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92nd Street Y @ Online Classroom, New York, NY
This program is taking place remotely. If you have signed up, you will receive an email with details of how to access the program. If we are able to offer an in-person version of this class in the coming months, we will contact you and make both options available to you. Josef Albers’s famous color course is brought to life by Albers Foundation educator Fritz Horstman. Working directly from Albers’s teaching notes from the Bauhaus, Black...
92nd Street Y @ Online Classroom, New York, NY
Explore the sumptuous, magical medium of paint. Learn the basics of how to mix colors, set up a palette, and paint what you see. Working from direct observation and photographs, you’ll learn to create depth and luminosity as you explore the use of textures and different surfaces. All levels; no experience necessary. For the Supply List please CLICK HERE
Brooklyn Craft Company @ 61 Greenpoint Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Learn easy, beautiful techniques to create 15 modern watercolor postcards, and take home your very own watercolor paint set. We’ll explore color mixing, texture and fun ways to make flowers, patterns, add personalized text and more. All while enjoying a light brunch of muffins, mimosas and OJ. This is a class for everyone. No painting experience is needed, but even avid artists can enjoy learning some new techniques for watercolor. Instructor,...
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Learn the beautiful art of modern watercolor brush lettering! In this workshop you'll learn beginner basics that will set you on your way to lettering everything from art pieces to holiday cards and more. In this beginner-level class, your instructor Danielle Rothman will begin by walking you through the basics of hand lettering with a brush and watercolor, while guiding you towards developing your own personal lettering style. Then, you'll...
Brooklyn Craft Company @ 165 Greenpoint Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Watercolor brush lettering is a super hot look this year, and in this workshop you’ll learn beginner basics that will set you on your way to learning to letter everything from art pieces to fancy invites. In this beginner-level class, your instructor Erica Tighe will begin by walking you through the basics of hand lettering while guiding you towards developing your own personal lettering style. Then, you’ll move on to the specifics of brush...
Mixed-Media Portrait Painting Techniques (Intermediate/Advanced) Develop your ability to create painterly portraits that highlight the model’s features and personality by learning anatomy, proportion, and color-mixing. Lessons and demonstrations will be conducted in oil and acrylic. Students will work in a painting medium of their choice and through careful observation of one pose sustained over the course of the class they will learn how...
92nd Street Y @ Online Classroom, New York, NY
Do you know what is in those fancy mixed colors you buy at the art store like Pthalo Blue, Flesh Tone, Quinachrodone Magenta, Raw Sienna, Sap Green, Mars Black? James Sheehan walks you through the color wheel to discuss the mixing, use and application of color for painting. Explore color theory and the history of color, and have fun mixing and applying theory to practice. For the Supply List, please CLICK HERE An access link will be emailed to...
The Village Workshop @ 110 W 14th St, New York, NY
For the beginner: Learn how to control the watercolor medium while exploring spontaneity. Create flowing, vibrant color mixtures.Learn how to set up your color palette. Learn which colors are the most transparent, the most staining, and the most intense. Create resist areas with masking fluid. Explore the "wet-on-wet" technique. Know your brushes and the variety of brush strokes available to you. Paint a beautiful watercolor by the end...
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Turn the spotlight on a long lost dream & start turning it into reality one brushstroke at a time. Do you often find yourself putting your own dreams onto the back burner? Enjoy a creative experience that blends intention, visioning, meditation, coaching to help you move through blocks, clarify your dream, articulate it confidently and ask for what you need. The session culminates in a fluid watercolor experience incorporating the inspiration...
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Picasso and Braque started it by gluing newspapers into their paintings. Using text in artwork has a long and varied history. Discover how artists use text, newspapers, words and writing in their work, then create your own collage pieces that incorporate text.
Brooklyn Craft Company @ 165 Greenpoint Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Join this class to make two modern geometric paintings; choose your own color and design and we’ll show you how. Haven’t painted since pre-school? Not a problem, even if you’re a bona fide artiste, this class will help you explore new approaches to creating art and working with color. Artist and designer Christina Batch-Lee will teach you everything you need to know, including basic color theory, choosing a palette, mixing color and different...
Trestle Workshops @ 62 18th St, Brooklyn, NY
An introduction to the basic principles of painting through observational still life exercises. The class will explore color, form, light, shadow and composition. Painting technique demonstrations will include the use of non-toxic methods of painting with oils. (or acrylic if a student prefers) Beginners are welcome! Returning students are also welcome to create individual projects with the instructor as they continue to develop their work....
In this class we will learn about color theory and color mixing thought the medium of watercolor. Using only four tubes of paint will be able to mix a full palate of colors and match any hue. We will also learn about the properties of color like value, intensity, and temperature and how to utilize them to create a sense of light and space. Click below for the supply list: Supply List
Brooklyn Craft Company @ 165 Greenpoint Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Learn the beautiful art of modern watercolor brush lettering! In this workshop you'll learn beginner basics that will set you on your way to lettering everything from art pieces to holiday cards and more. In this beginner-level class, your instructor Jessica Keala will begin by walking you through the basics of hand lettering with a brush and watercolor, while guiding you towards developing your own personal lettering style. Then, you'll work on...
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Learn drawing and oil painting techniques while working from a costumed model present for every class. Study how to paint both the form of the model and clothing while developing a narrative. Explore techniques on how to render fabric as it drapes and conforms to the body, along with texture, light and shadow.
Brooklyn Craft Company @ 165 Greenpoint Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Learn the basics of watercolor painting as you make your own original works of art! This mellow, beginner-level workshop will take you on a tour of watercolor basics including: Learn and practice a variety of painting techniques including: wet brush, dry brush, bloom, scumbling, and blotting Learn how to create texture in your paintings using materials including: salt, plastic wrap, crayon, and resist Explore color mixing ...
The Art Studio NY @ 145 W 96th St, New York, NY
Oil paints are sumptuous, exciting, and one of the most popular mediums used by painting artists throughout the world. This oil painting class is perfect for those who have taken an art class (or many art classes) already and are excited to master even more. In this next level oil painting class, YOU will: • Learn new techniques to explore and incorporate into your paintings • Master artistic techniques that will deepen your painting experience...
New York School of the Arts @ 315 E 62nd St, New York, NY
This class will introduce historically based skills and concepts for figure drawing and oil painting. Each lesson will discuss principles such as proportion or gesture and clearly define and demonstrate a path to improvement. The instructor will start by showing how to simplify the subject into accurate shapes and values which are essential for achieving a likeness of the subject. Later, the discussion surrounding light, anatomy, and color...
Chelsea Drawing & Painting Workshops @ 321 W 24th St , New York, NY
You may be interested in drawing and painting, as both an experienced artist or as some one just starting out on the artistic path. If you are a beginner, the artist -instructor will start you off on the fundamentals of drawing by creating your own still-life of objects to draw. For intermediate and advanced emerging artists, we work with what you are interested in creating, so that you can develop your own vision and style. Our workshops...
New York School of the Arts @ 315 E 62nd St, New York, NY
Work from still life and the model. Emphasis will be on massing in layered, transparent washes initially with a gradual buildup of detail through color and tone. The particular qualities of various pigments will be examined and incorporated to build up areas of transparency and opacity, with emphasis on composition and rhythm. Material list
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