One and two day classes in creative writing, art appreciation, and all visual art media.
Capture the ethereal beauty and delicate form of the moonflower by using gentle flowing strokes of your paint brush. This will depict the gentle curves of this night blooming beauty. To emphasize the subtle gradients of the white flower, pale pink or lavenders will be used. The contrast against a dark background enhances its nocturnal glow. Fine details and subtle veining will be used to add realism. Create your mysterious flower under the moonlight.
This is a great class to learn blending techniques.
$15 Supply Fee
Sticks, wire, yarn, beads, glue, paper, cheesecloth, materials from forest.
Substrate of your choice: Small Canvas, Canvas board, wood panel, small sketchbook with cardboard cover;
Acrylic gel medium;
Paint brush or foam brush to apply gel medium;
Packing tape;
Chartpak Blender pen or other xylene-based blender marker;
Acetone/Nail polish remover (optional);
Bone folder burnishing tool;
Sponge;
Images: Photocopies or laser prints, glossy image or text from magazines;
Art supplies of your choice: pencils, colored pencils, acrylic paints and brushes.
a few canvases/gessoed boards in the 8"x10"-12"x16" range, Winsor &Newton bright red (cadmium red medium), cadmium lemon, ultramarine blue, titanium white, ivory black, assorted soft synthetic brushes from large to signature-sized (like Creative Mark Pro White brushes), ODORLESS mineral spirits, Silicoil brush-cleaning tank, 12"x16" white paper disposable palette, palette knife for mixing paint, paper towels, painting clothes, plastic wrap
$25 Model Fee
Laptop capable of supporting Adobe software
Adobe Photography subscription (Photoshop and Lightroom) - $20/month (cancel anytime)
Mouse and mousepad
Basic watercolor set/palette
Pad of 140# cold press watercolor paper (Arches, Canson, Strathmore, Fabriano, etc)
Watercolor sketchbook for note-taking and quick studies
Sketch pencil
Sketch pen: black, permanent ink, in a fine liner (Sharpie xtra fine line, or preferred brand)
Watercolor brushes with at least a #10 round, #6 round and 1/2" wide flat wash brush; Other preferred shapes/sizes welcome
Apron/smock
paper towels
water cup
if you are painting in pastel, see the supply list, If you are painting in another medium please let me know asap~
FOR BEGINNER PASTELISTS:
Hard pastels - NuPastel brand is easily accessible online and in some stores (Jerry’s Artarama in Raleigh)
Medium pastels- Rembrandt, Holbein, Richeson
SOFT pastels- Blue Earth, Terry Ludwig, Unison, Sennelier, etc
Not oil pastels!
Papers:
SMOOTH Surface:
Pastelmat (comes in pads or single sheets and many colors)
Canson BE CAREFUL THERE ARE MANY CANSON
Capture the ethereal beauty and delicate form of the moonflower by using gentle flowing strokes of your paint brush. This will depict the gentle curves of this night blooming beauty. To emphasize the subtle gradients of the white flower, pale pink or lavenders will be used. The contrast against a dark background enhances its nocturnal glow. Fine details and subtle veining will be used to add realism. Create your mysterious flower under the moonlight.
This is a great class to learn blending techniques.
$15 Supply Fee
Sticks, wire, yarn, beads, glue, paper, cheesecloth, materials from forest.
Substrate of your choice: Small Canvas, Canvas board, wood panel, small sketchbook with cardboard cover;
Acrylic gel medium;
Paint brush or foam brush to apply gel medium;
Packing tape;
Chartpak Blender pen or other xylene-based blender marker;
Acetone/Nail polish remover (optional);
Bone folder burnishing tool;
Sponge;
Images: Photocopies or laser prints, glossy image or text from magazines;
Art supplies of your choice: pencils, colored pencils, acrylic paints and brushes.
a few canvases/gessoed boards in the 8"x10"-12"x16" range, Winsor &Newton bright red (cadmium red medium), cadmium lemon, ultramarine blue, titanium white, ivory black, assorted soft synthetic brushes from large to signature-sized (like Creative Mark Pro White brushes), ODORLESS mineral spirits, Silicoil brush-cleaning tank, 12"x16" white paper disposable palette, palette knife for mixing paint, paper towels, painting clothes, plastic wrap
$25 Model Fee
Laptop capable of supporting Adobe software
Adobe Photography subscription (Photoshop and Lightroom) - $20/month (cancel anytime)
Mouse and mousepad
Basic watercolor set/palette
Pad of 140# cold press watercolor paper (Arches, Canson, Strathmore, Fabriano, etc)
Watercolor sketchbook for note-taking and quick studies
Sketch pencil
Sketch pen: black, permanent ink, in a fine liner (Sharpie xtra fine line, or preferred brand)
Watercolor brushes with at least a #10 round, #6 round and 1/2" wide flat wash brush; Other preferred shapes/sizes welcome
Apron/smock
paper towels
water cup
if you are painting in pastel, see the supply list, If you are painting in another medium please let me know asap~
FOR BEGINNER PASTELISTS:
Hard pastels - NuPastel brand is easily accessible online and in some stores (Jerry’s Artarama in Raleigh)
Medium pastels- Rembrandt, Holbein, Richeson
SOFT pastels- Blue Earth, Terry Ludwig, Unison, Sennelier, etc
Not oil pastels!
Papers:
SMOOTH Surface:
Pastelmat (comes in pads or single sheets and many colors)
Canson BE CAREFUL THERE ARE MANY CANSON
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