We are happy to announce starting Saturday, October 4th we will be offering weekly traditional drawing and painting classes in our studio. Here are the details:
A session will run from 9:30 am - 12 noon
Ages 10 through adult
Students are expected to bring their own art supplies. A material list will be provided or we can provide an introductory set-up for a nominal fee.
Similar to music lessons, the student should expect to increase skill with each class and PRACTICE drawing between classes in a sketchbook.
$20 per session. We ask that you commit to 5 sessions at a time to reserve your seat.
Paid sessions may be postponed when there is a schedule conflict or illness. Please call to let us know if you will be postponing a session.
Seats are limited to 8 students and will be awarded first come/first served. Please call asap with any questions or to reserve a seat. Christine @ 447-4906
Drawing
Graphite - Charcoal - Pen & Ink - Pastel - Colored Pencil
Techniques practiced will include:
- hatching & cross hatching
- stippling
- smudging & blending
- highlighting
- lifting
- blind contour drawing
- speed gesture sketches
Exercises include:
- Tonal values & shading
- Griding the composition
- Shadows & reflective light
Still Life or Landscape Painting
Acrylic or Watercolor
Sketch & Image Transfer
Students will be painting from a choice of still life set ups or landscape photos in the studio. After several “thumbnail sketches” they will draw their composition at actual size, “tone” their canvas board and then transfer it onto the canvas board.
Value Study
Students will create several value sketches before “underpainting” their canvas. This process helps strengthen the composition and how the eye will travel around the painting.
Color Blocking
Students will plan their palette, learn about color mixing, and how to change the values and chroma of their mixed colors. They will then block in the large sections of the dominate colors in their composition.
Texture and Detail
Playing with different brushes, tools and palette knives, students will experiment with how to create texture and details with paint before applying the technique onto their painting.
Finishing Touches
Details are time consuming in the painting process, so students will be given ample time to use small brushes to finish up their work, as well as sign their painting. They will also learn how to varnish their acrylic painting.
