From Sketchbook to Canvas: "Pet Portraits"

Create colorful and unique pet portraits from start to finish using your own photographs to paint creatures of all kinds, from furry to feathery to scaly!

In this class, you will learn to create a pet (or other animal) portrait that is unique to you as the artist as well as to your subject. We will cover concepts in composition, style, and effects to create animalian details like fur.

In this class, you'll learn how to:

• How to create a compelling composition.
• How to draw animals with believability and personality.
• Create different animal textures such as fur.
• Hone a style of rendering animals that is all your own.

Students will walk away with: at least one unique piece of artwork based on an animal photo of your choosing; a better understanding of composition techniques; and new skills in rendering different textures with paint.

Open to both acrylic and oil artists.

Open to any skill level, but beginners will need basic experience with drawing and painting (i.e. already know how to work with acrylics or oils, and their mediums).

Supply List:

• Surface of choice (canvas, primed wood panel, or heavy paper) in a small size up to 16x20
  
• 12x16 palette paper
• Various brushes and palette knives
• Various paint colors (acrylic or oil)
• Various sea sponges
• Paint pens in black and white colors, extra fine size (such as Posca or Liquitex)
• Quality paper towels, such as blue shop towels
• Sketchbook (7x9 or larger)
• Pencils and erasers to sketch with
• Photos of animals you’d like to paint, either printed or on iPad (working from a smartphone is small and challenging)

Optional:

• small containers with airtight lids to store extra paint
• color wheel