Transparent and stained glass in Brandenburg
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About this class
Are you in the mood for an experiment? Can you use oil paint to make a translucent image? Whether as a window picture, leaflet or lampshade: Translucent pictures not only set atmospheric accents during the Christmas season — this course unfolds the art of watercolor painting in oil (!) a very special effect.
Translucent images reveal tremendous color brilliance, can be dimmed and constantly change their appearance when they are illuminated from the front, from the back or from both sides.
It is basically a special kind of watercolor course - but the technique is essentially the same! As with all watercolor techniques, however, when creating translucent images, it is crucial that all bright areas in the image must be omitted. This requires concentration and mindfulness. Various techniques are possible: with watercolors on transparent paper or Japanese paper, with glue paints on fine nettle or with oil paints on fine painting cloths. In this course, you will also learn how to prepare your own painting surface according to your objectives, or how to assemble a stretcher frame yourself, put a painting cloth on the stretcher frame and how to paint watercolors in a targeted and strategic way.
What you’ll do in the class
It's a pre-Christmas course. Everything should be completely relaxed here. So that you can work in a relaxed way and still achieve optimal results, we recommend that you book both days (Saturday and Sunday). You don't have that much time? No problem — depending on the image size, the subject and the level of detail, it is also possible to create a wonderful work of art in just one day!
- Assistance in finding ideas, choosing motifs and formats
- Substrate preparation
- individual support during image conversion, from preliminary drawing to the final result
- optional: Instructions for designing panels and folding frames
- optional: Instructions for installing suitable LED lamps
Day 1 (Saturday)
- 10:00 a.m.: Start
- Greeting, choice of subject and picture discussion
- optional: Preparation of the painting ground - stretcher frame construction, mounting and impregnation of the painting cloth (not applicable for one-day bookings)
- Introduction to painting techniques
- Start signing and, if necessary, painting
- approx. 13:00: lunch break
- approx. 14:00: Let's continue
- background painting
- Start of fine painting
- 16:30: Coffee break and conclusion
Day 2 (Sunday)
- 10:00 a.m.: Start
- You pick up where you left off the day before
- Underpainting/ detailed drawing
- approx. 13:00: lunch break
- approx. 14:00: Let's continue
- You determine the level of detail and the level of detail. We'll show you what's important.
- 16:30: Coffee break and conclusion
Who is the class suitable for?
The course is suitable for all ages (for full-day courses from 12 years of age) — ideal for beginners and advanced painters!
Details to remember
Malschule Schloss Großkmehlen
Living creativity in a place with a special flair
A picture as if from another time
