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Finding Your Visual Voice
Art on 30th @ 4434 30th Street, San Diego
This class is designed to demystify artistic style and guide artists through specific steps to define or revamp their unique visual voice. Suggested prerequisites for this class: Intro to Abstract Acrylics or Intermediate Abstract Acrylics In a series of discussions and presentations about “style” and hands-on work in your chosen media we will identify and develop your unique visual language and learn methods to apply what you’ve discovered...
Abstract Oil Painting
Art on 30th @ 4434 30th Street, San Diego
Learn the basics of abstract painting with oils and compatible abstract methods, including R&F Pigment Sticks and Cold Wax Medium! In this class, we'll discover why oil paints are a favorite among many artists. There are so many options for creating abstracts with oils. We will focus on tubed oil paint, R&F Pigment Sticks, and the Gamblin Sampler Kit that includes our texture-making mediums like alkyd, solvent-free gel, and cold wax medium....
"Basquiat"
Art on 30th @ 4434 30th Street, San Diego
Learn various techniques for creating loose and gestural abstract figures. Join this experimental class with Shirin as she introduces you to the world of raw and outsider artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat! Students will learn his artistic process and techniques, creating 1-2 paintings in his style. We are going to also collage like Basquiat so bring paper, tissue, book pages, and a few of your Amazon boxes Supply List: bring all your painting...
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Painting with R&F Pigment Sticks Workshop
Art on 30th @ 4434 30th Street, San Diego
Painting with R&F Pigment Sticks allows you to paint without a brush! Learn basic techniques and how to create your own tints, tones, and palettes. Students will learn about various oil paint products by R&F, information for safe handling, helpful studio practices, and preparing substrates. The instructor will also demo "direct mark-making," glazing, mixing colors, and more. Artists from all backgrounds will see how this product can enhance...
$125
Intermediate Oil Painting
Art on 30th @ 4434 30th Street, San Diego
Take your oil painting skills to the next level in this advanced course at Art on 30th. Explore composition for realism art, advanced brushwork techniques, and color mixing to create stunning artwork. Prerequisite: Intro to Oil Painting.
Whimsical Food Delights Workshop with Gilbert Weems
Art on 30th @ 4434 30th Street, San Diego
Indulge your creativity in our whimsical food-themed workshop! Dive into a world of imagination as you learn painting techniques to bring delightful and quirky food creations to life on canvas. Includes personal critiques and demos.
$115
Art 101: Brushes & Color
Art on 30th @ 4434 30th St, San Diego, CA
Learn about brushes, brushwork, color, mixing, and complete a simple painting—Wine & Canvas style. Week 1: different kinds of brushes, care of brushes, acrylic and oil brushwork techniques (broken color, scumbling, impasto, wet into wet, smooth blending, tonking, sgraffito, etc.) and watercolor brushwork techniques (wet into wet, wet into dry, washes, etc.) Week 2: what is color, value, hue, intensity, mixing colors; start a watercolor...
Art 101: Paints & Mediums
Art on 30th @ 4434 30th St, San Diego, CA
Learn about paints, mediums, additives for better flow or slower dry time, various thinners offers, and safe solvents you can add into paint and complete a simple painting—Wine & Canvas style. Topics Covered: How paint is made Reading labels Care of paints Different kinds of paints available including interference paints Non-toxic alternatives How you can extend paint Slow or speed up dry times Glazing Varnishing Start an oil...
$99
Art 101: New Tools & Texture
Art on 30th @ 4434 30th St, San Diego, CA
Learn about the top 10 gels and pastes by GOLDEN, new tools of the trade, and complete a simple painting—Wine & Canvas style. Topics covered: Mark making tools Paint applicator tools Texture making tools, tools from around your home Working with mediums Gels and pastes (glass bead, clear granular, fiber paste, soft gel, extra heavy gel, light molding paste, fluid matte medium, gloss medium, matte medium) Start an acrylic texture painting...
$99
Color Theory & Developing Neutrals
Art on 30th @ 4434 30th St, San Diego, CA
This workshop focuses on the art of color mixing using oils or acrylics. Learn how to use complementary colors to create subtle neutral grays, which combined with pure hue, makes a composition sing. We'll go through short exercises to implement the color theory and subsequently, as a final project, an abstract composition will be produced with dominant neutrals and pure color accents. Join us! All skill levels welcome Students are encouraged...
