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Encaustic Painting
Richmond Art Center @ 2540 Barrett Ave, Richmond, CA
This class is for people who are new to encaustic as well as those with experience. Learning will be primarily hands–on with ample demonstrations covering traditional and contemporary methods. This class is designed to give students a though knowledge of the encaustic medium. How to safely work with wax, stenciling, working with photographs, encaustic on paper, mixing oils and wax and how to set up your studio for working with wax. $80...
Intro to Illustration
Richmond Art Center @ 2540 Barrett Ave, Richmond, CA
In this five week course we will delve into the world of illustration! We will learn about illustration as a communicative art that is used to narrate books, magazines, newspapers, and advertising. Illustrators must create eye catching work, but also be able to hold an audience with a story and a message. We will learn the process of making a successful illustration, from concept and sketching thumbnails to making color studies and seeing the final...
Botanical Nature Printing
Richmond Art Center @ 2540 Barrett Ave, Richmond, CA
Taking advantage of the spring bloom, participants are invited to explore the botanical world of the region through the art of sun printing. Students will create a variety of sun prints from leaves, flowers and other natural materials. This class is suitable for beginners, with no artistic background. El instructor habla español. What To Bring (Materials list) : Water based paper (200 gsm) Plants of their choice Plastic folder Pencil...
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Exploring Within - Collage and Mixed Media
Living Your Wild Creativity @ 4404 Ross Rd, Sebastopol, CA
Full Course Name EXPLORING WITHIN 3 DAY INTENSIVE COLLAGE AND MIXED MEDIA WORKSHOP This is an exciting intensive workshop to learn the complete process of collage, mixed media methods and techniques. At the same time we will be working intuitively, exploring our own unique expressions. Come join us for work and fun and learning: Learn to mix and create your own personal palette. Learn to create your own collage materials with...
All levels
18 and older
Abstract Art: Dialogues with Nature
Living Your Wild Creativity @ 1695 Piner Rd, Santa Rosa, CA
This 2 day workshop allows us to explore our connection to the land and our sense of place. On Saturday, we will begin in Ragel Park, exploring, making sketches and color studies then take these back to the studio and synthesize our experience creating abstract paintings by combining our findings and sensations. Limited to 8 people. All Levels welcome. Students will be responsible for bringing the following supplies. ****Mixed media...
All levels
18 and older
The Painting Experience with Stewart Cubley
Institute for Art and Living @ 1505 Mission Ave, San Rafael, CA
Process Painting Workshop & Retreat with Stewart Cubley.
All levels
13 and older
China Painting
Richmond Art Center @ 2540 Barrett Ave, Richmond, CA
In this workshop you will learn over-glazing techniques for adding incredible detail, depth, and color to surface imagery on ceramics. China painting is done on top of an already glazed and fired ceramic surface. Please come to the workshop with your own glazed and fired pieces, or bring a few thrifted ceramic finds to embellish. All other materials will be provided. Required supplies for this program: Materials fee of $15 due to the instructor...
Drawing Fun Exploration Lab (Ages 8 - 12)
This class celebrates the fun of drawing while inspiring the playful side of this basic visual art form. We will do drawing games and activities, working together and as individuals. We will be using drawing to explore art in as many ways as we can imagine, dance drawing, team drawing, mirror drawing, window drawing. This will include playing with simple symbolic shapes and forms, finding hidden images in scribbles, dance drawing and tracing...
Drawing Workshop Series
Richmond Art Center @ Virtual Classroom
Experiment and play with drawing techniques using pencil, charcoal, chalk pastel, ink, tempera, watercolor and mixed media! In this course, learn about the dynamic attributes of these art mediums while you practice, discover, and create projects that challenge your imagination, potential and more. Class 1: Chiaroscuro Techniques in pencil, charcoal & chalk pastels are explored to create light and shadow in drawings. Class 2: Don't Blink Ink...
Art Journaling for Teens
In this class young artists will begin to fill the pages of their art journals with fun projects using watercolors, colored pencils, ink, marker, paint, folded paper, and found objects. Sign up for one class or as many as you like! Classes will include illustrating animal self-portraits, adding dimension to illustrations with cut-paper inserts, making DIY stencils, pop-up book and folding techniques, lettering basics, texture-making with...
