Suspender Girls

“I See My Dream”

 
female portrait acrylic with glazing medium
 

I love art that tells a visual story. The kind you may not need a single word spoken to understand the message. In “I See My Dreams” the added detail of a dandelion reminds me of my younger years where I never missed a chance to cast my wishes into the wind.

Who is this class For:

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  • Are you ready to become an artist storyteller? Painting a pretty picture is rewarding, but connecting with others through your visual story shares an intimacy of your creative passion.

  • Acrylics can be a frustrating medium; drying to quick before you get the chance to blend. In this class we explore the ease of adding a bit of glazing medium, which helps eleviate the creating stress by adding a fluidity to your creating process.

  • This class is for both the beginner and advanced student. The lesson includes step by step instructions on mapping out facial proportions.

 

What will you Learn:

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  • Learn to draw using the proportion method. 

  • Blending light colors over dark colors and darks over lights.

  • How to blend acrylic paint with glazing medium to create transparency.

  • Create bold contrast with a dark background and high lighted areas on focal point.

  • Telling a story by adding whimsical features. 

  • Creating intriguing details with colorful line work. 

 
 
 

Class Preview

 
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This girl was inspired by a photograph of a fellow artist friend, Tamarah Phillips and the process of building light colors on top of darks. "I See My Dreams"  is part of  my Suspender Girl series. See Tamarah's art here: http://facebook.com/tamarah.phillips1

Supply List:

Please use supplies you have. The colors below are only a suggestion. 

  • Watercolor paper - 140 lb. or Canvas

  • Gray scale app - of choice. (Android - Moody preference on photo app.)

  • Drawing Pencil - 2HB

  • Ruler

  • Palette knife (for color mixing)

  • Glazing medium

  • Acrylic paint:

    • Burnt Umber - M. Graham & Co.

    • Olive Green - M. Graham & Co.

    • Cadmium Yellow - M. Graham & Co.

    • Pumpkin Orange - Apple Barrel

    • Holiday Red - Craftsmart

    • Turquoise - Craftsmart

    • Light Green - Apple Barrel

    • Titanium White - Liquitex

    • Unbleached Titanium - Liquitex Basics

  • Sepia - Golden Fluid Acrylic

  • Vine charcoal

  • Brushes:

    • Flat (1/2 or 3/8) or Oval or Round (Okay to use what you have.)

  • Paper towels or rags

  • Baby wipes

  • Water bowl

  • Palette