All high quality materials provided for class, aiding each student's greatest potential. Just bring yourself. Small class size guarantees focused one on one instruction from a professional artist with 30 years of experience. With an approachable, structured method you will learn, applied pigment & water behavior, the nature of materials & surfaces, brush & blending techniques, colour theory & palette organisation, and how to create beautiful compositions for still life, landscapes, & florals. Course Summary Week 1: Getting to Know the Medium Understanding the behavior of water mixed pigment. We'll start with painting a simple object and background monochromatically in a controlled manner, acquainting you with the material and "personality" of pigment on surface. Week 2: Introduction of the Colour Palette Grasp basic theory and palette organisation for clean, effective applications. Explore control in colour intensity and temperature shifting. We'll paint a small flower, witnessing the full spectrum of what's possible with colour! Week 3: Useful Techniques in Context Expand upon applied techniques of adding paint to surface such as wet into wet, charging, dry brushing, glazing and more. Create a beautiful highland landscape using these exciting new brush marking methods! Week 4: Painting a Still Life - Blocking In Extending the palette, we will make additions to colour organisation. Begin a two part still life painting with a pleasing and dynamic composition. Week 5: Painting a Still Life - Final Revisions Continuation of the still life creating rich light and shadow relationships, colour punches, and detail. A culmination of your new skills and creative journey.

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