Date: July 19 - 22
Time: 8:30 am-12:30 pm (Monday-Thursday)
Cost: $220 for the week
Students will learn basic drawing and painting skills, supplemented by a review of art practices by a handful of great artists throughout history. Most of the class time will be spent in guided drawing and painting practice.
Each class will begin with a look at artist(s) works to spark a discussion on such questions as: what is art? what different types of art are out there? what does it mean to draw from life versus from the imagination? what is a sketch and what is a finished piece? and how do artists work?
The discussion will be followed by short demonstrated lessons and practice time.
Lessons will cover:
Drawing:
o Pencil weight, shading
o Perspective
o Finding large shapes (simplification)
o Using your pencil as a sighting tool
Painting (watercolor and opaque gouache):
o Color mixing
o Noticing the darkest and lightest parts of the scene (value)
o Creating watercolor washes, building up a painting in layers, softening edges, and other paint-handling techniques
An overview of different tools and media used by graphic artists
Students will receive their own supplies including: Watercolor Set
Brushes
Plastic palette
pencils
watercolor and bee paper sketchbooks
