Nathan Fowkes 1-Day Color Concepts for Painters Workshop 2/27/10
Instructor: Nathan Fowkes
Saturday, February 27th, 2010, 10am-6pm
Nathan Fowkes is a veteran fine artist and entertainment designer with numerous film credits and a decade long tenure at DreamWorks Feature Animation. He brings to this workshop his expertise and experience in color theory for the creation of dynamic images.
If you are interested in taking this workshop, call 818.708.9232. Space is limited!
Unlimited Uninstructed Workshops at the Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art!
Purchase a pass for $170 and come to as many Uninstructed Workshops as you want. Workshops are now offered six days a week.
Monday- 7pm-10pm Uninstructed Quick Sketch Workshop (5-20min poses)
Wednesday- 7pm-10pm Uninstructed Short Pose Workshop (five 20min poses and one 1-hr pose)
Thursday-7pm-10pm Uninstructed Quick Sketch Workshop (1-20 min. poses)
Friday -10am-3:30pm Uninstructed Long-Pose Painting and Drawing Workshop(5hrs)
Saturday- 10am-3:30pm Uninstructed Long Pose Painting and Drawing Workshop(5hrs)
Sunday- 10am-3:30pm Uninstructed “After John Singer Sargent’s Paintings” Themed Costume Figure Workshop
If you would like to purchase a pass or if you have any questions, call 818.708.9232.
Check out some of our new classes!
#2401A - Classic Atelier Figure Painting
Instructor: William Rodgers
Friday, 10am-3pm
The course will follow the methods of the 19th century atelier and the development of a figure painting. It will begin with an understanding of a drawing aspect of the figure. After establishing the firm foundation of the drawing of the figure, all of the aspects of the figure painting will be employed; the value, color, modeling of the form, and how to finish a figure painting. You will be using a 19th century figure palette.
#8002 - Handmade Sketchbook-Making Followed by Sketching on Location w/Various Media
Instructor: Kirk Shinmoto
Sunday, 1pm-4pm
This class will consist of two sections. The first 3 weeks will be dedicated learning how to bind your own sketchbook in a variety of stitches. We will then take that sketchbook made in class and draw on location. Every other week there will be in class exercises and a lecture discussing various sketching techniques and different media.
#2999 - 10 Painting Demos by 10 Different Figurative Artists
Instructor: Various
Saturday, 1pm-4pm
10 different figurative painters will paint the head/figure for these 10 different classes. You will be exposed to 10 very good, but very different approaches to how artists block in and work their paintings. To be able to see this many different techniques and approaches to painting will be a tremendous learning experience to anyone interested in how painters begin and address a painting. Featured Artists are: Rey Bustos, Vadim Zang, Alexey Steele, Sunny Apinchapong, Van Arno, Ray Roberts, Peggi Kroll, and others as well.
#1130 - Figure Drawing with Emphasis on Action and Form
Instructor: Paul Wee
Tuesday, 7pm-10pm
This class will focus on quick analysis of the figure using gestural, structural, and graphic methods. These methods will help you rapidly analyze the figure quickly and accurately, and will help you draw people anytime you choose, whether inside or outside the studio. Poses will range anywhere from 1 to 15 minutes. Basic exercises will be used to sharpen your observational skills, visualization, and drawing ability.
#2140 - Figurative Watercolor Painting
Instructor: Bill Perkins
Monday, 7pm-10pm
This class is for those artists who enjoy the challenge of painting directly with watercolor. We will progress from sketching to more finished approaches in the medium. We will work from a model and begin with 2D design and mixing clean color, to form and non-form expressions through various watercolor techniques. Though we will progress in steps for clarity, this is not a step-by-step paint like me course. My goal is to help the individual artist become more proficient in the style they choose or would like to achieve.
#2150A - Still Life Painting
Instructor: Mark Cummings
Tuesday, 11am-2pm
This still life course will introduce students to an understanding about composition, lighting, proper volume of form and color. Using sight-size and academic classical techniques, particular attention will be paid to properly perceiving depth, focus, pigments and mediums to produce an overall accurate yet appealing finished product.
