Photo Inspired Drawing & Painting 

DRAWING classes

Spring 2016 Drawing Challenges
In each class we will work on one challenge and discuss the issues.  Work is completed at home or in class if you want to do fewer challenges.  Copy right free images only - your own, from a website or images provided in class.  Drawings can be any size, from 2.5x3.5in upwards.  Work will be completed as homework.  
Paint My Photo is a reliable website for copy right free images.NOTE: Critiques at the beginning of every class – bring art for help & review.
Drawing Materials: Acrylic Ink
Acrylic Inks - red - blue - yellow - black - white
NOTE: any colour you choose will mix with another to create more colours. Brick Red, Magenta, Indian Yellow, Raw Sienna, Ultramarine Blue, Cerulean are some examples.
Ink Tray - holds a number of small capped bottles and has a centre for mixing + holding your caps.
Pen Nibs and Holders
  • calligraphy or writing styles - your choice
Watercolour Brushes 
  • med Round & Bright in Nylon or your choice.
Watercolour Paper
  • heavy weight watercolour in velum or rough surface
  • Multi-purpose watercolour 95 lb pad 11x14
Drawing Materials: Charcoal Class
  • Charcoal sticks and twigs – what you have [1st challenge]
  • White chalk &/or Conte  [1st challenge]
  • Pencil
Erasers
  • Kneaded Eraser – large
  • White Eraser – pencil style or electric eraser
  • Erasing Shield – see drafting supplies at art store.
  • Stump - for smudging
Drawing Surface: any type you wish
  • Grey tone pad or warm tone pad for conte and chalk
  • newsprint or brown paper
**FOR BOTH CLASSES
Misc:
  1. Spray Bottle – Large - capable of fine mist preferred
  2. Cloth Rags – 2sq min:  sweat shirts, tea clothes or towels
  3. Masking Tape - Kleen Edge is a product that works well on paper - it is a painters tape and comes in different widths
  4. String – cotton string about 2 feet long

Painting: Brushes and Palette Knife

Spring 2016 Painting Challenges
CLASS STRUCTURE: 1) Discuss upcoming challenge and 2) a weekly critique that return to the lessons learned – in order as listed –up to 45min in the front of the class..  Work will be completed as homework.  Individual help offered throughout the class on technique and design. Paintings can be any size, from 12x12 upwards.NEW: Section 1-3, 4-5 & 6-8 can be in one or individual assignment/paintings.NOTE: Critiques at the beginning of every class – bring art for help & review. PHOTOS: Your images or from a source like Paint My Photo  website - Samples available in class.  Assignments are flexible and open to interpretation.  Use whichever images you have and address them to the challenge to widen your understanding.
 1st Section
1 - Layers – Transparent and Opaque overlaid + looking at the images and seeing the shapes of the positive and negative space.
2 - Texture - Demo on Palette Knife and Textures - You will experiment with texture. Bring Heavy Body Gel, Modeling Paste, Painting Knives and other tools along with at least 2 canvases for experimentation
3 - Portrait – human or animal – even imaginary
An opportunity to work towards abstraction and use of strong colour

2nd Section
4 - Multiples – same subject but two or three paintings - change size, colour, composition or focus. 
5 - Urban  or Rural Scene – landscape &/or architecture
6 - Colour Control – one or more – explore what that will do.

3rd Section
7 - Emotional Response – colour or shape
Does the image have one or can you put one in?
 8 - Crop – adjust the image to fit the project
Add, Take-away, Reduce or Expand  an image to a stronger or different purpose
9 - Words  = Themes
Power of words – visible use or emotional response.  Collage is possible or transfers.  Relate to a scene, portrait with words [poetry may be a source] Use one or many words – random or in verse – examples provided
10 - Review
– art in progress bring to critique and for individual help
Painting Material List
Paints
Use the colours you like and have the primaries*, raw umber, black and white.  I have added some other colours in case you are looking for more variety 
  • [Reds]Magenta*, Cadmium Red, Alizarin Crimson, Burnt Sienna or Indian Red, Burnt Umber
  • [Blues] Cyan*, Ultramarine, Cerulean, Phalo Blue, Prussian Blue
  • [Yellows] Primary Yellow*, Yellow Ocher or Raw Sienna,
  • [Green], Veridian, Sap Green, Golden Green, Chromium Oxide
  • [Neutrals] Raw Umber, Black and White

Mediums:
Modeling Paste - for oils or acrylic - to be used under the paint
Acrylics
  1. Thin medium - Polymer not a Glaze [e.g. Golden GAC 100]
  2. Heavy Gel for different textures  [e.g. Liquitex Heavy Body]
  3. Retarder to have on hand to slow drying.
Palette Knives: 2 or more metal painting knives – at least one large one and a medium size.
[2” slim pie shape knife and a blunt ended palette knife are suggested] 
Brushes: 3 sizes of each type [small #2 , med #4-6, large #10-12 - bright/flat/round/filbert]. 
For a large brush use a 2” thin bristle brush – comes in a plastic sleeve.
NOTE: Nylon is best for acrylic – paint applied is crisp and controlled. 
Hair and Bristle brushes offer a softer brush stroke - must be kept moist but not wet.
Palette – Use any type
  1. wet palette – good for storing paint and  keeping it wet.
  2. disposable – good for palette knife and large amounts of paint - large size recommended
  3. plastic palette – good for long term painting in oil or acrylic
Painting Surface – any type you wish – min 12 x12, 12x16
  1. canvas (stretched or board)
  2. canvas board - archival quality is best long term
  3. wood or Masonite panels
  4. stone paper or watercolour paper
Misc:
  1. Spray Bottle – Large - capable of fine mist preferred
  2. Cloth Rags – old T’s cut in 1/2, old tea clothes or industrial towels
  3. Masking Tape - Kleen Edge painters tape or regular - different widths