Let's Paint!

Join Dooreen in a series of painting workshops that will inspire and teach you all you ever wanted to know about decorative painting. Dooreen has over 30 years of teaching painting styles and techniques to adults and children, and participates in a weekly painting group. She is a member of the SDP (Society of Decorative Painters) as is a DecoArt Helping Artist.
Decorative painting is a broad category that encompasses many different painting techniques and mediums applied to a variety of surfaces. There are systematic methods that make it a very teachable art form. The styles and techniques are varied, using trends and materials of today.
Workshops will focus on basic tools and techniques that will get you started, or you can use the workshops to refresh your knowledge.
Lesson 1 - Tools of the Trade
Saturday, Feb. 15th 12:00 - 5:00 pm Cost: $53

The most important tools are your brushes. There is a great variety of brushes available, and they all have their uses. This comprehensive workshop will focus on the three main brushes - a flat brush, a round brush and a liner. You will learn how to use the brushes to create different strokes, how to load the brushes with paint, basic brush care and the uses of other brushes such as a stippler, blender, angle, foliage, mop, comb, filbert and many more. This workshop will lead you through practice steps, followed by a project.
Student supplies required:
1/2" flat brush (synthetic bristles with straight sides and clean, chisel edge on top)
#2 round brush (synthetic bristles that come to a point. Short and full bristles)
Liner brush (long, fine bristles that come to a point)
Paper towels
Brush basin
Tracing paper - one pad
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