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In each session, learners will paint a gnome. I will show them how to create gnomes very easily with circles and simple lines in a step-by-step easy-to-follow manner. The skills learned within this will serve learners in the future by giving them understanding of breaking down things they are looking at into lines and shapes, making them easier to sketch. Once we sketch our gnome we will paint them with watercolor paints. I will share techniques with water colors as we go along. Finally, we will add embellishments with white gel pens and black liner pens. (Black liner pens should be permanent, by the way, otherwise they tend to bleed and smear.)

Each gnome will have aspects about it that will differ from the other two created. This gives learners ideas on how to take one basic concept and vary it in creative ways. Learners are free to follow my example, aiming to create theirs as closely to mine as possible, or they are free to change things up, utilizing my example as a starting point and launching into their own creative expression. It's up to them and there are plenty of benefits to either direction they choose to take. 

In the first meeting we will create gnome #1.
In the second meeting we will create gnome #2.
In the third meeting we will create gnome #3.

Learners may want to have additional pieces of paper, or the bulk of their art pad, near by. This is in case a big mistake is made and they want to begin again, or they may even want to start a second painting while we are waiting for the paint we've laid down to dry. Usually the painting will dry as we work and I create a flow to where we move to different areas and, as such, areas already painted are dry enough to work in again after we've painted in another location on the paper for a little while. But, if a learner is extra speedy, or the paint is taking longer than anticipated to dry, having more paper handy can be a nice thing. We also may wish to test out colors or try a technique on another paper and work out our preference or skill before applying it to the actual painting. 

I will provide a short video prior to our first meeting that shows an idea of setting up an effective painting work space. This way learners are able to set their work space up prior to class and will be all set and ready to dive right into the project. 

We will take a few moments initially in the start of class to greet one another, however, I don't let much time pass before starting the projects, as they do take time to create, so timely arrival to class is advised. It isn't fair to others who've already been in class and who are already as far into their project as they are if others arrive late. I'm not able to fully re-teach what has already been covered to those arriving late, so please be on time. Everyone will have the best experience if everyone is on time. Thank you!

Please Note**   I do request that learners keep their art in a positive vibe and theme if they want to do their own thing within the projects we are doing. We have younger kids in class and all art should be happy and fun. If some learners like to make their art look spooky or scary, this might not be the best class for them unless they agree to keep things on the fun side within this class and actually follow through on that.