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Watercolor and the Figure Workshop

  • Intermediate
  • 18 and older
  • $355
  • Earn 3,550 reward points
  • 14 hours over 2 sessions

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  • $355
  • 14 hours over 2 sessions
  • Price includes both $25 registration fee and $15 late fee
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Class Description

Description

What you'll learn in this watercolor class:

In this weekend workshop students will take a spontaneous approach to working with watercolor while experimenting with a variety of approaches to working from a live model. 

We will begin with a series of quick gestural watercolor paintings and then progress to longer studies. Experimenting with form, color and paint application students will be guided to nurture and explore their personal voices while responding to the figure. Discussions with examples will explore the history of the figure in watercolor from the past to the present.

Prerequisite:
Some previous figure and watercolor experience.

Required Materials for all class sessions:
Paint:
(Watercolors in tubes: Windsor Newton/Schmincke/Sennelier/Old Holland)Professional quality paint is highly recommended. (If possible, avoid Winton andCotman -- they are WN's student grade).
  • Alizarin Crimson
  • Cadmium Red (Medium)
  • Cadmium Yellow( Light Or Pale)
  • Ultramarine Blue
  • Hooker's Green/Permanent Green
  • Neutral Tint (this is a very dark -- dark color)
  • Yellow Ochre
Optional Paints:
  • Cadmium Yellow (Medium)
  • Cobalt Blue
  • Prussian Blue Or Indigo
  • Sap Green
  • White Gouache
Watercolor brushes (large round brush that comes to a point):
daVinci Spin-Synthetics (Series 488 #6 or larger)Robert Simmons: AquaTip/other (#14-#16 round synthetic)flat brush 1 to 1 1/2"

Watercolor brush selections vary from store to store.  If you can’t find the large round brush recommended on my list, choose one that seems the largest that also comes to a really sharp point. Measure the neck (where the metal meets the brush) and try for 3/8” or larger. White synthetic holds up well and is a practical alternative to natural brushes.

Palette:
(John Pike/other large, white watercolor palette)

Paper:
18"x24" watercolor pad/block, (Arches 140 lb./cold press is recommended)
optional: assorted large sheets and/or blocks (Canson/Fabriano/other). Also bring a selection of large sheets (approx 18 x 24” each) of an inexpensive paper (newsprint, drawing paper, Kraft paper or something similar) to be used for quick warm-up studies.
  • Two large containers (for water) -- large plastic yogurt containers work well
  • several saucers/bowls/tuna cans/etc.(for mixing pools of color)
  • Paper Towels/Kleenex
  • Drafting Or Masking Tape
  • Clear Push Pins (after first class meeting depending on classroom location)
  • #2 HB Pencil/Gum EraserStraight Edge Or Ruler
Note: Please bring $45 (model fee) cash or check payable to the instructor to your First Class Session. This fee does not cover the cost of materials listed above. Classroom notifications will be emailed prior to the course start date.
School Notes:
Registration fee is charged only once per semester.

Refund Policy

Refunds are granted if your written request to withdraw is received by our office as per schedule. Requests sent by mail will be considered by the date they are postmarked.

For 4-10 session classes

If you withdraw 5 business days before the first class session you will receive a 100% tuition refund. If you are withdrawing after the first session but before the second, then they are eligible for an E Voucher for 75% of the tuition fee. After the second class session no refunds or credits will be granted. 


For 1-3 session classes and workshops

If you withdraw 5 business days before the first class session you will receive a 100% tuition refund. If you withdraw 1 business day before the first class session you will receive a 75% tuition Electronic Voucher. No refund or voucher once the class starts. 

In case of withdrawal due to medically certified illness, a Cooper Union Letter of Credit/ Electronic Voucher will be issued upon receipt of physician's documentation. A Cooper Union Letter of Credit/Electronic Voucher will be issued for the balance of the remaining class sessions. There will be no monetary refund. Registration fees, model fees and materials fees are not refundable.

Refunds are processed in the order they are received and may take 8-10 business days to be processed.

$25.00 Registration Fee- Non-Refundable

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  • Watercolor and the Figure Workshop

    Reviewed by Doris B. on 12/15/2016
    Insightful critiques, and fellow students were very focused.
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