Anyone can paint if they are given the right instructions.” - Marcel Desbiens, Master Artist and Principal Tutor If you have never picked up a paintbrush before, this online course will give you the technical skills and knowledge to help fast track your painting process and produce stunning works of art of your own. All in the comfort of your own home! The Course has been designed by Marcel Desbiens and has been developed specially for an online audience. You have the choice of...
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About this event This is a rare opportunity to see Marcel demonstrating his water painting techniques as he paints a seascape in oil colours. This 2-hour demo will be very instructive as you will see in real-time the build-up of colours as well as Marcel's proven techniques to create a realistic water scene. Who is this workshop suitable for? Everyone is welcome! This is a seated event with strictly limited numbers. What do I need to bring? Nothing at all. But you're welcome to...
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Do you find it hard to devote time to your painting practice? Do you get stuck with a painting and don’t know where to take it next? Do you have technical questions about your painting? Are you looking for a group of likeminded artists to paint with? The Studio Painting Practice casual courses provide: uninterrupted time to focus on your own work in a studio setting an expert tutor to help you extend your skills a small group of passionate likeminded artists What will I learn?...
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Due to Bronwyn Searle’s booked out Painting Practice classes this term, we are thrilled to release a new one this term with Master Artist Marcel Desbiens! Do you find it hard to devote time to your painting practice? Do you get stuck with a painting and don’t know where to take it next? Do you have technical questions about your painting? Are you looking for a group of likeminded artists to paint with? The Painting Practice course provides: • uninterrupted time to focus on your own...
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Now that you have acquired the basic knowledge for painting in Oils, it is time to apply those techniques in real time on a subject you might want to paint at home. The challenge at this stage of your learning is to keep the motivation going and not fall into procrastination. The best way is to enrol in a further six consecutive weeks to keep the momentum going as it is fresh in your mind. This is the best way to secure enough confidence before continuing at home in your own...
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About this class Join in this vibrant art experience as you are taken through the basic skills and techniques used in Alcohol Ink painting while you enjoy beverages of your choosing! What will I learn? You will have a fun, colourful night of Alcohol Ink play, as you experiment with different tools and techniques and discover the magic of Alcohol Inks! Alcohol ink art is incredibly fun and vibrant as well as absolutely spontaneous in movement. You will create happy, free-flowing...
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Learn to paint the frozen moment of a rolling cloud. Capture the transparency, colour, energy and texture of the cloud by using the right brush strokes and variation in colour dilution. In this one day workshop you will learn a quick and easy way to paint realistic representations of clouds in motion. Marcel’s expertise and easy to learn techniques, developed over years of experimentation and research, will enable you to achieve instant results. What will I learn? Through...
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Learn an easy way to paint the impossible! Have you ever wanted to paint water reflections that look realistic? Join Master artist Marcel Desbiens, who will teach you how you can paint water reflections that look realistic. What will I learn: • How to recreate the exquisite softness of colours and tones depicting sky and trees reflections, undulations, tinted coloured water showing natural elements on the sand in shallow water. • Brush teachniques • Colour mixing • Applying opaque...
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Do you ever struggle in mixing the right colours? Do you guess and end up wasting paint? Take the guess work out of colour mixing and learn the easy and simple way of mixing the colours you are trying to make. Marcel will show you his easy and simple method that will take away the frustration and give you the confidence to get it right. What will I learn? • How to mix many different colours with a limited palette • How to mix colours the simple and easy way • An introduction to the...
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Anyone can paint if they are given the right instructions." - Marcel Desbiens, Master Artist and Principal Tutor About this workshop This course is designed for busy people who would like to try oils over 4 weeks instead of our 8 week course. If you have never picked up a paintbrush before, this course will give you the technical skills and knowledge to help fast track your painting process and produce stunning works of art of your own. All in a friendly and supportive environment....
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