Acrylic Essentials
Date: January 31, 2010
Time: 9am-12pm
An introduction into the fascinating world of Acrylic Painting! This hands-on workshop will explore a variety of paint lines, gels and pastes, as well as the tools and techniques to apply them. Students will learn about Pigment Characteristics, Viscosity and Behavior of different paint lines, Extending color into Gel Medium, and Manipulating color over textures. We will be working on several small sample boards that you will get to take home and reference for your own creative process!
This is a great class for beginning Acrylic painters or as a refresher course for more experienced painters. ALL levels are welcome!!
All materials for the class are provided, including paints, gels, tools and supports. Students may want to bring a painting smock and supplies to take notes!
Details:
The ARTbar
207 N. Broadway, Underground Suite B6b
Santa Ana Artists Village
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Contact: 714-558-2445
Event Website: http://www.theartbar.net/
Fee: $59
Event Open to Public
Using Acrylics like Oil
Date: February 6, 2010
Time: 11am-2pm
This workshop is a formal introduction to OPEN, the new paint system from GOLDEN Artist Colors. OPEN and OPEN mediums have a unique set of relaxed working properties that allow them to stay workable for hours and days, allowing artists to practice a variety of techniques that are familiar to oil painters, such as smooth blending, soft edges, glazing, subtractive painting and fine detail work. Discover the range of possibilities as we combine and layer OPEN paints with traditional acrylic paints and texture gels...all without solvents!! Learn how to develop your acrylic painting skills, control drying time and, most importantly, be inspired with this new paint! We will create few small paintings with several different techniques so that you go home with a good working knowledge of OPEN!
Workshop-use materials will be provided. All skill levels are welcome!
Details:
Graphaids - Agoura Hills
30135 Agoura Road
Agoura Hills, CA 91301
Contact: 818-575-9565
Event Website: http://www.graphaids.com/
Fee: $55
Event Open to Public
Layers and Textures
Date: February 21, 2010
Time: 1:00-4:00pm
Learn how to create luscious layers with a variety of acrylic color, gels and pastes in this hands-on workshop. Manipulate color and shimmer over absorbent and textured surfaces to add intriguing depth to your work. Layer thin to thick and thick to thin and discover how transparency and translucency can alter the mood of a painting. We will tint gels with color to see how you can make a thick glaze and will mix up a recipe for a faux encaustic wax! Embed acrylic skins and other objects for added surprise! Have fun scraping, staining and pouring these versatile materials! Students will make a variety of sample boards that they can take home and use as a reference point for their own creative processes.
Workshop-use acrylic products are provided by Golden, tools and brushes will be supplied by instructor. Feel free to bring your favorite palette knife or rubber-edged tool! All levels welcome.
Details:
The ARTbar
207 N. Broadway, Underground Suite B6b
Santa Ana Artists Village
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Contact: 714-558-2445
Event Website: http://www.theartbar.net/
Fee: $59
Event Open to Public
Acrylic and the Digital Image
Date: March 27, 2010
Time: 11am-2pm
Painters and non-painters will take creative advantage of new grounds that allow artists to combine print and paint in luminous layers. This class will open up a world of acrylic skins—actual layers of acrylic paint that can be printed on directly from an inkjet printer. Students will work into these images to transform them, seal them and then create unique mixed media paintings. This workshop is perfect for photographers, and digital artists, who are interested in opening up possibilities for the print on unique surfaces. Mixed Media artists will find new ideas to expand their current work. Come with a sense of adventure, and be open to new ideas!
Workshop-use supplies will be provided, including Digital Grounds, gels, paints and an on-site printer.
All levels are welcome!
Details:
Graphaids - Agoura Hills
30135 Agoura Road
Agoura Hills, CA 91301
Contact: 818-575-9565
Event Website: http://www.graphaids.com/
Fee: $55
Event Open to Public
