Details Tutor: Alicja Gear Dates: Saturday 11 May 2024 - 9am to 3pm Cost: $60 for members and $80 for non-members To register: email [email protected]
Payment must be paid before starting the classes and needs to be paid into Mana Arts Society bank account: 03 1533 0005984 000, referencing your name and Still Life Workshop outline Come and learn how paint a still life. You will be lead through painting step by step including, blocking in a background, building your composition and layering paint to build depth. We will start with some warm up exercises to build an interesting composition from a still life. As we move through the day we will discuss shape, form, tone, line and mark making.
Level – Suitable for beginners and intermediate.
Prepping surface
Warm up painting exercise
Blocking in a composition
How to add depth through painting in layers.
Mark making
What to bring:
Paint – bring a selection of acrylic paints or $20 to use mine.
Medium sized canvas approx. 70 – 100cm – please make sure these have been prepped with a light wash of acrylic paint, ideally warmer colours i.e. yellow, red, orange etc.
Brushes – please bring a range of brushes. Include smaller and larger brushes and varying shapes as the marks they make vary.
If you are buying paints and brushes and would like more information please email [email protected].