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From Behind the Camera - Workshop Expectations
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The expectations students bring to a workshop greatly influence the benefits they gain from an instructor. Students may overlook details of the process if they are intent on copying a teacher’s painting. A useful goal for a student is to try on a teacher’s technique and thought process, then permit the things that don’t [...]
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CAROLINE JASPER’S COLOR TIP: Value is worth a lot!
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-by Caroline Jasper Value is a significant color characteristic. Contrasts between darks and lights are key to visual impact. Through comparison of such differences our brains perceive objects and determine depth. Lighter things stand out against dark backgrounds. Dark ones show up better against light. Strong darks and lights together read as close; lack of [...]
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Projecting vs. Drawing
To draw or project ones subject on paper…ah, that is the question? I see nothing WRONG with projecting a photograph taken by the artist. Sometimes a very complex subject, that requires accuracy, requires one to project the image. Restless subjects, such as children, also require the use of photography. However, projection has major creative limitations [...]
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PONDERINGS
This weekend Ted Nuttall, a wonderful portrait artist, was here for a visit. He’s toying with the idea of doing a workshop with CCP. He does not want to film a workshop that is only about technique, but rather something that gets to the HEART of portrait painting. I’ve spent the last few days trying [...]
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It Doesn’t Have To Be Difficult To Be Good
Some days things click and I was long over due for such a day. Carla O’Connor once said to me, “You never know what small thing you learn in a workshop that will pay off,” and she was right. Years ago when we were just getting started, I took a workshop from Alex Powers (no [...]
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