This extension of the Red Chalk Workshop allows students to choose between black chalk, red chalk, or silverpoint studies. While all three mediums explore similar visual phenomena, such as shadow or contour effect, each has its own individual characteristics. Black chalk offers an exceptional range of potentials of expression through a full light to dark register. Red chalk is more restricted in tonal gradation, lending itself to a more atmospheric presentation while demonstrating the sheer beauty of red on a warm tinted paper. Silverpoint (where one uses an actual piece of silver to draw) has minimal tonal range and is more suited to capturing nature almost exclusively through qualities of line. As linear expression is of paramount importance to all manners of drawing this workshop, using the most delicate of mediums, is advantageous to any artist in training.

Choose one of two options: either copy an existing old master drawing or create an original drawing from a photo reference, in this new five-day old master workshop.

Instructor Ryan Gauvin will provide a selection of drawings that highlight the expressive possibilities of these mediums. Some sustained areas of focus will be the modeling of form, linear aptitude, and artistic conception.

If you prefer, you can create and original drawing based on a photograph instead of a master copy. Suitable photos will be provided or you can work from your own (as long as it has been pre-approved by the instructor). Learn first hand the key areas of weakness in photographs as sources, and workable approaches to those shortcomings. As a working artist today, you will often be faced with the problems of working from photographic reference material, and this workshop will help you get successful, beautiful results.

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About ARA Workshops
Group sizes are kept quite small, so each paticipant gets lots of one-on-one attention from our superb instructors. ARA instructors teach year round so, unlike many artists who offer summer/holiday workshops our instructors are professional teachers as well as successful award-winning artists Whether you are an award winning experienced artist or have never painted before, our instructors will tailor to your skill level.

Workshop hours
Most workshops are scheduled five days per week, Monday to Friday, with weekends free (unless otherwise noted). The hours are usually 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., but will occasionally go to 5:00 p.m.

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Materials list
300 Ibs Arches hot-pressed watercolour paper.
Red chalk – the brand name is Cretacolor. Available in either stick or pencil form, No. 26202.2 (Available at Aboveground Art Supplies only.)
Kneadable eraser, white eraser.
Sandpaper block
Knitting needle
Palette knife
Large house paintbrush
Tinfoil container – pie plate ( at least 4 )
18 x 24 drawing board
Acrylic paint (black, white, burnt-sienna, red, yellow and blue)
Tracing paper
Masking tape
Disposable palette

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