COURSE STRUCTURE

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE

week one:
very playful class to get loose
journaling through your drawings
sketching and painting exercises

week two:
color pencils
learning how to draw a portrait
expressing through line

week three:
painting a portrait with watercolors
The expressivity of watercolor stains
the power leaving things undone - composition

week four:
color theory
how to paint a portrait with abstract colors - gouache
expressing mood using color



DEVELOPING YOUR VOICE

week five:
get to know your taste
finding your spark, what makes you have the most fun
mood board, elements that speak to me, and why

week 6:
your personality on the paper
taking photo references
self-portrait

week 7:
your voice
feedback session
a painting with a message

week 8:
final piece