#1176 - Figure Drawing: An Analysis of Rhythm and Structure
Instructor: Danny Galieote
Sunday, 10am-1pm
This class is designed to give the student a dynamic and solid classical foundation in drawing the figure. We will be analyzing the rhythms and flows through the figure and be studying the anatomical landmarks and articulation of skeletal and muscular forms. We will also work on tonal relationships and line quality as the class progresses. Toward the end of the course, students will use a good quality, medium value paper with dark pencil and adding white highlights. In each class, we warm up with 2 to 5 min poses, progressing with 10 to 15 min and ending with 25 min poses. Samples/Demonstrations of drawings and/or paintings will be shown.
#2390A - Alla Prima Figure Painting A
Instructor: Tony Pro
Thursday, 10am-1pm
This class will cover the principles of painting the figure wet into wet in one to two sittings. Getting the essence of the likeness and making a simple statement with paint are some of the hardest things to grasp in painting and I will cover methods I use in capturing the human spirit on canvas via demonstration and individual attention. We will also cover understanding light and its different temperatures and how it affects the model. If you are passionate about learning to paint figures from life with bravura brushwork and riveting color, this class is for you. Class level is for intermediate to advanced painters, but students MUST know how to draw the human figure at an intermediate to advanced level.
#4009 - Animal Drawing
Instructor: Kelvin Nguyen
Sunday, 11am-3pm
Emphasizes on animal drawing by using perceptual and technical skills. Emphasis are based on four ideas: 1) Gesture - action and attitude of the pose 2) Form - synthetic volumes and geometric shapes 3) Anatomy - what is it made out of, and 4) Techniques - exploration with various mediums and different ways of handling the materials
#5001 - Teen Drawing/Painting from Costumed Model
Instructor: Alex Douziech
Monday, 6pm-8pm
This class will be going over how to construct an object to look three-dimensional through the use of value, edges, and shading. We will be working in charcoal for the first five weeks. To make the transition from drawing to painting easier, we will be painting in black and white for the sixth and seventh week. We will then, be focusing on hue and saturation in oil paints. The class will end with a two week pose that will be painted in color. We will be working from sculpture casts and live models.
Uninstructed Workshop Pass Purchase a pass for $170 and come to as many Uninstructed Workshops as you want! (Workshops are now offered six days a week!)
[B]You can view our whole list of classes on our website: http://www.laafa.org/sessions/calendar
If you would like to register or if you have any questions, call 818.708.9232[/B]
Free Beginning Drawing Class March 6th Saturday, 11am-2pm at the Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art!
This Free Instructed Class is for people who are new to LAAFA, and have never studied with us before (one free class per person). The free drawing class will encourage you to see with your eyes and to draw with your hand. Instruction will be given in simple shading, lighting, core shadows, and learning to draw through an object. This is an excellent opportunity for students with little to no formal drawing training at all. Learning to translate what you see to paper is an exercise that will challenge you in new ways, keeping your brain and your imagination piqued. Come give it a try!
Bring your 18x24 pad of newsprint, some charcoal, a graphite pencil, a kneaded eraser, your right brain, and enjoy a class on the house. Our hope is that you realize how important art can be in your life, for without it we merely exist.
More experienced artists can also benefit from one of these classes. Bring along your work, and during the class, our instructor will take some one-on-one time with you to give you a free portfolio review. Find out where you are with your skill level, and where you can go!
Teen Drawing/Painting from Costumed Model with Alex Douziech Monday, 6pm-8pm
This class will be going over how to construct an object to look three-dimensional through the use of value, edges, and shading. We will be working in charcoal for the first five weeks. To make the transition from drawing to painting easier, we will be painting in black and white for the sixth and seventh week. We will then, be focusing on hue and saturation in oil paints. The class will end with a two week pose that will be painted in color. We will be working from sculpture casts and live models.
If you are interested in taking any of these classes, call 818.708.9232! To view our whole schedule of classes, you can visit our website: http://www.laafa.org/sessions/calendar
Marshall Vandruff 3-Day Composition Workshop
Fri-Sun, Mar. 19-21, 2010, 12pm-7pm $375
COMPOSITION FOR ARTISTS begins with an explanation of how artists design their work to emotionally affect a viewer, and how these design choices are far more important to the impact of a masterpiece than skillful technique or correctness. Marshall gives a series of concentrated lectures extracted from a semester-length DRAWING FROM THE MASTERS course. He focuses on the compositions of great masters and the principles behind all successful artistic forms, principles that have been basic to composing art from the beginning. The sessions will be creatively invigorating, so come prepared to learn.
