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Soft and Oil Pastels

Art School of SF Bay @ #15 700 Winchester Boulevard , San Jose, CA

Unlock the hidden potential of pastels in this comprehensive course. Discover the techniques, composition, and color theory used by great artists throughout history. From everyday objects to landscapes and portraits, explore the versatility of soft and oil pastels to create unique and captivating paintings.

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Watercolor 101

Unlock the secrets of watercolor painting in this comprehensive workshop at the Art School of SF Bay. Learn essential techniques, explore different styles, and create beautiful portraits, landscapes, and studies. Enhance your artistic skills and unleash your creativity with watercolor.

  • Beginner
  • 18 and older
  • $480
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  • 2105 Old Middlefield Way, Mountain View, CA
  • 20 hours over 10 sessions

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What you'll learn in this watercolor class:

This workshop covers everything you need to know about watercolor to use it fluently in your projects: how to mix colors, use washes, work from light to dark, use reserve and  additives, and even such advanced technique as watercolor underpainting.

You will learn the science behind the watercolor fluorescent colors, learn how to lead your work, what to do to prevent and fix watercolor accidents. We will try our hands in both Classical European and Eastern watercolor styles.

By the end of the course, students will paint a portrait of a pet, a portrait of a loved one, a couple of watercolor landscapes,  plenty of small studies, and a final project of a choice.


Detailed Schedule:

  • Day 1: Flat washes. Basic watercolor techniques and common mistakes. Painting a simple landscape a-la-Voloshin.
  • Day 2: Eastern Watercolor. Mastering various brushstrokes, painting a blossom tree, koi fish, and a dragon.
  • Day 3: Combination of wet-on-wet and wet-on-dry techniques. Painting a flower.
  • Day 4: Wet-on-Wet watercolor. Painting a cat.
  • Day 5: Classical watercolor with an underpainting. Starting a small realistic still life (trompe-l'oeil).
  • Day 6: Finishing a trompe-l'oeil.
  • Day 7: Starting a realistic portrait. Tips on painting human skin, hair, eyes.
  • Day 8: Finishing a realistic portrait.
  • Days 9-10: Final project of a choice.

Refund Policy

We do not provide refunds for ongoing classes tuition, courses or camps payments.

  • However, full credit towards future booking or transfer to another camp/course will be offered for any cancellations made up to 2 business days before the camp or course starts.
  • Ongoing classes can be canceled with a 31 business days prior notice.

You can make up a missed class on another day when we offer the same age/skill group class. The make-up class should be arranged in advance, no drop-ins. Limit 2 make-up classes per month. Make-up classes are subject to the availability of space in a similar class. We reserve the right not to provide make-up classes or terminate the class enrollment for repeating truancy.

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Art School of SF Bay

Art School of SF Bay teachers are skilled artists with Fine Arts degrees, working in realistic tradition. We teach representational drawing from nature to kids and adults in a creative and approachable way.

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