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Pastels & Mixed Media for Kids

  • All levels
  • 12 and older
  • $350
  • Earn 3,500 reward points
  • Virtual Classroom
  • 20 hours over 10 sessions

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  • $350
  • 20 hours over 10 sessions
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Description

What you'll learn in this kids mixed media class:

Pastels can be so much more than simple crayons and quick sketches! Since 16 century it was used by many great artists to create unique paintings. In this course, we will study not only different techniques but also talk about composition and color theory, to master your painting skills.

It will be held ONLINE via ZOOM video conference. Students will need access to a computer / tablet / phone with internet connection and zoom.us. After the lecture and demonstrations teachers regularly check and correct the digital image of a student's work, explain what works in particular cases and what does not, and why.

Detailed Schedule:​

  • Day 1 Soft Pastel. Introduction. Techniques (using shapes of your pastel effectively, shading, blending, powder painting, stencils, and more). Abstract artwork.
  • Day 2 Still-life. Classical technique.
  • Day 3 Landscape. Underpainting technique.
  • Day 4 Flowers. Mixed media (watercolor, acrylic, soft pastel on craft paper).
  • Day 5 Oil pastel. Introduction. Tools and techniques (blending, feathering, scumbling, and more). Abstract artwork.
  • Day 6 Still-life. Sgraffito technique.
  • Day 7 Natural Landscape. Underpainting technique.
  • Day 8 City Landscape. Scumbling technique + colored pencils.
  • Day 9 Final project of a choice, material of a choice.
  • Day 10 Final project of a choice, material of a choice.
Materials:

  • Mixed media paper, craft paper
  • Soft pastel
  • Oil pastel
  • Colored pencils (Prismacolor + soft pastel pencils)
  • Watercolor
  • Acrylic paint
  • Brushes 
  • 100% pure odorless mineral spirit (Gamsol by Gamblin is recommended)
  • Paper towels
  • Wooden toothpicks
  • Paper tape
  • Graphite pencils, erasers

Remote Learning

This course is available for "remote" learning and will be available to anyone with access to an internet device with a microphone (this includes most models of computers, tablets). Classes will take place with a "Live" instructor at the date/times listed below.

Upon registration, the instructor will send along additional information about how to log-on and participate in the class.

Refund Policy

We do not provide refunds for ongoing classes tuition, courses or camps payments.

  • However, full credit towards future booking or transfer to another camp/course will be offered for any cancellations made up to 2 business days before the camp or course starts.
  • Ongoing classes can be canceled with a 31 business days prior notice.

You can make up a missed class on another day when we offer the same age/skill group class. The make-up class should be arranged in advance, no drop-ins. Limit 2 make-up classes per month. Make-up classes are subject to the availability of space in a similar class. We reserve the right not to provide make-up classes or terminate the class enrollment for repeating truancy.

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