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Spreading The Magic
- palette knife painting - (2 day Workshop)
10th - 11th May (2 days)
at my Buderim studio - Sunshine Coast
Be totally blown away and fully inspired to paint using the palette knife. Thick (Impasto) paint with dynamic mark making is just the beginning to creating your very own amazing palette knife paintings. Better use of Acrylics paints and mediums, splashes of colour, spreading magic into your paintings as you explore how to get the best from this exciting painting technique. Two full days to learn, practice and create your own amazing paintings.
(All student levels welcome)
Day 1.. “Exploring the creative process
”Let’s get started using and applying palette knife painting techniques, innovative thinking, mark making, using mediums for better results. Begin thin and then add thick, heavy paints for some amazing impasto (Thick paint) effects. Then we jump into creating your very own ‘painting fantastic’ where you will apply what you are learning to your own painting
Day 2.. “Create your 2nd ‘painting fantastic’
Begin your second painting with a whole days to complete it. Apply and consolidate your new learning as we also cover colour mixing, mediums and how to use, palette knife, brush techniques, textural effects and lots more. Things that you just don’t get from books.
Here is what you get:
- New ways to apply heavy impasto paint (Step by step) using palette knife
- Your class reference photo
- Understanding and applying good composition
- What makes a great painting and how to achieve it using the palette knife.?
- Easy to learn methods as you paint to practice
- Learn how to recognize, capture and paint essential aspects of your subject using my
simple and practical techniques
- Heaps of one-on-one instruction as student numbers are always limited
- Live in-class painting demonstrations by myself to show you how it’s done
- Better use of materials & equipment
- Heaps of practical painting tips and tricks
- All this and much, much more...
* Conducted at my home/studio which offers great natural light for painting
* I supply morning & afternoon tea & coffee with delicious snacks & treats.. Yumm.!