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Soft and Oil Pastels

Art School of SF Bay

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Unlock the hidden potential of pastels in this comprehensive course. Discover the techniques, composition, and color theory used by great artists throughout history. From everyday objects to landscapes and portraits, explore the versatility of soft and oil pastels to create unique and captivating paintings.

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18 and older
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1954 Old Middlefield Way , Mountain View, CA
26 hours over 13 sessions

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Pastels can be so much more than simple crayons and quick sketches! Since 16 century it was used by many great artists to create unique paintings. In this course, we will study not only different techniques but also talk about composition and color theory, to master your painting skills.

This course will teach you:

blending
layering
applying thinner and brushes
working with a reference
refining composition and colors

Detailed Curriculum

SOFT PASTELS:

Day 1: Introduction. Techniques (using shapes of your pastel effectively, shading, blending, powder painting, stencils, and more). Abstract artwork.
Day 2: Still-life. Classical technique.
Day 3: Landscape. Underpainting technique.
Day 4: Flowers. Mixed media (watercolor, acrylic, soft pastel on craft paper).
Day 5: Portrait. Facial features.
Day 6: Portrait. Facial features. Finalizing unfinished works.

Oil PASTELS:

Day 1: Introduction. Different techniques: layering, blending, sgraffito, using different tools to apply pastel. Sketching everyday objects.
Day 2: Studying different textures. Underpainting technique. Working on a compositional sketch and a city landscape painting.
Day 3: Sketching plants. Layering and sgraffito techniques.
Day 5: The final project of choice.
Day 6: Finalizing unfinished works.

Refund Policy

We do not provide refunds for ongoing classes tuition, courses or camps payments.

However, full credit towards future booking or transfer to another camp/course will be offered for any cancellations made up to 2 business days before the camp or course starts.
Ongoing classes can be canceled with a 31 business days prior notice.

You can make up a missed class on another day when we offer the same age/skill group class. The make-up class should be arranged in advance, no drop-ins. Limit 2 make-up classes per month. Make-up classes are subject to the availability of space in a similar class. We reserve the right not to provide make-up classes or terminate the class enrollment for repeating truancy.

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Art School of SF Bay

The Art School of SF Bay offers creative and approachable classes in representational drawing from nature for kids and adults. Their skilled artists teach traditional disciplines and techniques to help students fully express themselves through art.

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