Deepen your experience of one or both watercolor and pastel painting, either on their own or in combination with each other. Each student will work individually with the instructor to identify an area of growth, a project, or an idiom of painting to develop. Foundational techniques such as color mixing, paint handling, composition, shading, hatching, and blending will be taught as a means for each student to further their development. As needed, we will explore even using acrylic mediums to further both pastel and watercolor language. Experimentation and creative use of the materials will be encouraged.
What you will learn:
1. How/when to utilize pastel pencil, hard pastel, and soft pastel.
2. Color Theory: analogous color, complementary color, contrast, color harmony/cohesion
3. Application Techniques- blending, layering, cross-hatching
4. Linear and tonal modelling
5. Techniques for using pastels in combination with other media (gouache, watercolor, acrylic, charcoal)
6. Approaches to composition