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Lionel Sanchez
www.lionelsanchezart.com "Watercolor Your Way" October 5, 12, 19, 26, November 9, 16, 30 & December 7 9:30 am - 12:30 pm All Levels Welcome, But Some Watercolor Experience Helpful. Fee: $299 for all eight classes; $49 per class if taking one class; $98 if taking a set of two classes payable to Wanda Boyd Please use the registration form to mail in payment or Click this PayPal link for the 8-Week Class or Click the PayPal link(s) below for the individual class date(s) of your choice. |
Lionel Sanchez
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"Anyone can take a beautiful photograph and create a mediocre painting. It takes REAL skill to take a mediocre photograph and create a beautiful painting. How to see the charm and artistry in the ordinary -- that's what you'll learn in Lionel's class!" - Wanda B.
Class Description:
Lionel's love of painting, especially rural subjects, combined with his love of teaching, will provide students with a wonderful opportunity to learn traditional watercolor techniques. Lionel has a calm, assured teaching style that soothes anxious students and makes learning easy and fun. Lionel teaches step by step, guiding students in watercolor painting "from start to finish." If you want to make leaps and bounds in your watercolor work, this is the class for you!
Students will learn how to:
Lionel's classes can be standalone; however, he does build on watercolor skillsets from one class to another, so we recommend standalone classes for those who are more experienced painters. Here is the progression of classwork:
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Class Description:
Lionel's love of painting, especially rural subjects, combined with his love of teaching, will provide students with a wonderful opportunity to learn traditional watercolor techniques. Lionel has a calm, assured teaching style that soothes anxious students and makes learning easy and fun. Lionel teaches step by step, guiding students in watercolor painting "from start to finish." If you want to make leaps and bounds in your watercolor work, this is the class for you!
Students will learn how to:
- pick the best reference material
- do quick thumbnail sketches
- plan out the best composition
- transfer the thumbnail sketch to the watercolor paper
- choose the best paint colors
- use the best watercolor technique for each part of the painting
Lionel's classes can be standalone; however, he does build on watercolor skillsets from one class to another, so we recommend standalone classes for those who are more experienced painters. Here is the progression of classwork:
Click for Supply List
All images are representational.
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October 5, class 1: Lionel will cover drawing, perspective, creating a center of interest, color mixing, and how to get the ratio of the drawing in proportion to the ratio of the watercolor paper. This is the foundational class, and you will be doing several small studies. If you haven't taken from Lionel before, you'll want to take this class. Click for October 5 PayPal Link |
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October 12 and October 19, classes 2 and 3: Lionel will show how to do a thumbnail sketch and then a value study using three values with one color. He will talk about creating interest in the painting by adding or subtracting elements. We will start a painting on October 12 and finish it on October 19. In the second class Lionel will discuss balance, working in threes, tying the painting together, accent marks and calligraphy. You may take these two classes together as a set without taking other classes. Click for October 12 and 19 Classes PayPal Link |
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October 26 and November 9, classes 4 and 5: Lionel will cover the same lesson plans as in classes two and three, but with a different subject. Students will start the painting in class 4 and finish it in class 5. You may take these two classes together as a set without taking the other classes. Click for October 26 and November 9 Classes PayPal Link |
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November 16, class 6: This class will be one painting from start to finish. Because it is being done in one class, the subject will be simplified, but the students will need to paint a bit faster. A student can take this class without taking the other classes. Click for November 16 Class PayPal Link |
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November 30, class 7: This class will cover the same lesson plans as in the other classes, but Lionel will show how to do a painting on Yupo paper. You may take just this class if you want. Click for November 30 Class PayPal Link |
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December 7, class 8: This class will cover the same lesson plans as in the other classes, but Lionel will discuss, and students will execute a pen and wash painting. You may take this class without taking the other classes.
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