Classes Taught by Amy Lindenberger at Phipps Garden Center

The Botanical Art and Illustration program is designed for adults wishing to learn to draw botanical subjects with scientific accuracy, artistry and mastery of technical methods for pleasure and self-satisfaction within a continuing education format.

The Phipps Class Schedule

 

Colored Pencil Explorations:
Incorporating Watercolor Pencils in Your Work

Dates:	Dates:  Saturdays, May 8, 15
Time:	9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Objective:	To introduce watercolor pencils into your work with traditional colored pencils.
Prerequisites:	Botanical Drawing I and II, Colored Pencil I & II
Credits hours:	18 credit hours
Fee:	TBA
Location:	Phipps Garden Center in Mellon Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Watercolor pencils combine the best of two artistic "worlds" – traditional watercolor and traditional colored pencil – into a single medium.  Underneath layers of color can be quickly and effectively applied in smooth, even washes while subtle color variations, texture and detail can be added with the ultimate control of a fine pencil point.  In this class students will learn the various methods of wet and dry color applications possible with watercolor pencils and gain an understanding of how their usage, in combination with traditional colored pencils, greatly expands the possibilities of the medium. If you are interested, please contact Sarah Bertovich to register at 412-441-4442 ext. 3925. A materials list will be provided closer to the start of class

Colored Pencil: Beyond the Basics

Dates:
Time:
Instructor:	Amy Lindenberger
Objective:	To be able to create special effects in colored pencil on a variety of surfaces.
Level:	Intermediate
Prerequisites:	Botanical Drawing I and II, Colored Pencil I
Fee:	$ 120 members; $175 non-members
Location:	Phipps Garden Center in Mellon Park

Enhance your fundamental colored pencil techniques with some unique techniques, including grisaille underpainting, negative drawing, and working on mylar.  Both group instruction and individual attention will help students to begin to combine various approaches to reflect their own artistic styles.
 

Colored Pencil I: Techniques and Color Theory
(Core Course for Colored Pencil Concentration)

Dates:
Time:
Objective:	To be able to create a gradual transition of tone and color with colored pencils..
Prerequisites:	Botanical Drawing I
Credits hours:	18 credit hours
Fee:	TBA
Location:	Phipps Garden Center in Mellon Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The focus of this course is to familiarize students with the tools of the colored pencil medium, color applications, and fundamentals of color theory, and to develop color perception.  Colored pencil tones can be applied to look like either drawing or painting depending on the techniques used, providing the versatility to create a wide variety of surface textures.  Students will learn how to layer colors to achieve different hues and color densities, as well as how to master a variety of techniques including burnishing, impressed line, and sgraffito.

 

Colored Pencil II: Applications
(Core Course for Colored Pencil Concentration)

Dates:
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Objective:	To use a methodical approach to botanical painting with colored pencils, building on experience gained in Colored Pencil I.
Prerequisites:	Botanical Drawing I, Colored Pencil I
Credits hours:	18 credit hours
Fee:
Location:	Phipps Garden Center in Mellon Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Building on the foundation of colored pencil techniques and layering principles begun in Colored Pencil I, this course focuses on more advanced layering and blending techniques to create a variety of surface textures, exercises to continue to improve color perception skills, and more advanced color theory, including understanding hue, value, intensity and temperature.

 

Colors of Winter
(Elective)

Dates:
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Objective:	To be able to effectively capture the subtle colors of winter in a colored pencil drawing.
Prerequisites:	Botanical Drawing I & II, Colored Pencil I
Credits hours:	12 credit hours
Fee:
Location:	Phipps Garden Center in Mellon Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
At first glance, winter can seem like a season of black, gray, white, and brown, as far as the landscape is concerned.  In truth, winter has its own unique palette, but its colors are so subtle that it can take some practice to see the variety.  Through the use of color perception techniques, students will be given an opportunity to learn to see more completely the colors winter has to offer, and then will focus on learning to match those colors to give impact and richness to their botanical renderings.  Class work will be done from both photographic reference and actual specimens.

 

To register, call the Garden Center at (412) 441-4442 ext. 3925 or
download the Phipps registration form.

 

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