To register, call 818.708.9232. http://www.laafa.org
Gaze: Portraiture after Ingres at the Norton Simon Museum! (Free admission for students with i.d) Free parking! 12pm-6pm.
With close to 150 works culled from the Museums collections, Gaze: Portraiture after Ingres traces artistic engagements with the genre following Ingress influence in the early to mid-19th century. By displaying the portraits of Ingress contemporaries as well as those by Impressionists and Post-Impressionists, the exhibition examines why this type of painting, so seemingly laden with restrictions and expectations, appealed to some of the greatest avant-garde painters in the history of art. Continuing with the work of 20th-century masters such as Amedeo Modigliani, Oskar Kokoschka, Pablo Picasso, Marcel Duchamp and Andy Warhol, the focus turns toward radical variations on portraiture, showing how and why, given the complete destruction of representation as early as the 1910s, these great masters returned to the genre over and again
Enjoy!
We would like to congratulate our instructor Bill Perkins, for being chosen as a juror for the Society of Illustrators Los Angeles (SILA) Illustrations West 48 Show. He is currently working at Walt Disney Animation doing Visual Development for the upcoming Winnie the Pooh and other projects for WDI.
[B]You can view his website at: [http://www.highstreetstudio.com/
You](http://www.highstreetstudio.com/You) can also view his class at: http://www.laafa.org/sessions/classes_details.phpid=63&class_id=2881&cat_id=2[/B]
1-Day Meditation for the Artist Seminar Sat, May 15, 2010, 10am-5pm at LAAFA!
The creative process is inherently contemplative and naturally benefits from meditation. Meditation enhances not only the creative process but also the viewing process in specific waysit helps to synchronize mind and body, right and left hemispheres of the brain, and our intuitive and intellectual abilities. The mindfulness and awareness practices found in meditation lead us to rest in our senses so we can glimpse things as they are and enjoy genuine spontaneity and pure, unselfconscious, expression. They also dissolve creative blockages and reveal the source of creativity and inspiration. This one day seminar will teach meditation and offer specific contemplative exercises and activities such as non-objective brush and ink painting designed to further awaken your creative and viewing processes. Instructor: Steven Saitzyk. Adjunct Professor of Humanities and Design Sciences, Art Center College of Design. International Director of Shambhala Art, a nonprofit arts education program designed to integrate meditation into the creative process. See: www.shambhalaart.org. He has completed a Buddhist Seminary and has practiced and taught meditation internationally for more than thirty years.
If you have any questions or if you would like to register, call 818.708.9232
[B]Animal Anatomy Workshop and Animal Drawing Class at LAAFA
#7100 Marshall Vandruff 3-Day Animal Anatomy Workshop
Fri-Sun, Aug. 13-15, 2010, 10am-5pm[/B]
This crash-course will teach you the classic approach to draftsmanship and animal anatomy. If youve ever wondered how drawing masters can depict a horse leaping or a bear dancing without copying photographs, these three days of intense instruction will take you through the process step-by-step. You will learn how to confidently draw animals from imagination as well as to interpret what you see when drawing from real animals. Those mysterious bumps on a lions limbs will make sense when you know the underlying structure. Marshall will compare various types of four-legged animals with humans, always with an emphasis on how to master form in space so they look realistic, alive, and authoritative.
