August 2 - Intro to Painting; Smokey Mountain Farm

Instructor: Dan Nelson

Class Code: DN1206

Workshop Fee: $60

Medium: Oil or Acrylic

Thursday, August 2, 2012 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Are you still afraid of the big, blank canvas? This is the class for you! Dan will lead you in a step-by-step, follow-the-leader process as you produce a beautiful rendering of one of North Carolina’s famous Smokey Mountain Scenes. As you do this, you will be learning many of the most important principles of painting . . And at the end of only 3 hours, you will have a respectable painting to show for it!

Suggested Supplies: Acrylics: Phthalo Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Quinacridone or Primary Red or Magenta, any light yellow, Burnt Sienna and White. GAC 100 or Liquitex gloss medium and Varnish 32 oz. or more.

Optional: small resealable container cups – like Ziploc or Glad about 8 oz. one for each color.

Oils: Phthalo Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Napthol Crimson, Alizarin, Indian Yellow, Lemon Yellow, Titanium White, Raw Umber, Burnt Sienna. Winsor Newton Liquin – 75 ml.

Brushes: A normal assortment of bristle brushes, be sure to add a couple large brushes 2” wide. An assortment of sable brushes. Nothing smaller than a #2. Synthetics are fine. A palette or paper palette, palette knives are optional.

Clean up: Turpenoid or Sansador (for oil), rags, cup or can for rinsing.

Canvas: 16 x 20 or smaller.


DN1206$60.00

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