Ever wondered why one artwork attracts your eye whilst another just looks ordinary? The answer is in the design!
Spread over 2 full days, this course will give you an insight into the techniques employed in designing beautiful images. We will anaylse masterworks and learn how to incorporate strong design principles into our own paintings.
An illlustration of a few of the ideas you may consider when designing a painting
Although most of us are unaware of it, the pattern of light and dark shapes in a picture is the single most influential factor in our appreciation of any artwork. Join me to learn how to plan beautiful light and dark rhythms into your work.
Through a series of exercises and demonstrations we will study master painters to learn how to design more elegant pictures. The placement of key objects and linear elements greatly influences the feel of the finished painting. We’ll look at where to place objects for maximum impact and how to create paintings that look strong yet natural.
This workshop is a real must for anyone looking to improve their understanding of how to make a picture feel balanced, interesting and memorable.
How it works
Sessions will include slide lectures, live demonstrations, group chats and individual feedback. The workshops will run in small groups of no more than 20 people, just like a real workshop, they will operate in ‘real time’ for a whole day, just as though you had joined me in person.
We will meet live on Zoom at 12pm for the first ‘class’ of the day. Then you will be given time to complete an exercise. You may upload your work to a private group chat where I will give feedback on each person’s work before the next session. You will all be able to see everyone’s feedback and can contribute your ideas as well. We will meet again on Zoom for the next part of the course. Each class will be recorded and available for participants to watch later if you are unable to join at that time.
What you will need:
A laptop, Macbook, PC, iPad or tablet
A small sketchbook A5 or A4 is fine
An HB and a 6B pencil or graphite sticks, or ideally a grey and a black brush pen like these
A ruler and an eraser
