The Denver Botanic Gardens School of Botanical Art and Illustration has announced its Winter/Spring 2012 schedule.
Here is what’s new at Classes Near You > Colorado:
Denver Botanic Gardens School of Botanical Art and Illustration
Denver Botanic Gardens
A complete program offering classes in pencil drawing, colored pencil, watercolor, sketching, botany, art history, scratch board, and classes dedicated to specific techniques and plant groups. See a complete course listing here. This program now works collaboratively with El Charco del Ingenio, a nature reserve and botanical garden in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico. To learn more about the Garden’s certificate program, visit the program’s blog at http://botanicalillustration.blogspot.com. This blog is maintained by Program Coordinator, Mervi Hjelmroos-Koski.
GUEST WORKSHOPS FOR 2012
- The Nature of Drawing Birds I with Linda M. Feltner – Feb 6-8, 2012
- The Nature of Drawing Birds II with Linda M. Feltner – Feb. 10-12, 2012
- Field Trip to Birds of Prey Foundation – Feb. 9
- Egg Tempera Painting with Koo Schadler – June 8-10
- Under the Press: Papyrus Art with Jill Powers – March 10
- Pop-up Flowers with Shawn Sheehy – April 16-17, 2012
- Advanced Pop-up Design – 19-21, 2012
- Katagami: Stencil Design and Japanese Paper Patterns – April 27, 2012
- Good Hues: Integrating Color, Design and Letters (in collaboration with Colorado Calligraphers Guild) – April 28-29, 2012
- Papermaking: Eastern Techniques – May 5, 2012
CERTIFICATE PROGRAM at DBG
A comprehensive series of botanical illustration classes designed for dedicated illustrators and devoted amateurs. Participants must complete all required courses, elective courses and a portfolio review to satisfy requirements necessary for a certificate in botanical art.
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Required Courses
Botanical Illustration in Pencil I
Botany for the Botanical Illustrator
Botanical Illustration in Pencil II
Composition for Botanical Illustration
Color Layering for Colored Pencil
Botanical Illustration in Colored Pencil I
Perfecting Perspective
Botanical Illustration in Colored Pencil II
Color Mixing for Artists
Botanical Illustration in Pen and Ink I
Botanical Illustration in Pen and Ink II
Botanical Illustration in Watercolor I
Botanical Illustration in Watercolor II
DISTANCE LEARNING at DBG
This new program combines in-class instruction with online instruction. Students accepted into this new certificate program must live more than 100 miles from Denver Botanic Gardens.
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Required Courses Taught at DBG
Botanical Illustration in Pencil I
Botany for the Botanical Illustrator
Composition for Botanical Illustration
Perfecting Perspective
Color Layering for Colored Pencil
Required Courses Taught Online with On-site Component (two days of in-class instruction followed by three weekly Internet sessions)
Botanical Illustration in Pencil II
Botanical Illustration in Colored Pencil I
Botanical Illustration in Colored Pencil II
Color Mixing for Artists
Botanical Illustration in Pen and Ink I
Botanical Illustration in Pen and Ink II
Botanical Illustration in Watercolor I
Botanical Illustration in Watercolor II
WORKSHOPS AT EL CHARCO 2012 – TBA
View and download all Winter/Spring 2012 schedules:
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