Composing a Great Drawing or Painting
Barbara Jaenicke
Tuesday 7:30-9:30pm.
May 27-July 1 (6 weeks)
Adult
Member Cost: $100 |
Non-Member Cost: $120 |
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| Good composition makes the difference between an 'ok' piece and a 'wow!' piece. It's also the skill you need to make the transition from copying other artists' work or photographer's work to creating your own original artwork. We'll spend several weeks on how to set up and work from a still life, focusing on moving quickly and accurately from a rough thumbnail to a finished piece. Later in the session, you'll be encouraged to bring in your own photos for critique--learning what to look for in good reference photos and how to manipulate them--and then create a finished piece from one of your photos. Students can work either in charcoal or pastel. Prior completion of a pastel class is required to work in pastel. Check out the instructor's website at www.barbarajaenicke.com | |
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For working in pastel: 6 sheets medium grey 19” x 25” pastel/charcoal paper (Canson Mi-Tientes or similar brand) - ViewCatcher * - your current supply of pastels that you’ve used in a previous class - small pad of inexpensive tracing paper (9” x 12” or similar size) - large pad of inexpensive tracing paper (just to cover your finished work) - optional: 1 sheet sanded pastel paper for last week of class - vine charcoal - charcoal pencil or soft lead graphite pencil - drafting tape - kneaded eraser - foam board or gator board (20” x 30”), or large drawing board - optional: proportion scale
For working in charcoal: 6 sheets medium grey 19” x 25” pastel/charcoal paper (Canson Mi-Tientes or similar brand) - ViewCatcher * - small pad of inexpensive tracing paper (9” x 12” or similar size) - large pad of inexpensive tracing paper (just to cover your finished work) - charcoal pencil or soft lead graphite pencil - vine charcoal - compressed charcoal - white NuPastel - white Rembrandt pastel - kneaded eraser - drafting tape - large drawing board; or foam board or gator board (20” x 30”) - optional: proportion scale
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