Toon Time: Born to Draw Drawing Program (ages 7-11) At University of New Mexico Continuing Education

While having fun drawing cartoon characters, students will be introduced to the formal elements of drawing, including line, shape, placement, angles, textures, value, color and perspective. Note: Materials will be provided. Register online at the UNM Link

Course Number: 17544
Cost: $120

Section FAA
9/6/14 – 10/11/14
Sat 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (6 Sessions Total)

Instructor: Elaine Cimino
Location: CE South Building

Summer Art Classes Born to Draw™  Children’s Art Drawing Program

Register on the UNM CE website

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Offering in two locations

UNM CE Albuquerque Campus

Tuesday & Thursday 10 am – 12pm

3 weeks -6 classes

or

Rio Rancho  UNM Campus

Monday & Wednesday 12:30- 2:30 pm

3 weeks -6 classes

 

Session 1: Water Color and Pastel lessons 

Born to Draw Children’s Program

BEGINS MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY AT RIO RANCHO UNM CAMPUS 

JUNE 16TH – JULY 2ND 

or

UNM CE ALBUQUERQUE CAMPUS

JUNE 17TH – JULY 3RD 

Session 2: Toon Time 

Born to Draw Children’s Program

RIO RANCHO CAMPUS 

JULY 7TH TO JULY 23RD 12:30- 2:30 

 or

UNM CE ALBUQUERQUE CAMPUS 

JULY 8TH TO JULY 24TH 10 AM- NOON

Register for this Summer @ UNM CE

Spring Class 2014

2 days a week  for 3 weeks

Session 1  Water Color 

and Pastel Lessons 

Using the Born to Draw Children’s Drawing iBook program, participants will learn observational drawing through mark making, line, shape, placement, textures, value, color and perspective. Each class is geared for a child to complete a drawing of an animal or a still life during class time. Other activities include making a portfolio, learning about the color wheel, and more. Materials will be provided/

Both courses are designed to teach drawing though shape relationships, formal elements of art and observation.

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 Session 2 Born to Draw: TOON TIME

Session 2: 6 classes 

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2 days a week  for 3 weeks

  Session 2: ‘TOON TIME

Born to Draw: ‘Toon Time: Learn to Draw Cartoons with the Born to Draw step-by-step drawing process.Children’s drawing classes features favorite cartoon characters. These programs are designed for children in grades 1st-6th. Children create their own comic strips and characters. Children study character development and content of  a cartoon comic strip. Copyright materials are used for educational use only.

Materials will be provided.

Tuition: $160.00 for each session  

Instructor: Elaine Cimino

Location: UNM CE South Building  

Location: Rio Rancho UNM Campus   

Learn Mixed Media Art Lessons will include the following materials: chalk and oil pastels, watercolor and acrylics mediums and gels. No experience necessary!

Learn how to combine media to create visual interest to your artwork. We will cover watercolor and pastel, wax-resist techniques and gel transfers as well as other tips to help you create your masterpiece.  Each week there is something new

For this class only materials are included.

Learn Watercolor and expand your creativity! Take art classes and learn skills that will be with you for a life-time. This art class covers color theory and painting techniques in watercolors. You learn about papers and various drawing techniques. Learn the color wheel and elements of color theory.
 Beginners welcomed.
 If you are experienced or have taken previous classes please bring your art work to class to show me what you would like to work on for this session. We will explore Realism and abstraction and use experimental techniques.

We will explore Wet in wet techniques that includes any application of paint or water to an area of the painting that is already wet with either paint or water. In general, wet in wet is one of the most distinctive features of watercolor painting and the technique that produces a striking painterly effect.

The essential idea is to wet the entire sheet of paper, laid flat, until the surface no longer wicks up water but lets it sit on the surface, then to plunge in with a large brush saturated with paint. This is normally done to define the large areas of the painting with irregularly defined color, which is then sharpened and refined with more controlled painting as the paper (and preceding paint) dries.

