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Soft Oil and Pastels

  • All levels
  • 18 and older
  • $540
  • 1601 Irving St, San Francisco, CA
  • 26 hours over 13 sessions

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What you'll learn in this painting class:

Pastels can be so much more than simple crayons and quick sketches! Since 16 century it was used by many great artists to create unique paintings.

In this course, we will study not only different techniques but also talk about composition and color theory, to master your painting skills.

Detailed schedule:

OIL PASTELS

  • Day 1. Introduction. Different techniques: layering, blending, sgraffito, using different tools to apply pastel. Sketching everyday objects.
  • Day 2. Studying different textures. Underpainting technique. Working on a compositional sketch and a city landscape painting. 
  • Day 3. Sketching plants. Layering and sgraffito techniques.
  • Day 4. Sketching people. Learning about street sketching, grotesque, and character.
  • Day 5. The final project of choice.
  • Day 6. Finalizing unfinished works.

SOFT PASTELS

  • Day 1 Soft Pastel. Introduction. Techniques (using shapes of your pastel effectively, shading, blending, powder painting, stencils, and more). Abstract artwork.
  • Day 2 Still-life. Classical technique.
  • Day 3  Landscape. Underpainting technique.
  • Day 4 Flowers. Mixed media (watercolor, acrylic, soft pastel on craft paper).
  • ​Day 5 Portrait. Facial features.
  • Day 6. Finalizing unfinished works.

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 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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