Paint Your Pet

DAY ONE

Map-it-out Monday:

On day one of the Paint Your Pet workshop, we'll map out our goals for the week ahead and begin to plan our portraits.

We'll study the photos of our beloved pets and determine the details that matter most. We'll play with compositions, explore shapes, space, form and lines, and learn some clever sketching skills along the way.

DAY TWO

Tonal Tuesday:

With our designs mapped out, we'll spend a day focusing on tone and values.

We'll master the art of mixing gouache to a milky smooth consistency and explore the range of greys we can achieve with two little tubes of paint.

Our achromatic artworks will help us see how tone matters and how contrasting values can add depth and drama to our work.

DAY THREE

Whimsical Wednesday:

We'll banish our black paint and play with patterns and colour on day three.

We'll study the values we achieved in our grey-scale work and create colourful, playful versions of our pet portraits.

DAY FOUR

Thoughtful Thursday:

On day four, we'll get a little more serious, exploring realistic colour matching and texture techniques.

We'll focus on the features specific to our pets and look for ways to capture their personalities on paper.

DAY FIVE

Freestyle Friday:

On our last workshop day, we'll pick our favourite painting style and work on our final piece.

We'll learn when to put down our paints and look at how mounting and framing our artwork can make magic happen.

We'll practice photographing our work and prepare an exhibition to end the day.

Please bring the following on your first day of class:

• Photographs of pets (bring plenty of photos and we’ll work out together which ones will be best to paint)

• 2B pencil

• 4B pencil

• Eraser

• Hot pressed watercolour block -300 gsm - 9 x 14” or 12 x 12”

• Green painters’ tape (for masking up paintings)

• White gouache

• Black gouache

• Red or magenta gouache

• Blue or cyan gouache

• Yellow gouache

• Cup and saucer (or water vessel and palette)

• Washer and/or paper towels

• Flat brush size 2

• Flat brush size 8

This class has an extra materials cost of $25, which is payable directly to the tutor.

Once you book your ticket, the tutor will be in touch to arrange payment.

Cost of $25 includes:

• A grey scale value finder

• A fan deck filled with delicious colours and accurate colour descriptions

• Butter Paper

• Fineliner

If you’ve never drawn or painted before, Selina will share her tried and tested methods for getting started.

If you’re a more experienced artist, Selina will offer some extra activities to stretch your skills. She’ll make sure you leave the class with a few more tools in your belt and will guarantee you won’t be bored.