Painting Shells with Watermedia
In this four-week course, students will develop their understanding of the elements and principles of art and design as well as materials and techniques of watermedia painting while creating original paintings of seashells. Working from photographs or from life, students will start by creating grayscale paintings exploring direct and indirect painting methods before making a limited palette, color painting. Join me to develop perceptual acuity,...
Seeing Place with Watercolor
Students will develop a deeper understanding of watercolor techniques and their connection to their surroundings through in-class exercises and journaling. We'll focus on intuition, color, mark-making, layering, and light. Heighten your senses, hone your skills, and see every day anew while exploring the spontaneity and restraints of watercolor painting! Materials List: Pencil Printer paper/ sketchbook Watercolor paint (cakes or tubes) in red,...
Collage Into Painting
Richmond Art Center @ Virtual Classroom
Spark your creativity by learning how to make a collage and using it as a starting point for an abstract painting. As a hands-on workshop, we will spend the majority of time making artwork and sharing our progress with the group. We will also look at work by collage artists and abstract painters for inspiration, discuss elements of design, and explore color mixing in paint. The workshop is open to painters and mixed media artists of all levels...
Omi Callings: Painting the Orishas
Richmond Art Center @ 2540 Barrett Ave, Richmond, CA
Omi Callings is a four week creative process where artists and creatives will spend time with the messages and wisdoms pouring forth from three orishas of the Yoruba spiritual tradition. This workshop is an invitation to explore the Yoruba cosmology system and strengthen our personal relationship with our inner waters. Omi Callings invites participating artists to create three paintings and three poster affirmations honoring the energies of...
Mixed Media Lab
Richmond Art Center @ 2540 Barrett Ave, Richmond, CA
Discover the endless possibilities of combining art techniques and materials in this hands-on course at the Richmond Art Center. From experimenting with different media to learning how to apply them on various surfaces, students will develop their skills and create unique mixed media artworks. Perfect for beginning to intermediate artists looking to expand their creative horizons.
Watercolor Beginnings Workshop
Richmond Art Center @ 2540 Barrett Ave, Richmond, CA
Learn the art of watercolor painting and gain a fundamental hands-on knowledge of the medium and equipment. Practice basic techniques, build skills and work towards developing a personal style. Required supplies for this program: If you do not have watercolor painting supplies, for a $65 materials fee you can purchase a starting kit from the instructor.
$75
Character Design (Ages 14 - 17)
Richmond Art Center @ 2540 Barrett Ave, Richmond, CA
Develop a character in this workshop by recognizing iconic and quintessential shapes, postures, and gestures. Move from a sketch, creating several small thumbnails to a finished piece. Combining storytelling and illustration, character design focuses on how people present themselves and what our trappings and features convey. Various media options will be discussed. Workshop will include pencil drawings, inking, and pastel shading. $25 materials...
$75
Sumi-e: Japanese Brush Painting
Richmond Art Center @ 2540 Barrett Ave, Richmond, CA
This workshop will cover the use of paper, ink and brush. Through step by step practices of calligraphy and some seasonal sumi-e paintings, class will learn most essential strokes and techniques to paint a sumi-e/ink brush painting.
$75
In- Person - Rock It! Dot Painting Mandalas
Dragonfly Designs @ 19800-19824 Prospect Rd, Saratoga, CA
To put it simply, this project rocks! In this class, students will learn how to create beautiful Mandala stones that appear incredibly intricate, but are achievable through the technique of dot painting. Believed to be a source of meditation and relaxation, artists will find their center as their own Mandala comes to life on this unique canvas. Projects Rock Mandala Dot Årt Painting Canvas Mandala Dot Årt Painting Locations This class...
Watercolor With a Splash
Richmond Art Center @ 2540 Barrett Ave, Richmond, CA
Unleash your creativity and explore the vibrant world of watercolor painting in this hands-on workshop. Dive into the art of manipulating paint through splashing and dripping techniques, then bring your subject matter to life with overlapping images and transparencies. Discover a new way of looking at your art and embrace intriguing effects in this immersive watercolor experience.
$100
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