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"Snow Textures" Workshop

This workshop is designed to teach participants how to incorporate both high detail and subtle shape into a painting to create depth. As many other workshops we will concentrate on breaking down a painting and then adding detail. This image is used because it demonstrates how to paint both warm and cool areas, transition of colour, painting cast shadows, creating depth in snow and how to paint detailed snow textures.

 

Day 1
Participant will work together with Derek to block in their working boards and colour mix their base colours. Day will concentrate on how to isolate colour and mix to accurately match colours. Participants will then be given first hand direction by Derek on the use of blocking in and establishing shape and form. With our working boards blocked in we now learn the process of creating texture in our painting. Participants will learn to use such techniques as layering, drybrush, glazing and stepping.

Day 2
With our working boards blocked in we now learn the process of creating subtle shape in the snow. Participants will learn to use such techniques as layering, drybrush, glazing and stepping. Day 2 concentrates on the creation of texture and the further building of shape and form in our painting.

Day 3
Participants will learn to render realistic snow textures as we paint the details of the snow scene. Day 3 concentrates on the building of form in the snow and the use of directional light. We finish off the day with final "pinging" and learn how to bring the whole painting together.

Each day we will end with an open critique for those that would like to have piece of their work critiqued. This is voluntary not mandatory but I suggest you take advantage of the opportunity to discuss your work!
 
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Snow Textures

• Blocking In and set shapes

• Colour vibrancy techniques

• Creating depth using colour and value

• Texturing

• Pinging snow for vibrancy

• Transition colour's

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