BEGINNING - INTERMEDIATE Oil and Acrylic Painting at Johns Creek Arts Center
Students will learn to create a painting from concept to completion in oil or acrylic media. We will focus on proper planning prior to starting a painting, as well as, basic layering and blending techniques, color mixing, handling the brush and more. Students will work at their own pace in a relaxed and supportive setting. Each session will feature 3 instructor demonstrations of beginning-intermediate painting techniques. Because everyone's needs are different, supplies will be discussed during the first class. New students, bring your sketch pad and your ideas. Returning students, bring your current painting and materials.
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INTERMEDIATE - ADVANCED Oil and Acrylic Painting at Johns Creek Arts Center
Students will be encouraged to go the extra mile with preliminary drawings and color studies while working on their own paintings. Work at your own pace in a relaxed and supportive atmosphere. Each session features 3 instructor demonstrations of advanced painting techniques. This class will delve deeper into color theory, mixing, and application, as well as, composition and design strategies. Because everyone's needs are different, supplies will be discussed during the first class. New students, bring your sketch pad and your ideas. Returning students, bring your current painting and materials.
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All Media Figure Studio at johns creek arts center
Students will enjoy working from a live model and photographs using the medium of their choice. However, instructor demos will be done in charcoal and oil. We will work from a model for 3 weeks out of 5, and work from photographs of the model for the weeks in between. We will discuss human proportion, portraiture techniques, and basic photography techniques as we hone our rendering skills working from life and our own photographs. Each class with the model present will begin with 20 minutes of gesture drawing and will conclude with students taking their own photographs to use in the next class and beyond.
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Workshops at Citizen Exchange in Lilburn
Plein Air in the Park!
Join us for a lovely day of drawing or painting in the park! Learn the basics of charcoal drawing while sketching from life in Lilburn City Park! Charcoal materials and demonstrations provided, however artists working in all media are welcome. Ages 13 and up.
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Basics for beginners: oil painting workshop
Learn the foundations for oil painting in this intensive workshop. We will discuss materials, how to get started, mixing color, basic brushwork and more. Students will come away with a basic understanding of how to paint with oil from concept to completion. Materials included. 13 and up.
Collaborative Creations
Come create a collaborative work of art for the community! Using instructor provided templates, participants will work with paint and mixed media to make large scale artwork . Subject matter varies from workshop to workshop. Materials provided. Ages 13 and up.
Basics for Beginners Acrylic Painting Workshop
Learn the foundations for acrylic painting in this intensive workshop. We will discuss materials, how to get started, mixing color, basic brushwork and more. Students will come away with a basic understanding of how to paint with acrylics from concept to completion. Materials included. 13 and up.
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Skillshare: more classes coming soon!
Basics for Beginners: Oil Painting Course
Learn the basics of painting with oils in this comprehensive beginner's course! Working from general ideas to specific ideas, this course breaks down the process of painting into manageable, bite sized steps that make it easy for beginners to digest. Students will learn to create a painting from concept to completion in oil. We will focus on proper planning prior to starting a painting, what materials to use and why, color mixing, handling the brush and more.
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