Peculiar Portraits of Improbable People

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Peculiar Portraits of Improbable People

$129.99

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Student Level : All levels (beginner, intermediate, advanced)

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Class Description

Portraits from the olden days are the best. Frilly collars, fantastical hairdos, beauty marks, and other bits of flamboyant absurdity abound.  Let’s take those portraits on step further and make them even more bizarre. Perhaps three eyes instead of two, or an impossibly long neck, maybe and asparagus head. Well that is what this class is all about. We will take old photos and transform them with a combination of collage and paint…ant then make them and the frame that holds them even stranger using a variety of found objects and the process of assemblage. By the end of class you have a series of portraits of unusual people you’d never normally meet. Get the picture?

Supply List

  1. Frame, box or interesting found object you wand to use as the base. You can work any size but I’ll be working on items about 8”x10” or smaller. The base/frames should be interesting or ornate and could be any shape.  IF YOU’RE USING A FRAME MAKE SURE IT HAS A BACKING!  This is what we will build up onto.  

  2. Collage elements of people.  This will be the main subject that will be modified. Photos, photocopies, cabinet cards, or prints of characters you want to transform. I’d recommend printing a variety of images to choose from. If you have a printer you’re using…Laser print is the best. Ink Jet might run on you. If you only have an inkjet you might consider having photocopies made instead.

  3. More Collage Elements.  Maps, book pages, ore design patters make nice background images.

  4. Variety of found objects that might be interesting additions Items like, dolls,  watch parts, gears, typewriter parts, milagros, bolts, pieces of old metal, straps of leather, dried out spaghetti…anything.

  5. Aves Apoxy Clay

  6. Paint Brushes (a couple small detail brushes, and some cheap brushes (1/2 inch to 1 inch in size)

  7. Matte Medium or Ultra Matte Medium by Golden Paints

  8. Acrylic Paint – any fine art brand will work but Kroma Acrylic paint offers a 10% discount to students. https://kromaacrylics.com/

    1. Transparent Red Oxide

    2. Black (Carbon)

    3. Titanium White

    4. Pthalo Blue

    5. Quinacridone Red

    6. Dioxazine Purple

    7. Nickel Azo Yellow

  9. Optional Paints

    1. Pthalo Turquois

    2. Cobalt Teal

    3. Arylide Yellow

    4. Iridescent Gold and/or Silver

  10. Adhesives

    1. Dap Kwik Seal for kitchen and bath -White. Should say paintable or water base acrylic or latex.

    2. E6000

    3. Wood Glue

    4. Gorilla Glue original formula

  11. Tools that would make your life easier

    1. Heat gun

    2. Dremel

    3. Drill

FaceBook Live Q and A

  • In this workshop I will have four FaceBook Live Q and A sessions. You can join in and type your questions. I’ll be doing demos if needed, if any of the material needs clarification. Dates for the FB Q & A are Feb 25th, March 4th, March 11th, and March 18th

ZOOM Final CRITIQUE

  • On March 25th. I will be hosting a Zoom Critique. Here we will chat about your creations and talk about methods you used.


Other Questions You Might Have:

  • How much does it cost? $129.99

  • What will happen after I sign up? Initially, I will send out a link to the Peculiar People Facebook Group. On Feb 24th I will send out the secret codes and links to get you rolling.

  • What is the FaceBook Group? You can asks questions, share images and share ideas.

  • How long can I access the videos? Forever and ever. You will have to ability to download the videos right to your computer.

  • How does it differ from a live class? There isn't the one-on-one component and the possibility for immediate feedback that you have in a live class, but you have the advantage of being able to get into much more in-depth explanations of technique. Also, the advantage of being to replay any section that you need a refresher on.

  • Will there be video? Yes. There will be roughly about 180 minutes of protected video that only students will be able to access.

  • How many videos will there be? I'm expecting there to be 16 chapters.

  • Is the class segmented or do I get everything at once? I have designed the class so you will have access the information at once and can play with it as you like, at your own speed.

  • Is there anyway to connect and share with other students enrolled? Yes. A Facebook Group will be set up specifically for this workshop. Students will be able to share experiments, projects and ask questions for the Q and A videos.

  • What kind of site is being used to host this class? I am using a protected website as well as a protected video host.

  • How will I access the website? When class begins I will send out passwords to all the students.

  • Is this for Beginners or Advanced students? It's for everyone. I've made it so it is information that can be used by all levels.

  • Will it be entertaining? Geez, I hope so. I have done my best to make it very un-dry and fun.

  • What will I need to be able to watch the videos? If you can read this the information on this website and have the ability to watch videos on vimeo.com then you've got everything you need to be able to watch the videos.