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Painting/Color Class - 3 days:
9.30-5.30 Betty Edwards and Brian Bomeisler have designed a practical three-day course in
color as the next step and follow-up to Drawing on the Right Side of the
Brain. This course is suitable for novices in color as well as more
experienced artists who may be using color without a clear understanding or
knowledge of color theory. Hands-on exercises focus on how to use
theory to achieve harmonious color, and how to see and efficiently mix specific
desired hues. Brief lectures focus on traditional color attributes
such as hue, value, intensity and various visual perceptual and psychological
aspects of color. Students will work on still life paintings
utilizing the theory and techniques they learn during the workshop.
For this class we work with acrylic paints because of their versatility, but
the techniques can be applied to any painting mediums. We give each
student a portfolio of materials which is included in the tuition cost. While we may appreciate the beauty and versatility of
color, working with colors can be a challenge. This class will give you
confidence in your use of color and deepen your artistic perception. Betty Edwards' book
"Color; A course in mastering the art of
mixing colors" was
published in the fall of 2004 and is available through Barnes and Noble and most large
bookstores including Amazon.com. The three day color
workshop follows the book in content: * to perceive how
light affects color * to understand how
colors affect one another * to manipulate hue,
value, and intensity of colors * to balance color in
still life paintings * to understand how
the psychological meaning of colors
can apply to your unique color expression and to
your surroundings --Day One
starts with a slide lecture on various aspects of color followed by students
completing paintings of value and intensity scales, then followed by a painted color
wheel. The materials we use in this class are acylic paint on illustration
board but what's learned can be translated into any other painting medium ie; oil, pastel or
watercolor. We will discuss those painting materials in the class and how to work
with them. One of the key learnings of this 3 day class is the use
and beauty of the 'low intensity' colors. By utilizing those colors you will
begin to realize the full potential of painting. --Day Two
starts with a discussion of the psychological aspects of color followed by a
painting which completes all aspects of color i.e. hue, value and intensity.
This painting closely follows an exercise in Dr. Edward's book "Color: A course in
mastering the art of mixing colors" described in Chapter 9.
After finishing this exercise you will not only have a beautiful painting
but you will better understand color and possess a basic
knowledge of color that will be applied in the next days painting --Day Three
reviews painting materials and surfaces followed by a demonstration painting of
a still life by Mr. Bomeisler. This is followed by students completing a still
life painting on their own. In this painting you will utilize all you have learned producing
a beautiful painting complete with light and shadow rendered in color and all three aspects of
color; hue, value and intensity. In this 3 day class you will learn
how to control what you think you know about colors in a left brained way and really
begin to see the colors that are actually there.
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