Karen Noll Schaaf
www.kschaaf.faso.com
March 24, 25 and 26, 2025
9 am - 4 pm (1 hour for lunch)
"Painting Watercolor Portraits with Confidence"

All levels welcome.

Fee: $433 payable to Wanda Boyd

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Karen Schaaf

Workshop Description:

Painting the human likeness can be the ultimate challenge for an artist. But it can also be the most rewarding experience when you get it right! 

Join Karen in a 3-day workshop that breaks down the complexity of the face into a series of smaller, achievable learning exercises. At the end of the workshop, you’ll leave with the confidence and tools to paint any face.

Day 1:  We start at the very beginning. Blend skin tones, understand how lighting interacts with facial planes, and master the details of each facial feature.

Day 2:  Using a limited palette, you will paint a “quick portrait” that only takes 3 layers and a few hours to complete.  (Great for gifts, and as studies for larger portraits.)

ay 3:  Building on what you’ve done in Days 1 & 2, we go bigger and add more layers and details - backgrounds, fabric and hands- putting it all together to create expressive, glowing watercolors that tells your viewers a story. 

Karen uses an iPad as her reference.   The workshop includes tech tips on how to easily use a digital reference to be more analytical and creative with your reference and your work. 

Pre-class Preparation:
• Prior to class, you will receive a hand-out that explains how to best select a good photo reference and best prepare for the workshop.

• About 4 weeks before the workshop, Karen will host an online meet-and-greet for all registered participants.  It’s a chance for her find out more about your goals for the workshop and better personalize your experience.  As well, it’s a time for you to ask questions and prepare for the class.

After the workshop:

Workshops are a great way to improve your skills, but a lot of information is provided in a limited amount of time.  To ensure that her students retain the information gained during the week, Karen provides you with some additional tools you can use after class.

• Return home with a complete printed reference summarizing the content covered during the week together, including narrated video links of Karen demonstrating the techniques shown in the workshop. 
  
• Included in the workshop is a private final critique.   Within the month following the workshop – after you have time to review and practice at your own pace - email an image of a completed work, and Karen will return a printed critique with tips on how to keep improving.  

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