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Pastels with Emily Christoff Flowers -Session 3

Session Three: Drawing with pastel on textured homemade sanded board
Students will apply gesso and tinted pastel ground on foam board to create a textural painterly base. Once the base is dry, students will use rubbing alcohol and pastel to create a base color. The drawing will be done on top of this textured surface to create a finished drawing with a loose painterly texture. Students will use their own photo or the instructor can send her photo and students can draw along with instructor to complete the example.
October 7- Class 5: You will also learn about value and light in addition to the session focus.
   October 21- Class 6: You will also learn about shape in addition to the session focus.

Basic Materials list for all 8 classes. Additional supplies for specific classes are listed below.
● White foam board cut to 11 x 14”” or larger
  • Purchase at the dollar store or Walmart
  • This can be reused for each class..
● Soft pastel, set of 15 assorted colors, half sticks.
  • Use your own soft pastels or purchase at DickBlick.com for $24.95 https://www.dickblick.com/items/21948-1209/
● Hard pastels, Set of 12 assorted colors
  • Prismacolor Nupastel, set of 12 or larger, $12.90
  • Use your own hard pastels or order from Dickblick https://www.dickblick.com/items/20034-1209/
● Krylon workable fixative. Michaels or dickblick.com $6.27 https://www.dickblick.com/products/krylon-workable-mattefixatif/
● Kneaded eraser
● 2b charcoal pencil
● Carbon paper. Staples or Office Max

Materials list for 10/7 & 10/21 in addition to the standard list above :
● 1 sheet of foam board.
Instructor will be working on 11 x 14” but students can work in any size that they prefer. Students will use their own gesso or order an 8 oz. container at Dickblick.com for $7.59 https://www.dickblick.com/items/00691-1025/
● Acrylic yellow paint
Students can use their own or purchase Hi flow acrylics by Golden, Nickel Azo Yellow at Dickblick.com for $6.71 https://www.dickblick.com/items/01650-4991/
● Golden pastel ground
Purchase at dickblick.com for $12.38 https://www.dickblick.com/items/00627-1065/
● Plain white tissue paper
● black thread
● An apple

Class Options




About Your Instructor

Emily received her Bachelor’s in Fine Art from Bowling Green State University in Ohio where she focused on life drawing. While still in art school she began selling portraits as a career. She has taught portraits since 1984 and continues to support herself with portrait commissions and teaching.

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Pastels with Emily Christoff Flowers -Session 3

Session Three: Drawing with pastel on textured homemade sanded board
Students will apply gesso and tinted pastel ground on foam board to create a textural painterly base. Once the base is dry, students will use rubbing alcohol and pastel to create a base color. The drawing will be done on top of this textured surface to create a finished drawing with a loose painterly texture. Students will use their own photo or the instructor can send her photo and students can draw along with instructor to complete the example.
October 7- Class 5: You will also learn about value and light in addition to the session focus.
   October 21- Class 6: You will also learn about shape in addition to the session focus.

Basic Materials list for all 8 classes. Additional supplies for specific classes are listed below.
● White foam board cut to 11 x 14”” or larger
  • Purchase at the dollar store or Walmart
  • This can be reused for each class..
● Soft pastel, set of 15 assorted colors, half sticks.
  • Use your own soft pastels or purchase at DickBlick.com for $24.95 https://www.dickblick.com/items/21948-1209/
● Hard pastels, Set of 12 assorted colors
  • Prismacolor Nupastel, set of 12 or larger, $12.90
  • Use your own hard pastels or order from Dickblick https://www.dickblick.com/items/20034-1209/
● Krylon workable fixative. Michaels or dickblick.com $6.27 https://www.dickblick.com/products/krylon-workable-mattefixatif/
● Kneaded eraser
● 2b charcoal pencil
● Carbon paper. Staples or Office Max

Materials list for 10/7 & 10/21 in addition to the standard list above :
● 1 sheet of foam board.
Instructor will be working on 11 x 14” but students can work in any size that they prefer. Students will use their own gesso or order an 8 oz. container at Dickblick.com for $7.59 https://www.dickblick.com/items/00691-1025/
● Acrylic yellow paint
Students can use their own or purchase Hi flow acrylics by Golden, Nickel Azo Yellow at Dickblick.com for $6.71 https://www.dickblick.com/items/01650-4991/
● Golden pastel ground
Purchase at dickblick.com for $12.38 https://www.dickblick.com/items/00627-1065/
● Plain white tissue paper
● black thread
● An apple

Class Options




About Your Instructor

Emily received her Bachelor’s in Fine Art from Bowling Green State University in Ohio where she focused on life drawing. While still in art school she began selling portraits as a career. She has taught portraits since 1984 and continues to support herself with portrait commissions and teaching.

Tagged With: arts on main, emily christoff flowers, pastel art classes

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Join us this Friday, August 5th from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm for the opening of our nautical group show featuring Jason Abbott, Margaret Benton Jones, Al Latorre, Morgan McKinney, Noris Padgett III, Jeff Satterthwaite, and James Timberlake. Beer and wine will be available for purchase, and live music will be provided by Jerry Sowers. We hope to see you this Friday!
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