[I]Quotes from Former Students:
You are one of the most engaging, informed instructors I’ve ever experienced. I learned volumes from the Animal Anatomy course. With joy and fond appreciation…
Ed Eyth, Former Senior Character Designer, Henson Studios
“I had the benefit of discovering Marshall Vandruff’s teaching materials many years ago when I first set out to learn how to draw animals and fantasy creatures. Marshall was the first artist to really get me to think about drawing in three dimensions and I still refer to his work to this day! Marshall’s teaching style is so wonderfully accessible in its direct and clear approach to drawing realistic animals by thinking around the forms and seeing them as dimensional objects on the page. He manages to break down complex ideas and shapes into easy to understand and easy to reproduce forms that have stuck with me for years and continue to guide my hand to this day.”
http://www.laafa.org/sessions/classes_details.php?id=67&class_id=3201&cat_id=7
#4009 Animal Drawing on Location
5-Week Course and 10-Week Course
Instructor: Jonathan Kuo
(Class postponed, will start July 17th)
Saturday, 10am-1pmEmphasizes on animal drawing by using perceptual and technical skills. Emphasis are based on four ideas: 1) Gesture action and attitude of the pose 2) Form synthetic volumes and geometric shapes 3) Anatomy what is it made out of, and 4) Techniques exploration with various mediums and different ways of handling the materials
http://www.laafa.org/sessions/classes_details.phpid=67&class_id=3169&cat_id=4
http://www.laafa.org/sessions/classes_details.phpid=67&class_id=3170&cat_id=4
http://www.laafa.org/sessions/classes_details.phpid=67&class_id=3171&cat_id=4
If you are interested in taking this class or workshop, call 818.708.9232
Portfolio and Website Presentation Class with Douglas Kirk (Free for High School Students!)
Douglas Kirk has shown work at galleries and has worked for Dreamworks and Disney for many years. He has a lot of information and tips for what major studios and galleries are looking for. This class is a necessity for anyone who wants to make art their career.
#4012 - Portfolio & Website Presentation Class
(Starts July 17th - 5wks)
Saturday, 10am-1pm
This course prepares students for the transition to the professional and exhibiting world. Students will prepare for interviews and for making gallery and other professional contacts by helping them to compile appropriate portfolio presentations. Students will demonstrate their artistry, conceptual skills, design sensibility, craftsmanship, and other skills as they assemble and refine their portfolio pieces. Working individually with the instructor, each student will select representative pieces, showcasing work that reflects a unique style. Particular emphasis is placed on identifying short- and long-term professional employment and artistic goals, as well as related strategies and resources.
http://www.laafa.org/sessions/classes_details.php?id=67&class_id=3167&cat_id=4
If you have any questions or if you would like to register, call 818.708.9232!
From Life Drawing to Cartooning with Rad Sechrist at LAAFA, Sundays from 1:30pm-4:30pm.
(Starts July 11th - 10wks)
There are only a couple spaces left, so if you are interested in taking the class, register as soon as possible. To register, call 818.708.9232
For more class info:
http://www.laafa.org/sessions/classes_details.php?id=67&class_id=3182&cat_id=4
There is still room for the demo and lecture portion of Nathan Fowkes’ 1-Day Fundamentals of Composition Workshop!
This is an incredibly informative and intense workshop for anyone who wants to improve their understanding of composition. This workshop is extremely helpful for fine artists and entertainment artists. Nathan will discussing how to create a mood and how to organize complex scenes through color and value.
For more information go to: http://www.laafa.org/sessions/classes_details.php?id=67&class_id=3189&cat_id=7
Some of the classes that start this weekend at LAAFA…
Still Life Painting
(Starts July 18th - 10wks)
Instructor: Arpi AzaryanSunday, 10am-1pm
In this course we will learn to paint the still life using light, color, and edge quality to achieve a strong focal point. We will also learn to mix color, the proper use of warms and cools, and different brush techniques to achieve a natural impression of the still life.
Landscape/Plein Air Painting
(Starts July 17th - 5wks)
Instructor: Jeannie Brunnick
Saturday, TIME CHANGE 9am-1pm
Always with the great California outdoors as inspiration, students focus on learning to duplicate the exact light of day, interpret the landscape into meaningful shapes and color patterns, and how to capture the essence of the world around them. Each week the class meets at a different location, with the first course meeting on campus. Please Note: You will be required to drive to various locations, and occasionally pay parking fees and park fees as part of this course. We will explore the basic techniques and concepts of Plein Air painting such as, value, shape, edges and color, composition, color mixing, brushwork, blending
Click to View her 5-Week Class
Click to View her second 5-Week Class
Click to View her 10-Week Class
Analytical Figure Drawing
(Starts July 17th - 10wks)
Instructor: Kirk Shinmoto
Saturday, 10am-1pm
The goal of this class is to develop your understanding of the human form, both in how it moves and how it is constructed. Emphasis will also be placed on considering the whole figure as a complete idea, as well as designing what we see to make a clearer and more concise statement. Developing good drawing habits is also stressed.
