VIRTUAL - Acrylic Design & Collage, Part 1 Susan Giannantonio
February 4, 11, 25, and April 1 (makeup class for Feb. 18)
1:00-3:00pm Central
$100 members/$140 non-members
Mixing water media can help an artist achieve a wide range of wonderful colors, textures and opacities. When collage is included in the mix, the options are endless! Weeks 1 thru 4 will equip the painter with a knowledge of materials and explore multiple ways to conceive and design a painting. Weeks 5 thru 8 will incorporate collage into the painting process. We will look at many accomplished artists’ work for inspiration. Homework is encouraged but not required. Critiques (optional) at the start of each class. 4 weeks: Exploring materials, How to create strong designs Week 1 Materials demo acrylic paints: Heavy body tubes & jars, fluids, inks Basics of Design Exercise in paint: 3 Cruciforms, S Curve Homework: Paint chart Week 2 Critique Painting tools demo Basics of Design Exercise: 3 Strata, Grid Week 3 Critique Basics of Design Exercise: Pattern, Golden Mean, Cantilever, Tension Week 4 Critique Basics of Design Exercise: Curvilinear, Triangular, Overlapping Squares, Spiritual
Mixing water media can help an artist achieve a wide range of wonderful colors, textures and opacities. When collage is included in the mix, the options are endless! Weeks 1 thru 4 will equip the painter with a knowledge of materials and explore multiple ways to conceive and design a painting. Weeks 5 thru 8 will incorporate collage into the painting process. We will look at many accomplished artists’ work for inspiration. Homework is encouraged but not required. Critiques (optional) at the start of each class.
4 weeks: Exploring materials, How to create strong designs
Week 1
Materials demo acrylic paints: Heavy body tubes & jars, fluids, inks
Basics of Design Exercise in paint: 3 Cruciforms, S Curve
Homework: Paint chart
Week 2
Critique
Painting tools demo
Basics of Design Exercise: 3 Strata, Grid
Week 3
Basics of Design Exercise: Pattern, Golden Mean, Cantilever, Tension
Week 4
Basics of Design Exercise: Curvilinear, Triangular, Overlapping Squares, Spiritual
Note: Please note that registration will close February 2 at noon central time. Please register early. More details: www.susangiannantonio.com Supply List:GiannantonioAcrylicCollageSupplies.pdf
Note: Please note that registration will close February 2 at noon central time. Please register early.
More details: www.susangiannantonio.com
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