$95
Children's Picture Book Illustrations
Begin your journey into the world of picture books with author and illustrator, Andrea Zuill! This is a fun 2-part workshop: Part One - Picture book facts and business Part Two - Creating artwork for picture books Supply List: Sketchpad, any size Pen for taking notes and drawing Please Note: All skill levels welcome Students are encouraged to bring a drink and snacks Student parking available in back lot
Faux Watercolor with Acrylics 2-Week Workshop
Try your hand at fluid washes and watercolor techniques using only acrylic paints and mediums! Drips, spatters, staining, and washes...they draw us in and transport us to our favorite beaches, rivers, and lakes. I love these techniques because it allows for the colors to have such depth and luminosity with little effort. Learn how to create quick and easy abstracts on canvas using special effects that are typically used in watercolors. Students...
Colorful Coastal Landscapes
Learn to paint the California Coastline using Joe's approach to color: bright, bold and unexpected! In this workshop, you’ll learn the artist's specific techniques and how to take an ordinary image and transform it into something extraordinary. Learn about valuable art principles and important techniques focused on cliffs, water, skies, etc., while we work through and complete a finished piece. Paint from supplied reference images or bring your...
Nathan Oliveira: A Bay Area Artist Study
Art on 30th @ 4434 30th St, San Diego, CA
Take a deep dive into one of the artists from the 1950s Bay Area Movement, Nathan Oliveira, who was a figurative painter, sculptor, and printmaker. Learn Oliveira's unique style and how to paint figures with a more abstract composition—bridge the gap between abstract and objective art! Plus, discover how to make a simple and fun printmaking without a press. Students will walk away from this workshop with their own Nathan Oliveira inspired painting...
$85
Mini But Mighty Workshop
Art on 30th @ 4434 30th Street, San Diego
In this workshop, explore the possibilities of miniature art! Miniatures are both a challenging and rewarding creative process that everyone should try at least once. Learn the tools, methods, and layering process for going extra small and how to create a "Mini Series" with your minis! For all skill levels. Students will get to create a set of 6 miniature 4x4 paintings that are fun, unique and tabletop worthy. Join us as we explore: What defines...
$85
Paint Like Van Gogh
Art on 30th @ 4434 30th Street, San Diego
Create your own unique Vincent Van Gogh inspired artwork with painter-animator, Charlene Mosley, who worked on the award-winning film, "Loving Vincent!" In this workshop, learn how to paint like Vincent Van Gogh step-by-step. Students will do color mixing to find this master artist's color palette, how to apply thick and expressive brushstrokes, and create movement on the canvas. Students will create their own version of a famous Van Gogh painting,...
$95
Paint Your Own Tote Bag workshop
Art on 30th @ 4434 30th Street, San Diego
Unleash your creativity with this unique workshop and learn how to paint your designer tote bag using acrylic paint on fabric. Perfect for gift-giving this holiday season, you'll walk away with a one-of-a-kind tote and the knowledge to create more at home. Express yourself with color and design in this fun and washable art experience.
$85
Make Your Own Natural Paint Workshop with Ana Horta
Art on 30th @ 4434 30th Street, San Diego
Unleash your creativity sustainably! Learn to make paint with natural mineral pigments in this step-by-step workshop. Discover the basics and develop your unique paint style.
$95
Paint Over Photo
Art on 30th @ 4434 30th Street, San Diego
Unleash your creativity in a captivating workshop with GOLDEN Artist Educator, Lisa Bebi, at Art on 30th. Discover the art of painting over photos to craft vibrant narratives and expressive artworks. Learn seamless paper adhesion techniques while creating your own unique masterpiece to take home.
$95
True to You: Find Your Personal Color Palette Workshop
We all have our favorites...but how do you choose color combinations that are true to your artistic visual voice and that won't fight each other on the canvas? How do you mix colors that are custom and unique, yet recognizable to viewers as being made by you? In this workshop, we'll discover more about ourselves as artists, color mixing, exciting "color contrasts," and goof-proof color harmonies. Be prepared to learn a lot, not only about color...
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