Transparent painting - secrets of light and color
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The secret of light and color
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 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.
Paint translucent pictures? Watercolor painting with oil paint? No problem — we'll show you how it works!
Course content
- 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
How does this activity work?
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!
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 should definitely take part?
- for all ages (we recommend a minimum age of 12 years for full-day courses)
- for beginners and advanced painters (really!)
Details to remember
What to bring?
- Appropriate clothing
- own painting palette (if necessary paper plate) and cloth (if necessary kitchen paper)
- recommended: own brush (universal synthetic brush, medium-soft, various sizes)
What is included?
- All materials that are required (painting surfaces, paints, painting tools and painting media)
- A drink and a piece of pastry for the coffee break
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