To register for any of these classes, call 818.708.9232 or email contactus@laafa.org
Digital Figure Painting (using Photoshop) (Starts July 29th - 10wks)
Instructor: Alex Ruiz
Thursday, 7pm-10pm
The focus of this course will be on digital life drawing and painting using Adobe Photoshop and other digital techniques. The class also explores working with brushes and digital drawing tablets (such as those from Wacom) with a live model in the room to replicate through drawing and painting the human figure as would be done in a studio environment. Gesture, form, and anatomy will also be discussed in depth.
Drawing Storyboards/Graphic Novels with Light (Starts Aug. 14th - 5wks)
Instructor: Marcos Mateu
Saturday, 10am-1pm
Light is the element that will dramatically influence a set and the characters within. Depending on the use we make of it the perception of the image will change in order to fit the storytelling moment. In this course we will observe and ink on paper sets under different lighting conditions, in convincing and practical ways, to then apply these techniques to specific panels that will deliver the desired message to an audience.There will also be slide show, analysis and discussion of artwork examples.
Entertainment Composition (Starts Aug. 21st - 5wks)
Instructor: Bryan Norton
Saturday, 2pm-5pm
The focus of this course is to investigate different methods of sketching and visual concept development for entertainment projects while stressing creative thinking, drawing from the imagination, and composition. Using fundamental drawing and design principles students will explore in class and at home using ink pens, pencils, markers/and or watercolors to fully realize their ideas through various exercises and small design projects including character design, environments, props and/or vehicles. In addition to interactive lectures, instruction includes demos and technical information on materials, methods, and uses of various sketching techniques and styles as they apply to entertainment design. My goal is to give students a hands-on overview of entertainment design sketching and composition that is content rich in a very interactive and open setting that allows students to participate and express their creativity using the knowledge they gain from this course. Should Have Prior Knowledge Of: Basic perspective drawing, previous figure drawing/quick sketch.
Environment Layout Design (Starts July 14th - 10wks)
Instructor: Robert St. Pierre
Wednesday, 7pm-10pm
This course explores the fundamentals of environment design. The class will provide students with a comprehensive understanding of what goes into designing environments including a step by step process which will culminate with the students producing environment drawings of their own. Weekly lectures and demonstrations will cover topics such as staging and composition, 1, 2, 3 and 5 point perspective, scaling characters, visual story telling, natural and artificial lighting, thumbnails and rough sketching, final line and line quality and tonal drawings. Students will be expected to work within the classroom as well as manage homework assignments.
For more info, http://laafa.blogspot.com/2010/07/classes-at-laafa.html
If you would like to register for any of these classes, call 818.708.9232
Basic Painting Fundamentals
(Starts Aug. 14th - 5 weeks)
Instructor: Eric Pedersen
Saturday, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Basic Painting Fundamentals is designed toteach the student very elementary ideas that will continue to inform their art for the rest of their careers. Through various exercises and specific methods, the student will understand the fundamental language (value, shape, proportion and form) of representational painting. The student will then begin to understand a simple process of creating an illusion of a three dimensional object on a two dimensional surface.
Long Pose Figure Painting
(Starts August 3rd - 6wks)
Instructor: Aaron Westerberg
Tuesday, 12pm-3pm ($295) or 12pm-5pm ($450)
This course will focus on the fundamentals of picture making and direct painting from a live model. We will use and discuss various starting techniques such as a rough compositional drawing, under- painting or grisaille, and color studies. There will be daily instructor demonstrations and critiques. Most of the poses will be 2 weeks.
This is not yet on our website, so for more info call 818.708.9232.
