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| Fine Art Instruction the Creators Workshop way Drawing We are enhancing are drawing and painting classes with more serious methods of studies. Our drawing classes will incorporate a modified version of the classical drawing course formulated by Jean-Léon Gérôme and Charles Bargue in the late 1800's, one of the most influential art-education programs in the world. From Paris to London to New York, major museums and art schools used the course and students from Diego Rivera, Pablo Picasso, Vincent van Gogh and hundreds of other art students spent weeks and months making exact copies of the lithographs of plaster casts, great master drawings, and life drawings. In order to faithfully pursue and succeed in this drawing course, students must be prepared to devote a considerable amount of time and energy in class and at home as well. Ackerman recommends spending up to 15 hours over several weeks on each copy. Many great art schools and ateliers around the US today still utilize the Bargue method and are rediscovering it's value to the aspiring artist. I have come to the opinion as a private art instructor over the past ten years that despite the innovation in graphics and photography due to technology and computers, artists still need to draw! That's our job, to provide our students with great classical, traditional drawing skills, and having fun in the process. Tradional representational painting in acrylics and oils The title sounds stuffy but that's what we've been successfully teaching our students the past ten years. A very sound method and approach to painting, based on the nineteenth century ateliers and studios. Our goal is to impart a deep understanding of the guiding principles of painting, understanding tonal values and the nature of light and how we perceive it. Through the study of landscape, seascape, still life, and portraits, the art student explores the skills of composition, an understanding of color, the prismatic palette, methods and materials of executing a successful painting. Our approach to color and our palette is based on the Munsell color system. Using the Munsell system puts our students light years ahead of other art school methods and through practice, any artist can attain any color in color space using this method. Pretty exciting stuff! Cartooning Our cartooning class has been the mainstay at the Creators Workshop since we started, and each year we find new ways of teaching old tried and true methods. Although we're certainly aware of the inroads computers have made in the animation industry, we feel strongly that the skills, techniques and methods passed down by master comic strip artists, animators and illustrator are the best foundation for the aspiring cartoonist. Students learn basic drawing and cartooning skills, character design, model sheets, storyboards, creating a cartoon strip, and the basics for drawing comic books. For our schedule, prices, and policies, Click here |
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Morning Light, 20" x 24" Oil on linen by Michael Malzone |
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| 593 Newark Pompton Turnpike | ||||||||
| Pompton Plains, NJ 07444 | ||||||||
| 973-720-0001 | ||||||||
| e-mail: Mikemalzone@gmail.com | ||||||||
| Last updated August 22, 2011 | ||||||||
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