The Oxford Painter Workshop
The Art of Creating Expressive Paintings using Corel Painter X
Pembroke College, Oxford, UK
Fri., 1 Aug. - Mon., 4 Aug., 2008
All levels
(Plus talks at the Apple Store Regent Street, Tuesday, 29 July, and at the Oxford Internet Institute, Thursday, 31 July)
Registration Form
What to Bring
Chapel Quad on a Sunny Day, Pembroke College, Oxford © 2008 J. Sutton
Expand Your Creative Freedom using Corel Painter X to Transform Your Photographs into Expressive Paintings
What You'll Learn
This seminar is a wonderful opportunity for you to stretch yourself creatively on every level. You will explore ways to transform your photographs into paintings using Corel Painter X. You will learn a combination of technical and artistic skills that will open the doors to you fully expressing yourself on the digital canvas. Whether you are a professional photographer wanting to expand your product range or a fine artist wanting to develop in a new medium or you are simply interested in learning Painter X and loosening up your brush strokes, you will find this seminar a stimulating and educational experience.
I teach an open-minded, outside the box, approach to transforming your imagery that will stretch your image-making muscles and allow your creativity to flow. I take a thorough methodical approach to building up your knowledge and understanding of Corel Painter X, balancing the sharing of information with hands-on project work where you try out the demonstrated techniques on an image of your own. The project work affords you the time to integrate new information and hone your skills. You will get individual feedback in which I share ideas and insights. Enjoy an unforgettable educational and inspiring experience that will bring you pleasure for years to come.
Since this is a rare ocassion that I teach in the UK and expands on my teachings from the one day workshop I taught at Pembroke College last year. I am making this an all-levels workshop. I will adapt projects to suit both the more advanced Painter users as well as beginners. The class size will be kept small (eight or less) so that everyone will benefit from individual attention. Places will be reserved on a first-come-first-serve basis so register early to guarantee yourself a place.
Requirements
This is an all levels class. You will need to bring with you a computer loaded with Corel Painter X and a Wacom tablet. You will also need to have some photos to work on. See What to Bring. Required textbook is Painter X Creativity: Digital Artist's Handbook. Also useful resources are the DVDs Learning Corel Painter X and How to Paint from Photographs Using Corel Painter X: Creative Techniques with Jeremy Sutton. We will be using extra brushes loaded from this book or DVD. My books and DVDs can be ordered and shipped prior to the workshops.
Fee
The class fee for the three day class is US $2,000 or UK £1,000. Refreshments will be served. Lunch, travel and accomodation is at the students own cost. Any credit cards will be charged in US $. UK Sterling checks made payable to Jeremy Sutton are acceptable.
Location & Accomodation
The seminar will take place in Pembroke College, Oxford, my alma mater, a beautiful 500 year old college right in the center of Oxford (opposite Christ Church, off St. Aldgates). The painting above is my rendition of the Chapel Quad in the summer sunshine, much how you will enjoy the Quad during class breaks. The class hours are 9:30am - 5:00pm. If you're driving allow plenty of time to park in the Park and Ride. See the Pembroke College web site for directions to the college. The college offers rooms within the college for £70.00 for a single ensuite room and £90.00 for a twin room. These room charges need to be paid in advance as part of your registration (the college charges Jeremy directly for all student rooms). Near-by hotels, such as The Old Bank Hotel, are generally more expensive. Cheaper bed and breakfasts may be found just outside the city center (see the Daily Info listings). I recommend you arrive in Oxford the day before.
Talks prior to class:
Tuesday, 29 July, 2008, 7pm - 9pm
Making Art with Corel Painter X:
An Artist's Insight into his Creative Process
Apple Store Regent Street
235 Regent Street
London, W1B 2EL
020 7153 9000
Enjoy an overview of how I go about hthe power of digital paint in creating my portraits. The talk includes live art in action demonstrations. This is a free talk open to all.
Thursday, 31 July, 2008, 4pm - 6pm
From Digital Photography to Fine Art Painting:
The Role of Technology for the 21st Century Artist
Oxford Internet Institute, 1 St Giles, Oxford, UK
I shall give a talk on the Thursday evening at the Oxford Internet Institute, the day before class. I highly recommend that you plan to attend the talk if you are taking the class since it will be a useful primer and cover many of the techniques and concepts we'll cover in class.
In this talk I will demonstrate how state-of-the-art digital media (Macintosh MacBook Pro computer, Corel Painter X software and a Wacom Intuos3 A5 tablet) can be used by the 21st Century Fine Artist to transform digital photographs into fine art paintings. This art-in-action improvised demonstration will provide a framework for discussing the challenges and opportunities presented by the use of digital media for painting. This talk is free and open to the public. There is limited space so please email or call the Oxford Internet Institute prior to the talk to reserve your place.
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