Deborah Kopka of DK Designs in Ohio will travel to the Phipps Conservatory in Pittsburgh, PA this year to teach two classes as a Visiting Artist in the botanical illustration program.
Here is the latest from the Classes Near You sections for Ohio and Pennsylvania:
Deborah Kopka, DK Designs
www.dkdesigns.org
Botanical illustrator, Deborah Kopka is the principal artist at DK Designs. Deborah licenses her artwork, creates illustrations for publishers, and teaches botanical art classes through her design studio. Visit her website to read the latest issue of her newsletter, Botanically Speaking.
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Watercolor I: Underpainting Method for Botanical
Watercolor Painting
April 10-12, 2015
10:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Students will learn how to create photorealistic botanical portraits in watercolor by underpainting an initial value study that will be overlaid with surface washes of color. The techniques of wet-into-wet and gradated washes will be emphasized. Class assignments are designed to improve students’ abilities to see tonal values and work successfully in watercolor. The botanical subject for the first assignment will be provided.
Cost: $230 members; $265 nonmembers
This is a core course in the Botanical Art and Illustration Certificate program.
Prerequisites: Botanical Drawing I and II
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
Register online or call Sarah at 412.441.4442, ext. 3925
Watercolor II: Mixed Media
July 10, 11, and 12, 2015
9:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Students will learn how to work beyond the traditional watercolor botanical portrait and enhance photorealistic effects by combining pen and ink, pastel, graphite, and colored pencil with watercolor. Class assignments are designed to help students explore ways to render details, texture, and volume with combinations of media. The botanical subject for the first assignment will be provided. Cost: $230 members; $265 nonmembers
This is a core course in the Botanical Art and Illustration Certificate program.
Prerequisites: Botanical Drawing I and II, Watercolor I
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
Register online or call Sarah at 412.441.4442, ext. 3925
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