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FINE ART
COLOR MIXING AND MASTERY
Do you keep making the color of mud? Gain important knowledge of the truly magical world of color by understanding the color wheel. Learn all about value, harmonious color palettes, the emotive qualities of color, how to darken, lighten and dull colors to enhance your art and so much more. Expect guided mixing of colors, participation in interesting visual experiments, hearing fascinating fun facts, and loads of individual attention in this confidence building workshop. All supplies will be provided.
$42 Bravo member / $48 non-member Materials fee $15
Friday, February 3 9am – 12pm
Friday, April 20 6 – 9pm
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ALL ABOUT ACRYLIC PAINTING 3 weeks
A fun, relaxing and confidence building course for beginners and experienced painters alike in which all the ins and outs of painting with versatile Acrylics is taught. Learn how to plan art work that satisfies you. Using thumbnail sketches, begin by chalking in and complete your painting with glazing. Through demonstrations of techniques and materials, explore underpainting, base coat, masking, sgraffito, stippling, and spattering plus palette knife, sponges, wipes, brushes, mediums and more. Lectures and handouts on the elements of art include color, line, texture, shape and value, and the organizing principles of art such as: balance, harmony, variety, economy, proportion and movement. A wealth of information in a calming and friendly environment with helpful individual attention for each student. Class will not meet on April 13. Materials list provided upon registration.
$156 Bravo member / $180 non-member
Fridays, January 20 – February 3 1 – 5pm
Fridays, March 30, April 6 & 20 1 – 5pm
Wednesdays, April 4, 18, 25 & May 2 6 - 9pm
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INTRODUCTION TO ILLUSTRATION 4 weeks
From a professional illustrator, learn simple methods of drawing the human figure and portraiture which you will translate into characters, costumes and caricatures. Incorporate line, color, value, texture, shape and more. Projects include greeting card and poster design, book illustration and more. Loads of demonstrations, handouts and show and tell. Enjoy helpful individual attention in a calm, confidence-building and supportive atmosphere!
$196 Bravo member / $228 non-member Materials fee $21
Thursdays, January 26 – February 16 10am – 2pm
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MONOPRINT MADNESS 2 weeks
Learn a quick and spontaneous, low tech printmaking process that can be done by anyone: third graders to professional artists. This way of working is both expressive and forgiving. On a piece of Plexiglass, freely apply printing ink using a variety of tools including rollers, sticks, cotton swabs and fingers. Paper is placed on top of the Plexi and the image is transferred by applying pressure with a spoon, roller or press. There is something almost magical about peeling back the paper to reveal the print you just made! Drawing skills are not necessary. The desire to experiment is the best starting point. Materials include a soy-based printing ink that cleans up with dish detergent. No solvents are used.
$81 Bravo member / $93 non-member Materials fee $10
Sundays, January 22 & 29 1 – 4pm
Fridays, February 17 & 24 11am – 2pm
Wednesdays, March 21 & 28 6 – 9pm
Tuesdays, April 17 & 24 1 – 4pm
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DRAWING 1
Enjoy a degree of basic drawing skills that will aid beginners to advanced artists. Focus on line, value, form, lighting and learn techniques to render them. The way light falls on objects in a still life will be an intricate part of the lesson. Begin with an outline and end with a composition of rich shades of light and dark shapes. Learn how to separate objects and forms without line by using various degrees of lights and darks. Various exercises will be taught to help you focus and approach with a loose intent. Draw from a creative arrangement of objects, known as a still life. Materials list provided upon registration.
$42 Bravo member / $48 non-member
Wednesday, January 25 6 – 9pm
Wednesday, February 29 6 – 9pm
Friday, March 23 1 – 4pm
Friday, April 27 1 – 4pm
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DRAWING WITH PASTEL
Take your drawing skills to a new level with pastels. Learn to take control of color and design by exploring various combination of layering, cross hatching, smoothing out and combining techniques to create drama and texture. Learn about different pastel paper and sprays and when to use what. If you like to work from light to dark, then pastel may be the medium for you. In class, draw from an arrangement of objects, known as a still life. Students with all levels of perceptions from realism to impressionism to expressionism to abstract are encouraged to attend. Attendance in a prior formal drawing class is required. Materials list provided upon registration.
$42 Bravo member / $48 non-member
Sunday, February 19 1 – 5pm
Sunday, March 18 1 – 5pm
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PAINTING EXPLORATION AND TECHNIQUES 4 weeks
Learn the fundamentals of beginning painting and composition using watercolor, acrylic and oil paint. Paint from a still life in the studio and learn about the various paint mediums and practices. Class will not meet on April 3. Materials list given upon registration.
$156 Bravo member / $180 non-member Materials fee $20
Mondays, February 27 – March 19 6 – 9pm
Tuesdays, March 27 – April 24 6 – 9pm
Bravo School of Art • 2690 Historic Decatur Rd Studio 206 San Diego CA 92106 • 619-223-0058