make your narrative relatable, emotive yet not personal

This will be achieved through a mix of interactive discussion, practice writing and analysis sessions.

Who should attend?

Bloggers, video bloggers, documentary film-makers, film-makers, script writers, screen writers and writers.

Vegetable Dyeing and Blockprinting

To be announced, course calendar will be uploaded after Eid.

10 hours | 5 days| 3:30pm -6:00 pm

Fee: 12,500rs

Instructor

Ghulam Abbass Soomro

IVS-CEP is excited to offer a 5-day workshop on Vegetable Dying and Blockprinting starting from March 21, 2022.

Both organic or vegetable dying and Block prints are the hallmark of Indus Civilization, the colours and crafts having withstood the test of time. Indigo and madder commonly known as the Ajrak colours  famous colours, but a whole other range of mustard, teal, greens, all created by vegratables. The process of vegetable dying and blockprinting is very different from the regular blockprinting as it involves multiple washes, filling in the base colour, layering and yet more rounds of washing. 

Through the workshop, you will learn:

How to prepare resist colours from organic material

Preparing the fabric for dying and blockprinting

Processes of vegetable dying – washing and layering colours

Colour application for dyung

Techniques of using blocks without colour bleeds and overlaps

If you are passionate about textiles and traditional crafts, you would not want to miss this  hands-on learning opportunity. The workshop promises you to take into a creative, colour-filled, cultural and fulfilling experience.

Material Requirement: All material will be provided at the workshop, feel free to bring your own blocks if you wish to use them.

Printmaking

Dec 19, 2023 - Dec 22, 2023

4.5 Hours | Tues, Wed, Thurs & Fri | 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Course Fee: PKR 12,000/-

Instructor

Mohammad Abdul

Printmaking is not understood by a lot of people in Pakistan. And even if you do, you won’t get many chances  to learn the techniques, practice and create your own prints. Considering this, IVS-CEP started conducting regular workshops on varying techniques of printmaking since 2022.

Printmaking Reloaded is a three day workshop conducted by our local star Abdul, who has been working with IVS since 2000. He was inducted into the Printmaking Department as a technical assistant in 2012, where he continues to work till present date. Nurtured and encouraged by Printmaking gurus like Nurayah Nabi, Abdul began to create his own plates and prints in 2014, Since then, he has gone on to have multiple group shows in Pakistan, China and Canada. He presented his first solo show in Karachi in 2018.

What to expect in this workshop?

In this workshop, Abdul will facilitate the participants in thinking about their own unique prints. After demonstrating printmaking process and dry-point technique, Abdul will engage the participants in working on acrylic sheets to etch their selected design. After tracing and stenciling, various inks will be created and applied for printmaking. He will also be showing the use of low cost and indigenous materials for plates that can be used for repeat patterns.

Materials Required

• Acetic sheets
• Tracing paper
• Any photo/design that participants want to use as a reference or an element in their selected design
• All material can be purchased From IVS stationery shop

Material costs are not included in the workshop fee.

Who should attend?

The workshop is open for all (age 12 and above). No prior experience of printmaking, drawing or art is required. You are requested to bring a lot of energy and enthusiasm to the workshop.

Linocut & Collagraph Printmaking

Dec 18, 2023 - Dec 21, 2023

4 Sessions | Mon,  Tues, Wed, & Thurs | 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Course Fee: PKR 12,000/- Fee after early bird discount (10,000)

Instructor

Mohammad Abdul

Printmaking is not understood by a lot of people in Pakistan. And even if you do, you won’t get many chances to learn the techniques, practice and create your own prints. Considering this, IVS-CEP started conducting on workshops of printmaking since 2022 for both children & adults. Until now we are focusing on dry point techniques where taxey glass has edge with the sharp nail to create images.

For the first time, the instructor is offering a four-day workshop on linocut and collagraph techniques for printmaking. Our instructor Abdul, has been working with IVS since 2000. He was inducted into the Printmaking Department as a technical assistant in 2012, where he continues to work till present date. Nurtured and encouraged by Printmaking gurus like Nurayah Nabi, Abdul began to create his own plates and prints in 2014, Since then, he has gone on to have multiple groups shows in Pakistan, China and Canada. He presented his first solo show in Karachi in 2018.

What to expect in this workshop?

In this workshop, participants will learn about the various techniques and how to transfer the design onto paper using a press or by hand. Participants gain hands-on experience in designing, carving, linoleum blocks, printing and also learn textured collagraph plates using a variety of materials such as cardboard, fabric, and found objects.

These workshops provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of both linocut and collagraph printmaking, inking methods & allowing them to experiment with different materials, techniques, and creative approaches.