Landscape/Plein Air Painting
(Starts Aug. 21st - 5wks)
Instructor: Jeannie Brunnick
Saturday, TIME CHANGE 9am-1pm
Always With the great California outdoors as inspiration, students focus on learning to duplicate the exact light of day, interpret the landscape into meaningful shapes and color patterns, and how to capture the essence of the world around them. Each week the class meets at a different location, with the first course meeting on campus. Please Note: You will be required to drive to various locations, and occasionally pay parking fees and park fees as part of this course. We will explore the basic techniques and concepts of Plein Air painting such as, value, shape, edges and color, composition, color mixing, brushwork, blending
Basic Drawing Fundamentals
(Starts Aug. 14th - 5 weeks)
Instructor: Eric Pedersen
Saturday, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Basic Drawing Fundamentals is designed to teach the student very elementary ideas that will continue to inform their art for the rest of their careers. Through various exercises and specific methods, the student will understand the fundamental language (value, shape, proportion and form) of representational drawing. The student will then begin to understand a simple process of creating an illusion of a three dimensional object on a two dimensional surface.
If you would like to register, call 818.708.9232 or email contactus@laafa.org
[B]Here are some of the new classes LAAFA is offering for the Fall Quarter! We also included repeat classes that now are on a different day and/or time. Fall Quarter starts October 4th. Make sure to register before September 25th!
Sketching from Life(Starts Oct. 5th)
Instructor: Nathan Fowkes Tuesday, 7pm-10pm[/B]
http://www.laafa.org/sessions/classes_details.php?id=69&class_id=3217&cat_id=1
Portrait Drawing (5wks) & Painting (5wks)(Starts Oct. 6th)
Instructor: Eric Pedersen Wednesday, 7pm-10pm
This advanced course is designed to teach the student more complex ideas about composition. The student will learn a process and multiple techniques for finishing a long pose drawing and painting. Within two five-week poses, the student will begin to understand basic ideas of organizing the elements of design to create a portrait with lasting effect.
http://www.laafa.org/sessions/classes_details.php?id=69&class_id=3222&cat_id=2
Still Life Painting(Starts Oct. 14th)
Instructor: Ignat Ignatov Thursday, 7pm-10pm
This course will consist of painting demonstrations and lectures covering the important elements of painting the Still Life, such as value, color and edges, as well as composition and design. You will be painting a Still Life in a 2-week set-up and will receive individual instruction and critiques. The studio will have several Still Life stations and you will rotate and paint a different Still Life every 2 weeks.
http://www.laafa.org/sessions/classes_details.php?id=69&class_id=3225&cat_id=2
Long Pose Figure Sculpture(Starts Oct. 6th)
Instructor: David Simon Wednesday, 6pm-10pm
This class will focus on teaching the student to accurately represent the complexities of the human form. The use of proportional systems to funnel observation into an accurate sculptural representation of the figure will be introduced. This class will stress the synthesis of anatomical knowledge and observation. Students will learn how to correctly set up an armature and will be instructed in the proper use of modeling tools. There will be one pose for the duration of the course, and students may choose to work at either a 30 or 36 scale. Oil-based clay will be used.
http://www.laafa.org/sessions/classes_details.php?id=69&class_id=3221&cat_id=3
Approaches to Illustration(Starts Oct. 4th)
Instructor: Douglas Kirk Monday, 7pm-10pm
The focus of this course will be on exploring the field of illustration through practical work which will seek to develop the technical and creative facility required to work in the illustration field. Understanding of the history of illustration, current technical means and contemporary trends in traditional as well as new media will be covered. The role of the illustrator in published media, and therefore the purpose of illustration will be engaged. Access to a computer and appropriate software used by illustrators will be helpful but is not essential for undertaking this course where traditional media still hold an important place. Primary stress will be placed on the student developing their own creative approaches through practical work.
http://www.laafa.org/sessions/classes_details.php?id=69&class_id=3214&cat_id=4
Long Pose Head Painting (Teen Class)(Starts Oct. 10th)
Instructor: Alexandria Douziech Sunday, 1:30pm-4:30pm
This class will focus on the structure of the head, how light hits form, how to simplify values, and color theory through a limited palette. We will be working from one live model the whole time. My hope is to introduce the students to the basic fundamentals of painting the head.
