September Line to Color Workshop: Seattle

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Registration Information

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Like any building, a sketch needs a good foundation.   In this intensive workshop, architectural drawing instructors Frank Ching and Gail Wong will walk you through clear steps covering the complete process of making a sketch on location, from the time you draw the first line until you apply the last touch of color. This workshop will occur over a 3 day period meeting at various historic locations in Seattle and will consist of 4-3.5-hour sessions starting Friday evening and ending Sunday early afternoon.

We will start with a Friday evening sketch outing in Ballard’s historic district, then meet for dinner and a keynote presentation at the Ethan Stowell’s Ballard Pizza Company restaurant.  Keynote topics will cover, perspective, composition, process in developing the sketch, approaches to watercolor and value. Ideas introduced in this session will be demonstrated on site and practiced in the following sessions with one on one help from Frank and Gail.

Learning Goals:
The Line:
    1. Selecting a point of view: Detail, Fragment, Building, Setting
    2. Composing the page: Where to start, how to proceed
    3. Establishing spatial depth: Near and far
Moving to Color:
    4. Values the key to spatial depth:  Seeing  and using tonal values to create depth and capture the quality of light.
    5. Strategies to applying color and limiting your palette. 

Workshop Schedule:
    
Friday September 6, 2013
Location: Historic Ballard- Meet in front of the Ballard Pizza Co.
5107 Ballard Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98107
5:30-7:45 pm sketch demo and sketching
8:00-10:00 pm Dinner Meet and Greet, Keynote Presentation

Saturday September 7, 2013
Location: Gas Works Park and Fremont
8:30 am- 12:00 pm:
Grp 1: Demo composition, perspective approach, and directed sketching exercises.
Grp 2: Watercolor Demo values, color and watercolor approaches directed exercises
12:00-12:30 pm: Review
12:30-1:30 pm:  Lunch Break  on your own in Fremont
1:30-5:00 pm: Groups switch
5:00-5:30 pm: Review

Sunday September 8, 2013
Location TBD:  Pioneer Square or Pike Place Market
8:30 am–10:30 pm: Line with Frank, Color with Gail
10:30 am-12:30 pm:  Groups switch
12:30 pm-1:30 pm:  Lunch
1:30 -3:00 pm:  Free sketch time with input
3:00-3:30 pm:  Sharing sketchbooks and Closing remarks

Maximum number of Participants 22 (minimum 18)
All levels welcome

Workshop Registration and Cost:
$250.00 US via Check  mailed to Gail Wong 2609 East Garfield St. Seattle, WA 98112
or Paypal.
Cost includes dinner at Ballard Pizza Co.  (Drinks on your own)   

Contact gail@glwarc.com for registration form and supply list.

Cancellation Policy:
In the event of too few registrations, all monies will be refunded less PayPal Fees.
We are only able to provide refunds for cancellations up to August 23, 2013
with a cancellation fee of $35.00.

To take advantage of group rate at Watertown Hotel in the University District, you must make your reservations prior to August 16th 2013.  Contact gail@glwarc.com for further information.

Registration Workshop Deadline:  August 15, 2013

 Contact Gail prior to purchasing to see if space is available.