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NEW COURSE: LANDSCAPE IN PASTEL

A series of FIVE video tutorials with accompanying worksheets and brief which will guide you through using chalk pastels to capture the colour and vibrancy of your landscape subject. Each lesson is supported by one-to-one advice and feedback via email or Whatsapp.
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1) SETTINGUP/THUMBNAIL SKETCHES
2) CHARCOAL STARTS
3) STARTING WITHOUT LINES
4) COMBINING APPROACHES
​5) LANDSCAPE AND TEXTURE


COST £75 contact [email protected] to book

​NEW COURSE:
​Drawing the Head in Pastel

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A course of 4 lessons consisting of several 15 minute videos accompanied by worksheets and handouts providing step-by-step guidance as well as one-to-one feedback and advice from Damian Callan, artist, tutor and author of Paint Like Degas; as you develop your experience with this exciting technique.
COST £20 FOR 4 VIDEOS AND ONE TO ONE FEEDBACK

​Please email [email protected] for further information.

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Lesson 1 - Establishing the head: tone into colour
Lesson 2 - The head from 3 different angles
Lesson 3 - Features: the eyes
Lesson 4 - Features: nose and mouth

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CHILDREN'S ONLINE ART PROJECTS - more information

NEW COURSE: Introducing Chalk Pastels:

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Four informative videos demonstrating different ways of working with this vibrant medium. Each video is accompanied by step-by-step handouts as well as advice and feedback along the way.

COST £20 FOR FOUR VIDEOS PLUS SUPPORT
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Please e mail me to [email protected]
for details of how to book these videos and the accompanying tuition.

14 Days of Art & Creativity - Links to free videos below:
DAY ONE: FISH SCULPTURE step-by-step images and Fish Templates...​Download here:
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 Watch the first 2 videos at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwKahqoDOog&t=32s 
(PART ONE)
and  ​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbqpKCfbKyE&t=111s
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 (PART TWO)

fishsculpture.pdf
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DAY TWO : INK & WASH STILL LIFE
Watch the video here:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0_yVpXBkNQ
Using a sharpened stick and some ink this video demonstrates an
exciting technique for drawing a still life set up in a dramatic
​and liberating way!
​step-by-step handout below:


14  New Creative Days

​Here's the YouTube playlist for Aine and Damian's videos;
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxR2wk8OtOBmlUBdI0y4GyxsHcR81kLvn
DAY 1 - Mixed Media Self Portrait
DAY 2 - Collaged Fish
DAY 3 - Ink, Wash, Wax and Boots
DAY 4 - Go Big!
DAY 5 - Draw a Flower...
DAY 6 - Angel Fish Rubbings
DAY 7 - 3 Colour Portrait
DAY 8 - Flowers!
DAY 9 - Flowers on Yupo Paper
DAY10- Fish Lantern!
DAY11- Pastel Interior
DAY12- Fun Character
DAY13- Paint a Pear
​DAY14 - How to draw a Horse
ink_washstilllife.pdf
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DAY THREE: BIRD SCULPTURE 
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Make a simple bird sculpture based on a piece of tin foil,
​ masking tape and collage.

Watch the video demonstration here:

​://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWuEBBZBrC4&t=18s
 step by step images and bird handouts below

bird_sculpture.pdf
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DAY FOUR - PASTEL DAFFODILS
Watch the video:
​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQacT4AHQ5M&t=35s
​working with chalk pastels over a charcoal under drawing
to capture the vibrant colours of these spring flowers.
​Handout with step-by-step images below:


pasteldaffodils.pdf
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DAY FIVE - EXPERIMENTS WITH ANIMAL PATTERNS
Watch the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=635g4qiqDNE&t=662s
Scraping back a dried ink layer to reveal the brightly coloured animal
and it's patterns that you have drawn in oil pastel or wax crayon beneath.
​Step-by-step handout and animal ideas below:

animal_patterns.pdf
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 DAY SIX: TONAL DRAWING OF AN INTERIOR
Watch the video:
​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYc9RvcCvxQ&t=12s

step- by-step handout here:

tonal_drawing.pdf
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DAY SEVEN: MAKE A SIMPLE SKETCHBOOK
Watch the video:

​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YyI9lj5bwI&t=4s

Make a simple 15 page sketchbook and fill it with lots of different drawings!

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DAY EIGHT: DRAWING HANDS IN BIRO!
Watch the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK0whhMEXpc&t=7s
Advice on how to draw your other hand with an everyday biro. Handout below:

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DAY NINE - MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS COLLAGE

watch the video!

​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPWnEA-xQjo

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DAY TEN - CHARCOAL AND COMPRESSED CHARCOAL - Gritty Subject
watch the video here:

​https://youtu.be/yTXKEDINlr0
combining willow charcoal and pastel or compressed charcoal for a gritty subject

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DAY ELEVEN - STENCILED SHARKS!
Here's the video: 

https://youtu.be/tJ1ogmcOY2A
Stenciling and masking means that you draw once, cut out and can draw quickly again and again...a technique full of surprises! Animal shapes handout below:

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DAY TWELVE - PASTEL GARDEN
Here's an outside broadcast video!:

​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2XZHzrRUuo&t=550s
Some tips for working outdoors to capture the beauty of the garden in spring!

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DAY THIRTEEN - POP UP FROG!
Watch the video:
https://youtu.be/84SsH24YDHw
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A wonderful project to make a frog jump out of your card!

DAY FOURTEEN - COLOURED PENCIL STILL LIFE
Video:
https://youtu.be/_7JBlvD2Gu8