http://www.laafa.org/sessions/classes_details.php?id=69&class_id=3236&cat_id=2
To view her Head Drawing Class for Teens, click : http://www.laafa.org/sessions/classes_details.php?id=69&class_id=3235&cat_id=1
Figure Drawing(Starts Oct. 9th)
Instructor: Kirk Shinmoto Saturday, 10am-1pm
This class will focus on gaining a familiarity with the human form. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the gesture and construction of the figure. Poses will range from 2 minutes to 1 hour.
http://www.laafa.org/sessions/classes_details.php?id=69&class_id=3230&cat_id=1
Head Drawing(Starts Oct. 9th)
Instructor: Kirk Shinmoto Saturday, 2pm-5pm
This course will cover the fundamentals of drawing the head. We will cover construction, proportion, and lighting.
http://www.laafa.org/sessions/classes_details.php?id=69&class_id=3233&cat_id=1
Still Life Painting B(Starts Oct. 10th)
Instructor: Arpi Azaryan Sunday, 10am-3:30pm
In this course we will learn to paint the still life using light, color, and edge quality to achieve a strong focal point. We will also learn to mix color, the proper use of warms and cools, and different brush techniques to achieve a natural impression of the still life.
http://www.laafa.org/sessions/classes_details.php?id=69&class_id=3253&cat_id=2
Digital Character Design (using a Live Model & Photoshop)(Starts Oct. 7th)
Instructor: Alex Ruiz Thursday, 7pm-10pm
The focus of this course will be on digital character design, life drawing and painting using Adobe Photoshop and other digital techniques. The class also explores working with brushes and digital drawing tablets (such as those from Wacom.) with a LIVE model in the room to replicate through drawing and painting the human figure and translating it into character design for uses in film, games, and animation. Gesture, form, anatomy, will also be discussed in depth.
http://www.laafa.org/sessions/classes_details.php?id=69&class_id=3226&cat_id=4
[B]You can register online at http://www.laafa.org/sessions/application1.php
To view the full schedule, go to http://www.laafa.org/sessions/calendar/
If you have any questions, call 818.708.9232[/B]
Nathan Fowkes 1-Day Student to Professional
and Beyond Lecture Tue, Sept. 14, 2010, 7pm-10pm ($35)
Nathan Fowkes will be giving a Student to Professional lecture at LAAFA. This is a great lecture for anyone straight out of school or anyone who wants to become a professional artist. Nathan will be going over the mind set one needs to master their craft and the importance of hard work.
If you would like to enroll, call 818.708.9232 or enroll online at http://www.laafa.org/sessions/application1.php
Nathan Fowkes 1-Day Painting in Watercolor & Gouache Workshop 9/25/10 LECTURE ONLY
Instructor: Nathan Fowkes Sat, Sep. 25, 2010, 12pm-2pm $69
Nathan Fowkes 1-Day Painting in Watercolor & Gouache Workshop 9/25/10 DEMO ONLY
Instructor: Nathan Fowkes Sat, Sep. 25, 2010, 2:30pm-5pm $30
[B](Nathan Fowkes will also be giving a Student to Professional Lecture September 14th from 7pm-10pm)
http://laafa.org/sessions/classes_details.php?id=69&class_id=3240&cat_id=7
You can register online at http://laafa.org/sessions/register.php or call 818.708.9232![/B]
Open House - Holiday Art Show and Silent Auction
Save the Date - December 11, 5pm to 9pm
Please join us for holiday cheer at our Evening Winter Open House. As always, you may participate in our uninstructed figure model workshop, view demonstrations by our instructors, enjoy refreshments and partake in our Art Show and Silent Auction. This will be a great opportunity to purchase instructor and student artwork and bid on auction items such as museum passes, restaurant cards, gift baskets, and LAAFA gift certificates for your
holiday gift giving list.
15% of each piece of artwork sold and 100% of each auction item sold will go towards our non-profit (Fractured Atlas) LAAFA Scholarship Fund.
LAAFA Scholarships is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization.
*FREE DRAWING CLASS- Prior to Open House we invite students who have never taken an art class with LAAFA to join us for our FREE drawing class from 2pm to 5pm!
Our Winter Quarter is now available online!
Be sure to check out our NEW registration system that will make registering for LAAFA classes, workshops and special events easier and more convenient. Here is our link to the winter schedule:
http://reg125.imperisoft.com/LAAFA/Search/Registration.aspx
