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Wayne Jiang – Create Moods and Emotions Using Your Color Sensibilities (Online); Fridays, April 26-May 24, 2024

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: Fridays, April 26-May 24 , 2024
Time: 10:00 AM-12:30 PM Pacific Time/1:00-3:30 PM Eastern Time/6:00-8:30 PM London Time
Level: All
Medium: All (demos will be done in acrylic)

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With slide presentations, color study exercises, observation training, and painting demos, this workshop is designed to help you understand the relationship between colors and emotions. Using this new knowledge, Wayne will show you how to create more engaging paintings with specific emotions or moods.

In this workshop you’ll learn how to:
· Express different emotions with different color combinations
· Balance muted and saturated colors to match the emotions you desire
· Apply realistic colors vs. enhanced colors in a painting
· Discover your sensibilities and life experiences make you prefer certain color palettes
· Work with your own color sensibilities to create art that is more personal
· Challenge your own color sensibilities to create art that is outside of your comfort zone

The workshops will include painting demos, student work feedback sessions, slideshow presentations, and eye training exercises. These combinations of activities are designed to help refine your painting techniques and observation skills. Photo references will be provided for all painting assignments. Students are welcome to bring their own photo references for their own paintings.

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