Winter 2018 Classes: Winter Drawing Intensive
Bone up on your drawing skills or start from the beginning. This is an intensive study in drawiing for all levels. You may purchase single sessions for $90 each. Tuition for all five class sessions is $450. Classes meet in my Ruston, Washington, studio (near Tacoma) every other Saturday over a period of 10 weeks. Classes are on January 13 & 27, February 10 & 24, and March 10. Sessions run from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. with short breaks. Bring your lunch. Beverages and snacks provided. I will conduct a 45 minute demonstration and/or an informative discussion at the beginning of each session. Space is limited to 15 participants. All of my registered students are invited to watch me paint or draw before class from 9:15 a.m. until 10:30 a.m.. Read the class description below. To register complete the registration form and submit payment, by January 6, 2018. Use the CONTACT link above to email me questions. Refer to the Supply List page under Melissa Weinman Studio Classes for a list of suggested supplies to bring with you.
CLASS DESCRIPTION
This winter I will teach the essential drawing skills that all representational painters use starting with learning to analyze simple geometric forms and their position in space, progressing to drawing these forms with line and with value, and finally finishing the study of these forms as they exist in all of our subjects, including the figure. I will teach the precursor to painting methods of grisaille and trois crayon. All students will benefit from watching my instructional videos. These videos are usually fewer than 5 minutes long, categorized into topics relevant to study, and they are FREE for you to watch and learn.
I am committed to helping each of my student-artists achieve his or her goals. Each of my student-artists comes with unique aesthetic preferences, a different life situation, an individual level of mastery, and a specific number of hours to draw each week. Therefore, I will also be using each session to coach, critique, and instruct in the areas in which each student needs it most. Students are encouraged to bring relevant out of class work to class for critique. Enrolled Class Session students get the benefit of Individual Study and Critique ($80/hr.) at a group rate ($15/hr.)
SATURDAY, January 13/
Aspect drawing: strategies for drawing simple geometric forms in a specific position in space from a specific viewpoint
SATURDAY, January 27/
Turning the form: strategies for creating the eight zones of value to turn the geometric form from light into shadow and position it on a surface.
SATURDAY, February 10/
Atmosphere: strategies in subtractive drawing to create a fully tonal drawing that has space, volume, and atmosphere.
SATURDAY, February 24/
Grisaille: a shortcut strategy for creating a fully tonal drawing using black and white drawing implements on a gray paper.
SATURDAY, March 10/
Trois Crayon: a shortcut strategy for creating a fully tonal and partially color drawing using black, white, and sienna implements on a gray or tan paper. We will work from a live model on this day, as if doing a portrait session.
Aspect drawing: strategies for drawing simple geometric forms in a specific position in space from a specific viewpoint
SATURDAY, January 27/
Turning the form: strategies for creating the eight zones of value to turn the geometric form from light into shadow and position it on a surface.
SATURDAY, February 10/
Atmosphere: strategies in subtractive drawing to create a fully tonal drawing that has space, volume, and atmosphere.
SATURDAY, February 24/
Grisaille: a shortcut strategy for creating a fully tonal drawing using black and white drawing implements on a gray paper.
SATURDAY, March 10/
Trois Crayon: a shortcut strategy for creating a fully tonal and partially color drawing using black, white, and sienna implements on a gray or tan paper. We will work from a live model on this day, as if doing a portrait session.