your options…

Depending on what you are thinking of learning - you can either choose one of the listed courses here - or you can fill in the request form and we can discuss a more personalised course set up. In either case - the course will be internet based and we will communicate mainly by email and through forum posts. Don’t worry - I am quite friendly :)

how it works…

First of all - you will need to have the time and patience to practice the techniques covered. I will be there to take you through, to explain, answer questions and so on. But if you are very busy in your everyday life and don’t have much time to practice - you will not get as much out of the course as you might like.

the weekly lesson

Once a week - we will ‘meet up’ online for our lesson. In a 2 hour session of the current topic - I will take you through the current topic and give you step-by-step instructions. You can send me your files for feedback or problem solving and I will return them to you edited and commented to allow you to learn from your mistakes. Where appropriate I will provide you with relevant source material and we will aim to complete a set target within the given time.
It is entirely your choice how we conduct these sessions. We can use the forum [eyelearn forum - yet empty as the old forum was deleted in favour of this new standard compliant setup], communicate via instant messaging or via email alone - however you prefer.
At the end of each lesson we will agree on any exercise or project work for you to complete for the next session. I realise this sounds like ‘homework’ - back to school ;) - but in order to understand and learn your chosen subject you will need to put in some time…

the support

As you are bound to get stuck while practising your newly learnt skills - I will still be there for you through the week to answer a few questions and help you along. There’s nothing worse than wasting a lot of time endlessly going around in circles when trying to solve a problem. You can simply email me your working files and I can correct your mistake, make some suggestions and give you feedback. You can then see where you are going wrong and by using your own files - you will not only make fast progress but you will also be able to complete the project.
So I will promise to answer your emails - at least 3 times a week to make sure you can keep on working and progressing…

the materials

Each course will come with a collection of supporting course material - the resources will vary depending on your chosen topic and the length of the course. You can choose to download the material as PDF file - or I can send you the printed booklet in the post.
The provided material consists of tutorials - varying from 1-12 pages in length - which I wrote, edited, updated and collected over the years. Some are quite brief and focus on one specific technique whereas others are quite detailed with step-by-step instructions. Most of the exercises I have developed myself - some are inspired by articles or by techniques used by my ‘gurus’ - some are simply standard.

‘after care’

Helping your new skills grow ;) - and to make sure you’re happy working with your newly learnt techniques - I’ll still be around for a few questions for a while after the course.
As with many things in life - time always seems to run out too quickly. Once you have completed the course you will hopefully be able to use the new tools and techniques without too many headaches. But just in case - and to hold your hand a little bit longer - I’ll make sure to stick around for a bit to make sure you’re not getting stuck.