Wet in wet actually comprises a variety of specific painting effects, each produced through different procedures. Among the most common and characteristic:

• Backruns (also called blossoms, blooms, oozles, watermarks, backwashes or runbacks). Because the hydrophilic and closely spaced cellulose fibers of the paper provide traction for capillary action, water and wet paint have a strong tendency to migrate from wetter to drier surfaces of the painting.
• Paint Diffusion. This produces a characteristic feathery, delicate border around the color area, which can be enhanced or partially shaped by tilting the paper surface before the water dries, shaping the diffusion with surface water flow.
• Pouring Color. Some artists pour large quantities of slightly diluted paint onto separate areas of the painting surface, then by using a brush, spray bottle of water and/or judicious tilting of the painting support, cause the wet areas to gently merge and mix. (The technique was actually invented, and used for similar effect, by J.M.W. Turner.)
• Dropping In Color. In this technique a color area is first precisely defined with diluted paint or clear water, then more concentrated paint is dropped into it by touching the wet area with a brush charged with paint.
• Salt Texture. Grains of coarse salt, sprinkled into moist paint, produce small, snowflake like imperfections in the color.
• Cling-film technique. The use of kitchen cling-film to create special effects in watercolor painting. A wash of watercolor is applied to paper and cling-film is laid over the wet pigment.

Artist using watercolor

Dry Brush techniquesthat include Scrumbling

Color Mixing we will explore minimal palettes  and  split palettes of warm and cool relationships.  

A good link to read up on these techniques http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watercolor_painting

Where: Highland Senior Center

Times: 10 am – 12 pm
Days: Saturday (4 classes)
Dates: May 3th -24th, 2014
Cost: $65.00 (under $20 per class)
Other: Materials List available Online
Register: Online registration Payment can be made online on the Elaine’s Website through Paypal that accepts credit cards or by check at the Senior Center Front Desk made Payable to Elaine Cimino Studios, LLC or the first day of class. Please register online so we know your intention to take the class.

“The Road Meets the Sky”  by Elaine Cimino

Learn to Draw Soft Chalk Pastel Landscapes at the North Valley Senior Center Albuquerque, NM

Expand your creativity! Take art classes and learn skills that will be with you for a life-time. This art class covers color theory and painting techniques in soft chalk pastels. You learn about papers and various drawing techniques. Beginners welcomed. If you are experienced or have taken previous classes please bring your artwork to class to show me what you would like to work on for this session.

We use beginner Pastel Boxes if you have your own collection of soft pastel please bring them. e.g richeson etc

Pastels are pigments mixed with a binder. Traditionally chalk was used as a binder, but today other materials are also used. Pastels allow you to layer and blend vibrant colors to create a soft look. It is and has been a favorite medium of many well-known artists, including Manet, Degas and Renoir.

Here are some helpful steps that you will learn in this class as a beginner.

Choose your pastels.

• Buy a small set. You can buy kits that include dozens of colors; but for most projects, a set of 12 is sufficient. You can choose specific color themes, such as earth tones or shades of gray. Especially for landscape painting.
• Soft pastel sticks allow for better blending, while hard sticks are better for details. Pastels also come as pencils for making fine lines.

Use an appropriate paper or drawing surface.

•  You need a paper with good “tooth,” or texture, that will grab the pigment and hold it. Most art supply stores sell paper designed for pastel drawing. You can also use charcoal paper, canvas or even fine sandpaper to draw on.

Gather stumps to use for blending and a kneaded rubber eraser to remove pigment.

• Stumps are cylinders made of layers of paper. Use them to do your blending instead of your finger so your hands will stay cleaner. As the stump gets dirty, peel off a layer of paper.
• Knead your eraser to make it pliable, then press it to your work to lift the pigment off. Clean the eraser by stretching and kneading. Never try to use your eraser to rub off the pigment.

Plan your drawing.

• Make a light sketch with a pencil or block with a hard pastel stick. You will be shown techniques that help you plan for a successful painting.

Work from dark to light.

• Start with the darkest color, filling in the parts of your drawing that are the darkest color.
• Then fill in all areas with the next darkest color and so on, layering and blending as you go.

Clear the pastel dust from your work frequently. Don’t blow the dust off because you will inhale some of it, which will irritate your airway. If you have a sensitive airway, wear a dust mask when using pastels.

• If you’re working on a horizontal surface, take your drawing outside to let the dust drop off.
• If you use an easel, the dust will naturally fall off onto the floor. This keeps your work clean, but you will have to clean your floor. Consider using a drop cloth under your easel.

Keep your hands clean. Use wet wipes frequently or wear gloves to keep the pigment from depositing on your hands. You can muddy the colors of your drawing if you don’t clean your hands, especially if you use your fingers to blend colors.

Clean off each pastel stick after you use it. Use a dry towel or paper towel to remove any other pigments it picked up from your drawing. You can also help keep your sticks clean by storing them with uncooked rice

Spray your drawing with a fixative when you’re done so the pigment doesn’t smear or fall off. Remember that fixative is toxic, so follow the instructions carefully when using it.

