*** Student needs to take the pre-requisite class: "Become an Illustrator: DRAWING the Whimsical Face" before taking this class.

*The drawing we will paint during this class must be drawn or traced PRIOR TO CLASS*

You can use a drawing you made in the first class or draw a few characters before class, or trace the images I will put in the classroom the day before class.  We will begin class by getting right into the painting of our drawing.  This class builds on the first class, so there will not be instruction for the drawing so that we have time to paint.

I will demonstrate painting with acrylic paints.   We will learn about values of color and where on the face the darker areas are, where the lighter areas are and the lighting that creates these lights and shadows.  .. The will learn where the darker values are on the face and how to create a loose, abstract style of painting, blending directly on their paper.

The second half of the class will work on watercolors.  (If the student does not have water colors, they can can use acrylics and add water to it, but they will not act just like watercolors, so I recommend a decent starter set from an art supply store for best results).  They will learn some tips and tricks about painting "wet on wet" and "wet on dry" to get different effects, and how to layer watercolors to create dimension and texture.


*******NOTE FOR ALL CLASSES******

All of my classes begin on time.  I cannot re-start for every late arrival, so students who arrive more than one minute after class time will need to jump in and catch up as they are able, and use the playback video for anything they missed.

I have a very relaxed art studio.  I want kids to find their inner artist and not just copy me, so I give them permission to listen and watch what I'm doing with my technique, but then tweak what they are learning to fit THEIR creative vision.

Students are free to keep mics open and converse with me as we go along if there is not excessive background noise in the home.  They can ask questions at any time, and can share their work with the others, or not.  I do not pressure anyone to share, but give them the opportunity to do so at the end of class IF they desire.