Painting Class details, Oct. 29th-Nov. 1st 2011
I am so excited about sharing Corel Painter with you!
When you arrive in the beautiful area of Deep Creek, Maryland you will enjoy glorious fall color everywhere! While the hills may not be alive with the sound of music, they will vibrate with the oranges, golden yellows and reds of autumn splendor.
Once you are registered, we will send you information about hotels in the area, and directions to Ann’s place. At this date, the Comfort Inn in Oakland is one of the places recommended, as it’s pleasant and reasonably priced, bit too far away from class. We are extending the early registration discount to August 31st - REGISTER NOW AND SAVE $195.00!
Wherever you decide to stay, try to arrive the day before class begins so we can set up computers early on the first day - around 8:30. Coffee, tea and soft drinks will be ready for you - snacks will be there too. Your balance can be paid at this time, with either cash, check or credit card. Once we are all ready to start class, we fly - so be prepared with your computer loaded with the software for Corel Painter, Adobe Photoshop, and the latest drivers for your Wacom tablet. It helps if you try them all before you leave home to be sure they are installed and running well.
Class begins with a brief review of tools and layers in Photoshop. We begin our first project, a portrait, in Photoshop with high-end enhancement of a face that is beyond the typical retouching. You will learn techniques that will raise the level of your portrait work even when you don’t sell a painting. These techniques are also a great preparation for working with Painter.
We will follow that, probably by return from lunch on that first day, with an introduction to Corel Painter 12 and explain some of the new features. This class is about working as a painter much more than it is about software, but it’s important to be comfortable with the brushes and media available to us. Once we “get into the paint” we will try many different brushes and various types of media. You will be delighted with how quickly you adapt to painting, immersing yourself in the principles of art as we work through our first project.
Each day after the first day will begin at 9:00 AM and end at dinner time, around 5:30 PM. There are several places where you can get lunch as a carry-out and bring back to enjoy together, so we don’t take too much time away from our class. It’s also a great time for a short walk on the country road. Ann says there are bears in those hills, but I’ve been looking for them for all these years and they are still hiding!
The last day class will end by 3:30 PM so you can make your travel plans accordingly.
Be sure to bring your smiles, your confidence, and a warm sweater for a walk to the lake. You can also bring your own images for critique and to work on after class hours if you would like. I will provide the class lesson images.
I look forward to a wonderful class - call me at 734-207-0398.
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