• You can also use fixative to separate layers of pigment. This allows you to start a new layer without the pigment blending with the one below.
• If you choose to transport your drawing before fixing it, or if you choose not to fix it, place it between acid-free, transparent sheets to protect it. Many artists choose not to use fixatives because it changes the colors of the work.

This class begins Tuesday 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm March 4 March 25 2014 the cost is $65.00

Painting with Soft Chalk Pastels lessons will include the following materials: Soft chalk pastels. No experience necessary!

Learn how to draw and color landscape to create beuatiful atmosphereic perspective pastel paintings. We will cover how to use pastels as well as other tips to help you create your masterpiece.  Each week there is something new see materials list.

Winter Sunset

Learn Creativity and Watercolor 

Expand your creativity and learn watercolor! Take art classes and learn skills that will be with you for a life-time. This art class covers color theory and painting techniques in watercolors. You learn about papers and various drawing techniques. A report release by  the Center  on Aging states that people who take art classes are more likely to use less prescription medications, are mentally more alert, and have better overall health. This should convince you that Creativity and Watercolor Classes at the North Valley Senior Center is a away to stay young, healthy and fit in mind body and soul.

Beginners welcomed.

If you are experienced or have taken previous classes please bring your art work to class to show me what you would like to work on for this session.

We will explore Realism and Abstraction using, wax, salt, plastic wrap  and learn different techniques through brush stroke. A lesson will be given in color theory, composition and design formal elements that make a work of art.

Learn Watercolor and expand your creativity through painting techniques!

Eggplant by Elaine Cimino

Take watercolor art classes and learn painting skills that will be with you for a life-time. This watercolor art class covers color theory and painting techniques in watercolors. You learn about papers and various drawing techniques. Learn the color wheel and elements of color theory. 
Beginners welcomed. 
If you are experienced or have taken previous classes please bring your art work to class to show me what you would like to work on for this session We will explore Realism and abstraction and use experimental techniques.

We will explore Wet in Wet techniques that includes any application of paint or water to an area of the painting that is already wet with either paint or water. In general, wet in wet is one of the most distinctive features of watercolor painting and the technique that produces a striking painterly effect.

Wet in wet actually comprises a variety of specific painting effects, each produced through different procedures. Among the most common watercolor techniques and characteristic:

• Backruns (also called blossoms, blooms, oozles, watermarks, backwashes or runbacks).
• Paint Diffusion. This produces a characteristic feathery, delicate border around the color area
• Pouring Color. Some artists pour large quantities of slightly diluted paint onto separate areas of the painting surface. (The technique was actually invented, and used for similar effect, by J.M.W. Turner.)
• Dropping In Color. In this technique a color area is first precisely defined with diluted paint or clear water.
• Salt Texture. Grains of coarse salt, sprinkled into moist paint, produce small, snowflake like imperfections in the color.
• Cling-film technique. The use of kitchen cling-film to create special effects in watercolor painting.

Artist using watercolor

Dry Brush techniques that includes scrumbling

Color Mixing we will explore minimal palettes  and  split palettes of warm and cool relationships.  

A good link to read up on these techniques http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watercolor_painting

Where: North Valley Senior Center

Times: 4:30- 6:30  pm
 Days: Tuesday afternoon (4 classes)
Dates: Feb 4th -25th, 2014
 Cost: $65.00 (under $20 per class)

Other: Materials List available Online

Register: Online registration Payment can be made online on the Elaine’s Website through Paypal that accepts credit cards or by check at the Senior Center Front Desk made Payable to Elaine Cimino Studios, LLC or the first day of class. Please register online so we know your intention to take the class.

Born to Draw Saturday Mornings Children’s Art Drawing Classes for the Spring Term 2014

Register for this Spring @ UNM CE  

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One  6 week session  of Saturday morning classes are being offered in the Fall of 2013.

We are pleased to announce a new series of Children’s Drawing Classes, using the Born to Draw program, which will be taught this Fall at UNM’s Continuing Education (CE) facilities.

• Session 1: Sept. t8 th  every Saturday 10 am – 12 noon for 6 saturday morning sessions

The class is tailored to 7 – 11 year age group, and will be offered into 2 sessions. The first session, starting September 8th, will cover basic drawing and art education topics.

Session 2:  (5 week session) October 19th – Nov 23 th every Saturday 10 am – 12 noon for 6 saturday morning sessions –No Class on ThanksGiving Weekend

See the UNM CE Catalog and Registration Read more →