Painter Creativity Workshop

Expressive Painting from Photos Using Corel Painter 12

Includes Post-Print Painting with Acrylic Paint

Sutton Studios & Gallery, San Francisco

January 30 - February 3, 2012

March 26 - 30, 2012

August 13 - 17, 2012

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Photos & Comments from the August 2010 Workshop

Portrait of Dawn Hampton

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What You'll Learn

This hands-on, bring-your-own-computer, workshop introduces you to a world of unparalleled creative freedom. You will be empowered both technically and creatively. You will explore ways to transform your photographs into paintings using a powerful combination of state-of-the-art digital painting tools with physical paint media applied to your digital print. You will learn technical and artistic skills that will open the doors to you fully expressing yourself on the digital and physical canvas.

The small class size, typically eight or less, ensures every student receives individual one-on-one attention. All my workshops offer an unparalleled “gourmet” educational experience!

Each day has a specific theme that is taught through a combination of instructor demonstrations and hands-on exercises and project work where each student practices and applies the principles and techniques demonstrated. Technical topics covered include learning an expressive work flow for working from photos; effective file naming and project folder organization; tool optimization; and how to make, save and apply your own custom brushes and papers. Art principles and techniques covered in this workshop include commitment to creative process; the importance of tonal relationships in conveying form; selectively refining and resolving your painting through selective detail and contrasts; and enlivening your imagery through bold but effective use of color that goes beyond clone color. This is the perfect class for you if you wish to loosen up your brush strokes, expand your use of color and break out of the box!

Besides working on the mastery of digital painting, you'll also get to experience applying an acrylic gel onto your canvas print and then learn painting knife and brush techniques, including impasto, scumbling and glazing.

I teach a methodical, well-structured and yet open-minded and improvisational approach to transforming your digital photographs that will stretch your image-making muscles and allow your creativity to flow. I am an enthusiastic, patient, encouraging and supportive teacher. I believe in building solid foundations and teaching from the ground up. This seminar is a wonderful opportunity for you to stretch yourself creatively on every level.

Here's what former students have said:

Transformational. A very clearly developed course that creates an easy pathway to a new way of thinking as a photographic Artist. An incredible experience! Jeremy's knowledge, charm, skill and inspirational work set up a great educational environment.

- Charr C.

Organized, well presented, very professional, lots of material, demoes really good, you have infinite patience with beginners!

- Robin W.

Loved it! Perfect balance of instruction and exercises.

- Mike J.

Relaxed and extremely enjoyable, full of easy to follow information. Excellent teacher.

- Marjorie P.

Very productive, packed with useful info.

- Portia S.

Wonderful - I loved every minute of it!

- Darcy Y.

Wonderful! Jeremy is concise, well spoken—explains things well. Non-judgemental, warm, accepting, positive, encouraging! Jeremy's enthusiasm helped set the tone of "freedom to create". Great examples used as demos...

- Michele R.

Also see the photos and comments from the August 2010 Painter Creativity Workshop.

Post-Print Painting

The first four days of the workshop are focused exclusively on sharpening your digital painting skills and mastery of the Corel Painter 12 brushes. On the final day you'll roll up your sleeves and get painting with acrylic paints on your canvas print.

Who These Seminars Are For

This workshop is for anyone who is looking for a fresh creative approach to using Corel Painter 12 and working with their photographs. The class provides you with a solid foundation from which to grow and develop. The small class size makes it suitable for all levels.

You do not need to have any formal art training or art background, or know how to paint or draw, to take this workshop. I include artistic advice and instruction throughout the workshop. Naturally if you do have art training and experience that will reflect in how you use the tools and what you create. I encourage all my students to take traditional drawing classes since this helps train your eye as an artist and empowers you in every aspect of image making. However such training is not required. No matter what your background, in this class you will enjoy an unforgettable educational and inspiring experience that will bring you pleasure for years to come.

Preparation

Students are expected to have a minimum basic knowledge of how to use their computer and do basic tasks such as finding their way around the folders, copying files and opening applications. Each student is expected to prepare for class by ensuring that the latest version of Corel Painter 12 is installed and working, that they have the latest Wacom driver installed and have programmed their tablet Express Keys as per instructions on PaintboxTV, and that they have successfully imported the extra Painter goodies (custom workspace etc) from PaintboxTV. This preparation is important and will save considerable time in class and allow more time devoted to painting.

It is also recommended that students take time to work through some of the tutorial videos on the PaintboxTV Painter Master Class series. This will help you absorb information faster, and help you get more out of the class.

The Syllabus

Setting the Stage Training Your Eye & Mastering The Brushes
Introduction to Corel Painter 12; training the eye and loosening your hand with drawing and painting exercises; understanding, controlling, customizing and applying brushes.

Expressive Workflow Freedom, Flow & Finesse
A complete and effective expressive workflow for creating painterly paintings from photos. Includes file preparation, size and resolution considerations, borders, intense observation of your source image, bold tonal and color blocking out of your composition (creation of studies, “etudes”), and selective resolving and refining of your painting.

Contrast & Variation Color, Tone & Texture
Techniques and exercises for expanding your variety of marks, enriching your range of color and tone, selective emphasizing contrasts, selectively adding and emphasizing accents and contours, sculpting and enriching blocks of color (“passages”), and different ways to add and apply texture to your brushstrokes and surface.

Post-Print Painting Going Beyond the Digital
Experience adding acrylic paint media onto your canvas print to complete your artwork. Complete post-print workflow that includes fixing your print, adding acrylic gel, and applying paint using both palette knife and brush techniques.

Fee

The Painter Creativity Workshop tuition fee is $1,500, which includes

workbook, courtesy one month PaintboxTV Premium Membership commencing at the time of registering for class, a practice print (14" x 20" approx.)on canvas, all the physical classroom art materials needed for post-print painting.

The PaintboxTV Premium Membership will provide you with many great Painter extras that you will use in the workshop, including fabulous custom brushes, art materials and the latest version of my workspace, plus many Painter 12 video tutorials which are good for both preparing for the class and continued learning after the workshop. If you are already a PaintboxTV Premium Member then a month will be added onto your current membership.

Meals, travel and accommodation are at the students own cost and are not included in the class fee. Register here. By Registering for this class you are agreeing to the Class Registration Terms & Conditions.

If you are visiting San Francisco from out of town it is highly recommended you take advantage of the Jeremy Sutton Group Rate at the Hotel Rex. This hotel, only ten minute cab ride from Sutton Studios, is a very nice boutique hotel close to Union Square that has an atmospheric 1920s literary salon decor including original drawings, and a cosy lounge where students can meet for a glass of wine after class. Click here for more details.