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Faux Encaustic with Acrylics 2-Week Workshop
Art on 30th @ 4434 30th St, San Diego, CA
What is it that everyone loves about the look of encaustic painting? Is it the satiny sheen, the luminous layers, the veiled mystery? Yes, so why not wax? Many love the look of encaustic paintings (paintings made with pigment and beeswax), but are not fond of the fumes or the heat and would rather paint using their acrylics. Without any special tools, equipment or paints, you can achieve an encaustic effect using acrylics....
Mid-Century Masters: Expressive Landscapes
Art on 30th @ 4434 30th Street, San Diego
Prerequisite for this more advanced class is Intro to Abstract. Mid-Century Masters explores new abstract expressionist themes, styles, and artists each session. Learn a variety of ways to express our California landscape using a combination of tools sourced from master Californian Mid-Century landscape artists! Some of their techniques included vast flat applications of paint, juxtaposed against sweeping brush strokes, and irregular grids,...
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...
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Abstract Flowers
Art on 30th @ 4434 30th Street, San Diego
Prerequisite for this class is Intro to Abstract. A famous artist was asked why she only painted flowers and she replied because that is where the color is. Our goal is to capture the essence of a flower while pushing composition and color. In this follow-up class on abstracted flowers, we will expand on the skills and tricks from Class 1. If you did not take Class 1—don't worry. We will bring you up and expand your new skills at bringing flowers...
"What If" Critique Sessions
Art on 30th @ 4434 30th Street, San Diego
Prerequisite for this advanced series of classes is for artists to have taken 2-3 sessions of intermediate level classes. Spend time painting abstract art alongside other abstract artists and have an opportunity to discuss your work with instructor, Jennifer McHugh. Students will get 1-on-1 feedback and critique time with Jennifer, who will spend the session offering her helpful tips and critique. Bring 1-3 paintings you are currently working...
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...
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
Sketchbook Play workshop
Art on 30th @ 4434 30th Street, San Diego
Unleash your creativity and explore new techniques in this workshop designed to help artists of all levels nurture their practice and develop a deeper relationship with their sketchbooks. Discover how to capture ideas more quickly, play with composition and color, and go beyond drawing to paint in your sketchbook. Join us for a journey of artistic growth and self-expression.
$115
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
Hand Building
Art Wheel @ 133 Elder Ave, San Diego, CA
You will get an overview of the fundamental steps involved creating using one or more basic hand-building techniques. Including pinch, slab or coil. Activities include demonstrations, instruction a basic overview of the process as well as plenty of hands on experience. Also studio time to create your tile, sculpture, vase, cup of bowl depending on the basic we create as a group. Hand-building includes constructing pots from pre-made clay parts....
Drawing 101
Art on 30th @ 4434 30th St, San Diego, CA
Become familiar with entry-level drawing tools, techniques and processes. You'll learn drawing fundamentals such as line, shape, perspective, depth and tonal value and also practice observational and non-representational drawing. Come explore the possibilities of extending drawing into your everyday life and making it part of your practice. Supply List
Screen Printing 2 Day Workshop
Kiss A Cow Studios @ 4434 30th St, San Diego, CA
This is a creative screen printing workshop where the participants will design and print on fabric, wood, canvas, paper and/or other substrate. You will learn the screen printing process and be ready to print your own design on day two. Day One: We will be printing 3 color cards or mini posters using process colors and begin creating your design or photo for day two. Day Two: You will be printing your design or high contrast photo that you prepared...
Illustration Bootcamp
Art on 30th @ 4434 30th St, San Diego, CA
Join artist/illustrator Duke Windsor in this 4-hour intensive workshop learning to conceptualize and develop an endearing, realistic character using thumbnail sketches. Create captivating visual layouts and design for genres such as: Advertising Architectural Rendering Cover Art Cartooning Graphic Novel Fashion Illustration Technical Illustration Experiment with various color palettes to convey mood and emotion. Delve into mixed-media...
$99
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
Intro to Natural Dyes & Inks Workshop
Art on 30th @ 4434 30th St, San Diego, CA
Learn about the endless possibilities and magic of creating color from plants and vegetable waste! Using locally foraged plants, such as coastal sagebrush and eucalyptus bark, in addition that you can easily found kitchen waste, like avocado pits and onion skins, participants will be introduced to the basics of creating natural dye and ink. In addition to learning the basic process of natural dye, we will also dye small pieces of various types...
$80
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