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David Sharpe – Design 101: The Essentials (Online); Mondays, November 24-December 8, 2025

This class was held in the past and is no longer available for registration. Please view our Online Course Catalog for current class listings.

Date: Mondays, November 24-December 8, 2025
Time: 9:30 am-11:30 am Pacific Time/12:30 pm-2:30 pm Eastern Time/5:30-7:30 PM UK Time
Level: All
Medium: Oil or acrylic

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Strong design in a painting can make the difference between engaging a buyer or not. It can lift your work up so it gets noticed. But how do you get it? Well it’s not hard. Because luckily there are basic principles you can learn and apply.

In this three-week workshop, award-winning artist David Sharpe will explain  his 12 principles of design, four per week, and demonstrate one each week in paint. We’ll also look at old and new master examples of how they’ve used those principles.

This workshop is ideal for new painters struggling with design or for old pros who may want a refresher. David will critique homework in Procreate on his iPad so you can see what he’s saying.

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