6 Lessons with individual reviews – $ 95.00

 

Develop your drawing and painting confidence! Comprising six on-line lessons, we will cover sound practices as they apply to both plein-air and studio endeavours. What to paint on location: Should I sketch or use paint media? How might I best use reference photos? How might I incorporate people into my paintings? Who hasn’t returned to the studio from a sketching expedition and thought, “what now?” This short course will include “plein-air” tips and equally, with a return to the studio, ideas to translate sketches into spectacular finished works. Every week participants receive a feature lesson and can submit their week’s work for review. These reviews may be tied to the lesson plan or equally, to the result of their independent endevours. Whether your summer is at the cottage, traveling or working in town, this course aims to motivate and stimulate creativity. Follow our weekly program or alternatively, access and participate on your own schedule – wherever you are!

Week 1

Composition & Value Sketching

Tips for plein-air work

Sketching and painting on location

Week 2

Scaling paintings

Creating a personal view

Foreground and background

Week 3

Oil and Acrylic foundation blocking

Line and wash for drawn images

Tips for studio work-in-progress

Use of field references in the studio: sketches, photos

Week 4

Impressionists, Greens and colour practices

Pattern and rhythm in drawing and painting

Use of line, shape, value and colour

Week 5

Painting perspectives

Atmospheric perspective

Composition tips

Week 6

People in scenes

Putting it all together

Maintaining freshness

Concurrent level of finish