Professional Artistry Diploma
Eight modules taught in sequence, four days a week, finishing with a two-week shoot block that produces the portfolio you leave with.
The week, in practice
Mondays to Thursdays, 10am to 4pm, with Friday kept clear for assisting calls and self-directed practice in the studios. Models are booked by the school for every practical session; you do not need to bring your own until the shoot block.
| Detail | What it means here |
|---|---|
| Length | 16 weeks, full time, plus a two-week portfolio block at the end |
| Fee | £7,450 including kit, or in four instalments across the term |
| Intakes | January, April and September |
| Class size | Capped at twelve; the register closes when it fills |
| Entry | No prior training. Over 17 at the start of term |
| Assessment | Practical assessment at the end of each module, plus a final portfolio review |
The eight modules
Skin and preparation
Barrier function, prep for different skin conditions, and why most longwear failures begin before any colour is applied.
Colour and tone matching
Undertone reading in daylight and tungsten, mixing bases rather than hunting for a shade that already exists.
Corrective technique
Pigmentation, scarring, redness and tattoo coverage, worked on live models rather than practice boards.
Eye architecture
Structure before decoration: how eye shape dictates placement, and the four shapes that cover most faces.
Bridal and occasion
Longwear systems, timings for a party of six, and photographing your own work at the venue.
Editorial and runway
Working to a brief and to a call sheet, backstage speed, and repeating a look across a line-up.
Camera and lighting
How HD and 4K read texture, continuity notes across a shoot day, and the tests to run before you are on set.
Freelance practice
Rates, contracts, insurance, kit hygiene records and the paperwork that gets you booked twice.
The kit
Every student gets a working kit rather than a branded starter box: brushes in a roll, a palette set that mixes rather than matches, disposables, sanitiser and a case that survives being carried. It is yours at the end and the hygiene module teaches you how to maintain records for it.
What the diploma does not include
- Hair. Styling is a separate trade and we do not pretend a fortnight covers it.
- Special effects prosthetics beyond an introduction in the corrective module.
- Any guarantee of work. The assisting board is shared, not promised.
Two weeks that produce something you can send out
The final block runs like a small production: a call sheet, a photographer, a stylist, models booked to a schedule and a brief you have to interpret rather than copy.
- six looks shot across the block, at least two of them beauty close-ups
- Full resolution files, licensed to you outright
- A portfolio review with two tutors before you leave