JACS Three Day Course
COURSE TITLE: PAINTING LANDSCAPES WITH YOUR DIGITAL DEVICE (PHONE OR TABLET)
This course is recommended for people who have an interest in painting landscapes outside.
What you can be expect to realise via this event
1. Know how to use your digital tablet to render attractive art outside.
2. Capture an inspiring moment quickly.
3. Complete multiple works in one day.
The courses are run at event locations across the world that have access to inspiring light.
Event Costs
Joseph's fee (£750 per day for a session with up to 15 delegates)
Your, Accommodation, Food and Travel
Your digital device (phone or tablet) with Artrage pre-installed.
Walking boots, wet weather clothing and an umbrella
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COURSE PROGRAMME
DAY ONE
Session 1 (7.45 - 9.15pm.):
Introductions
The people on the course (motivations, aspirations, desires, experience of painting, experience of the outdoors)
Proposed course content and its adaption to your requirements
Places we may visit weather/equipment and group motivation permitting
Examples of art one can render and its position in the art world
Q&A session
Demonstration of what can be achieved with Digital Art applications and a spin through Artrage
DAY TWO
Early bird session (sunrise). What how Joseph renders art outside (weather permitting). Capture the feel an affect of early morning light on the landscape
Session 1 (9.00 - 10.30am.):
Presentation and discussion on When a beholder's eye sees as beautiful
Examples of landscape art
It is the subject, silly
Learning to lead
Thinking thirds
Forming with frames
Contrasting colours
Loving light
Palette Paucity
Q&A Session and open discussion about what aesthetic rule mean to your art and the ability to realise this with your tablet computer
Session 2 (11.00 - 12.30pm.):
Attending to Apps
From files to fun
Provoked by preferences
Surmounting the Settings
Careful cursor
Controlling the canvas
Resizing to render
Being tempted by tools
Playing with presets
Tinkering with tools
E-paint as pigment
Making mistakes
Export to evaluate
Preparing to print
Rendering reality
Generating greens
Photos as wysiwyg palettes
Practice sessions and 1-2-1 guidance
Session 3 (2.00 - 3.45pm.) – usually free
Option to take a walk and paint outside with Joseph
Session 4 (4.15 - 6.00pm.):
Walking & Watching
The value of taking your ipad / iphone for a walk
Relaxation
Health
Social documentary
Hydration is unaffected
Right place, right time
Location, location, location
Perspectives
The affect of light on a landscape
Collecting inspiration / creating 'en-plein air'
Journeys
Photos
Others journeys
Practice sessions and 1-2-1 guidance
Session 5 (7.45 - 9.15pm.):
Walking the talk
Inside
Permissions
Access
Copyright
Outside
Prior prep
Weather, warmth and welcomes
Challenges of cities & countryside
Owners
Moving animals
Vehicles
Framing with your device
Where to go & when
Cities
Countryside
Online Communities
Benefits of brevity
Respect - 10 mins
Realise - 2 mins
Render- 10 mins
Sharing socially
Feedback
Confidence
Inspiration in lieu of art
Practice sessions and 1-2-1 guidance
DAY THREE:
Session 1 (9.00 - 10.30am.):
Roaming and Rendering
Running with references
Testing the tools
Tinkering, tracing and developing a talent
Practice sessions and 1-2-1 guidance. If possible outside
Session 2 (11.00 - 12.30pm.):
Practice sessions and 1-2-1 guidance.
Lunch and depart
