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Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
This 6-hour class is designed to be both fun and informative. Bring in your own small piece of furniture i.e., nightstand, end table, chair, coffee table and leave knowing how to repair, prepare, paint, distress, and final finish stained or painted wood. You must be able to lift and carry your furniture in and out of the classroom. The class price includes your painting kit which is yours to take home after the class has ended. Kit includes...
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Working from my images or your own, each week we will focus on creating a landscape. Explore acrylic textures and paints to give us a variety of approaches: starting with grounds, and incorporating the different kinds of textures acrylics provide. A great opportunity to discover many mediums. In-person class (with reduced capacity) closely following Restore Illinois guidelines. Face coverings required throughout the duration of class. ...
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Explore the versatile world of gouache painting in this beginner-friendly course. Discover the techniques of layering, blending, and brushwork as you create stunning works of art. Perfect for watercolorists wanting to expand their palette or newcomers seeking a forgiving medium.
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Explore Art Private Group EventsEvanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Explore your imagination and bring your artistic visions to life across various mediums including painting, sculpture, clay, drawing, or mixed media. Enjoy the freedom of an open studio environment, where individualized instruction fosters independent growth. Plus, embrace outdoor inspiration with occasional sessions in nearby parks for drawing from nature.
Get ready to celebrate Pride! This ART Kit is packed with rainbow and unicorn tattoos; hand stickers in rainbow colors; rainbow crayon; and a rainbow of tempera paints and paper to create your own Pride ART! Glitter with glue stick optional add-ons. Note: Get ready to celebrate Pride! This ART Kit is packed with a rainbow shaped cookie and a unicorn shaped cookie, with frosting and sprinkles for decorating; a rainbow craft project (designated...
The Paintbrush @ 2446 N Clark St, Chicago, IL
Grab a pair of white canvas sneakers (available at Michaels Craft Store) and head over to this unique workshop. Veteran Shoe-Decorator Stephanie Aaron joins us to help your kids custom design their own shoes for summer!
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Throughout history, artists have trained by learning from artists that came before them. We will focus on different areas of art history with particular emphasis on technique, including composition, line quality, values, etc. and then practice these techniques firsthand.
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Inks have the ability to create fluid and impressionistic effects on both porous and non-porous surfaces. Using ceramic tile, clayboard, canvas, wood, glass, metal, fabric, and rice paper, learn how to utilize and control ink to create one-of-a-kind works of art that allow you to flex your creativity. Skill Level: Beginner
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Take a stab at this fluid and spontaneous medium. If acrylics are your first love, learn how to merge the two. If watercolor is your thing, learn how to produce more expressive work. Experiment and learn to be fearless in your painting. Create exciting shapes and textures not achievable with oils or acrylics. If you are new to watercolor, fear not, the instructor will demonstrate how to work with a variety of tools and materials including...
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Learn how to combine the contrast and detail of pen and ink and the vibrancy of watercolor to create bold, exciting illustrations full of color and texture! We'll start off playing around with basic texturing techniques in both watercolor and ink, and then experiment with how we can combine those techniques to create realistic textures such as skies, soil, trees, fur, glass, metal, water, and more. Demos of specific textures will be open to student...
One Strange Bird @ 2124 W Division St, Chicago, IL
Join us for a fun-filled morning of storytelling and art projects, where children up to four years of age can explore colors, numbers, and shapes. Parents can bond with their little ones while they express their creativity and learn in our art studio. Limited spots are available, so register online now!
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Unleash your creativity and explore the world of art in an immersive experience where you can unleash your inner artist and bring your imagination to life through captivating and expressive artwork.
Art Side Out Studio & MASK SHOP @ 4041 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL
The shows are preceded by a workshop with a pro from the show. This Fall, Jacob Mills “Behind the Mask” will train you in mask performance. Features Four of Chicago’s Finest Variety Performers, Our Host Brad French, “That Juggling Guy,” The Semmerling Mask Players, Music, Dance and more in a Family Friendly Format.
We’ll draw and paint on the grounds of the North Park Nature Center, Lincoln Park Conservatory, and the grounds of the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. Work in watercolors and watercolor pencils, drawing mediums, or acrylics. Focus includes instruction on creating quick thumbnail sketches, composition, and color. Materials: small sketchbook, Staedtler #3b pencils, kneaded eraser, also see posted list for all materials.
We’ll draw and paint in either the Lincoln Park Conservatory or the Chicago Botanic Gardens. Work in watercolors and watercolor pencils, drawing mediums, or acrylics. Focus includes instruction on creating quick thumbnail sketches, composition, and color. Materials: small sketchbook Staedtler #3b pencils kneaded eraser.
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Overwhelmed by all the colors on your palette? Gain a stronger understanding of color temperature and harmony by painting with a limited palette. When you limit the number of colors you use, you focus more on color temperature and value, which define form and space in your painting. Limiting your palette helps to better understand individual pigment qualities such as transparency and tinting strength. We will work from still life setups and...
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Learn the basic principles of paint fabrication, canvas stretching and priming to deepen your knowledge of the properties of various pigments. Make a painting from the raw materials, the way painters were doing it before readymade paints were available. The session will cover acrylic, oil and other kinds of paints.
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Render flowers richly and beautifully in oil paints! Discover how to achieve vibrant, confident-looking artworks that convey a sense of light, shadow, and sculptural form. Color mixing and brush stroke application will also be a major focus, to avoid muddiness and over-blending. You will start with a paint-along demonstration and receive individual attention.
Ingrid's Originals Inc. @ 3729 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL
Take advantage of this great opportunity to study with Keiko right here in Chicago! This workshop is designed for those who want to create a painting strong in composition filled with light and atmosphere. During the three days, simplification, mood, atmosphere and composition will be shown in step-by-step demonstrations each day. Landscapes, cityscapes, waterscapes, interiors and figures may be included in the three days. A class...
Ingrid's Originals Inc. @ 3729 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL
In this three-day workshop, the participants will study contrasts and the scale of values from black to white, through the entire range of colored grays. Shadow implies light and emplahasizes the composition of the painting; it gives strength. The color vibrates, intersperses, or superimposes itself on these areas of contrast. With the aid of photographic images, Marc will show his method of progression, step by step, along with the many tips and...
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