And You Thought You Knew Colored Pencil!

A Workshop with Amy Lindenberger

Saturday, March 19 & Sunday, March 20, 2011

9:30 am to 4:00 pm — Lunch Provided

 

Background

Colored pencil is a control-oriented and time-consuming medium, which artists often choose because of how well-suited it is to depicting highly realistic textures and precise detail. In the pursuit of technical precision, however, creative expression and spontaneity are sometimes sacrificed. Also, the randomness of natural patterning can be difficult to capture with this medium, and runs the risk of looking contrived and over-worked. Using traditional colored pencil layering methods to suggest certain textures can slow completion time considerably.

We all have our tendencies and preferences when it comes to creating artwork, and that’s fine. But sometimes our “choices” aren’t really choices at all, they are actions we take simply because they represent the way we’ve always done things, and by automatically returning to these familiar paths, we may be overlooking some very interesting and dynamic options that could enrich our work and inspire heightened creativity.

This workshop is designed to help students consider new approaches to subject matter, composition, scale, working surfaces, and techniques. In this particular workshop, we will focus on non-traditional ways of using colored pencil – in all its various forms – to help guide our work in the areas of creating backgrounds and surface textures.

 

Supply List

SMALL Assortment of colored pencils: Believe it or not, you won’tactually be using them too much (if at all!), so Amy suggests you not try to bring every pencil you own. Pick a nice range of colors to include all the major color families (ie, yellow, orange, red, etc.) plus a couple of browns and grays. (No more than will fit easily in a small pencil case or rubber band!)

Selection of Prismacolor Artstix, IF you already own them. Amy has a bag of odds and ends and is happy to share with any students who need to borrow them.

Selection of any brand of watercolor pencils and/or watercolor crayons, IF you already own them. Again, Amy has a supply that students may borrow to work with.

Notebook w/pen or pencil for taking notes

Plastic spray bottle

Masking or painter’s tape

Craft, X-Acto or other small, relatively sharp knife

Clean eye dropper

Old toothbrush

1” Flat Watercolor Brush

Also: a supply fee of $5 collected at the workshop will take care of the

paper and other items which Amy will supply.

 

Goal

To introduce a wide variety of less traditional ways to use colored pencil, allowing students to envision ways to incorporate some of these approaches into their own work and encouraging the development of their own creative “stamp” and personal expression or statement, incorporating techniques using frottage, watercolor pencils and crayons, Prismacolor Artstix, an oriental paper known as masa, and Gessobord.

Please note that this workshop has been
limited to techniques that currently fall
into the category of “100% colored
pencil” according to the rules of CPSA for its annual International Exhibition.

 

The exhibition entry form and fee(s) must be postmarked on or before February 10, 2011 to be considered for the exhibit.

The workshop registration form and fee must be received by March 1, 2011.

Send your form(s), entry fee, and workshop fee to: Diane Radtke, 54349 Horizon Drive, Shelby Twp., MI 48316

 

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