Following Tools & Materials Required:

1. Lino cut sheets
2. Carving tools & cardboard
3. Any photo/design that participants want to use as a reference or an element in their selected design

**Material costs are not included in the workshop fee.

Making a Music Video

To be announced, course calendar will be uploaded after Eid.

3 Hours | 5:30pm – 8:30 pm

Course Fee: PKR 2,000/-

Instructor

Ali Sattar

Come learn the art of directing music videos and infusing visual narrative in the context of any given song from an Award winning director (lux style awards 2018, Asia peace film festival 2018, Vancouver Asian film festival 2019). This intensive workshop will entail the whole process of making a music video from ideation & storyboarding, cinematography, production design, choosing locations to final edit and color grading. 

Photojournalism 101 by Hasan Haider

To be announced, course calendar will be uploaded after Eid.

9 hours | 3 days | | Friday 3:00 pm – 06:00 pm |Saturday & Sunday  12 noon-3:00 pm

Workshop Fee: PKR 9, 500/-

Instructor

Syed Hasan Haider

IVS-CEP is excited to offer a 3-day workshop on Photojournalism 101 by Hasan Haider.

What you would relate to National Geographic or Readers’ Digest has become very much a part 0f all mainstream and independent media: Photojournalism. Sharing stories through photographs is not a new phenomenon; We have all heard and may be used Albert Einstien’s quote, “One picture speaks a thousand word.” So why now, what has changed? What has changed is the power of content production has become available to everyone – not just those who have fancy camera or is working as a full time journalist.

The 24×7 transmission, live coverage of events,  advent of internet and social media platforms has created an immense demand for real, genuine, indigenous content, especially of human interest. Good quality camera and microphones in the mobile phones has literally made audio-visual content creation and photojournalism more approachable.

But is clicking pictures and putting catchy captions enough? The answer is a simple NO. However the tech revolution may have eased the process, there is nothing without a good story and research. Hasan Haider, with his experience of working with BBC amongst other renowned media outfits,  is here to help you learn the basics.

The 3-day workshop will include:

• An overview of photojournalism and its history
• Components of a photo – frame, composition,, focus and zoom
• Concept development, finding a story, knowing your subject and getting closer
• Practice sessions to create a frame and capture the subject
• Photowalk for practice, with on-the-go mentoring from the instructor
• Basic ethics of photojournalism
• Bad habits of photographers and how to avoid them

Perks of participating in the workshop

IVS-CEP with the advise of Hasan Haider, will curate a set of punching, upbead photo stories created by the participants. These will not only be published on IVS Website and Instagram but also be shared with media outfits such as Express Tribune, Dawn, BBC and DW. The best story will be selected for publication on their respective digital platforms. Also quality work will be showcase at IVS Gallery for a public display.

Who can attend the workshop?

The workshop is open for 14years and above age group. If you think you are curious and want to present your perspective to the world through photos, this workshop is for you.

All who apply for this workshop are requested to bring a sample of work –  any photo or group of photos which you think represents your skill level. This will help the instructor understand the group better.

Enterprise Development Workshop

To be announced, course calendar will be uploaded after Eid.

Saturday | 2.00pm – 5.00 pm

Workshop Fee: PKR 2, 500/-

Early Bird Discount: PKR 1000

Instructor

Saad Mughal/ Sarah Amin

Do you feel trapped in a nine to five job? Are you certain you want to do your own thing but don’t know how to? Have you been thinking of starting your own business but fear the loss of regular income, certainty or afraid of failure in business? It is time to stop worrying as  Saad Mughal and Sarah Amin, co-owners of Coffee Wagera Bahadurabad-Karachi as well as multiple E-commerce initiatives, are here to help you get out of the whirlpool of crippling self-doubt, fear and inability to take the plunge.

Through a design-thinking approach, the worshop facilitators will enable you to:

Learn inspirational and practicial business & enterprise ideas

Find that one big idea which you want to work on

Map your goals & strategies to execute the idea

Introspect on real and imahine barriers inhibiting your initiative

Figure out your strengths and weaknesses that will heal or hurt your enterprise execution

Tips, techniques and strategies to master your fears & focus on the goals

Unlock your potential as an entrepreneur with Sarah and Saad – their journey of leaving their cushioned jobs to run their own enterprises and what they learned in the process is not only inspirational but as practical as it gets. Bring your questions and doubts to the workshop and carve out creative solutions to them!

Who should attend?

Limited seats are available. The workshop will be useful for:

Start up owners

Home based business owners

Small-scale ecommerce runners

Fresh graduates wanting to do their own stint

Those who want to reinvent or remodel their enterprise