CLASS DESCRIPTIONS
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DESCRIPTION FOR THE FOLLOWING CLASS:
NEW! ONLINE ANATOMY CRITIQUE + FEEDBACK
INSTRUCTOR:
Rebecca Kimmel
Instructor Gallery
Student Gallery
DESCRIPTION:
Need help with traditional or digital figurative drawing, painting, or sculpture? Rebecca has often been asked to provide online feedback for artists and students' various projects relating to Anatomy and Figure Drawing. She is now available for online critique + feedback. Rebecca will provide paintover suggestions / corrections and verbal feedback via email for those requesting assistance with their projects.
COST:
$30 USD per hour
START / END DATE:
Anytime during the year, excepting major US holidays.
*Note: Depending on the scope of your project, most projects will just take one hour to critique via Photoshop paintover and verbal feedback via Email.
HOW IT WORKS:
- Contact the instructor at korpus.info@gmail.com with a description of your project and the image/s (JPGs at 1200 pix width max.) which you would like to be critiqued. She will provide you with an estimate of the costs for critique + feedback.
- *Please note that the instructor will exchange a limited number of emails regarding your project + its estimates. Once the estimate has been provided, it may be either accepted or declined by the potential client, but the hourly rate is non-negotiable. - Once the cost has been determined, make payment via PayPal on our Enrollment page, using the *Misc. Payment payment option.
- *Payment may be made via PayPal only.
- There is a 1-hour minimum.
- For most projects, only one hour is required for paintover critique + verbal feedback via email. - Once payment has been made, the instructor will critique your work within one week’s time of its submission via email or Dropbox. Image submissions may be made by email (JPGs at 1200 pix width max.) to korpus.info@gmail.com.
- If using Dropbox, please make arrangements with the instructor in advance. - That’s it! We hope that this service may be of use to you.
DESCRIPTION FOR THE FOLLOWING CLASS:
COLLEGE PORTFOLIO PREPARATION (see Class Schedule)
The College Portfolio Preparation class is geared toward high school students and college transfer students who are preparing a portfolio for entrance to art colleges and art programs within universities. Instructor Rebecca Kimmel has extensive experience helping beginner, intermediate, and advanced students to prepare their portfolios for entrance to major colleges nationally. Former college preparation students of Rebecca’s have gained entrance to major private art colleges and have earned significant scholarship & financial aid packages. Every senior high school student with whom Rebecca has worked on an individual basis has received significant scholarship & financial aid.
TOPICS:
College Portfolio Preparation Topics include, but are not limited to:
- Drawing Fundamentals
- Master Copies
- Figure Drawing
- Oil Painting
- Acrylic Painting
- Illustration
- Fine Art
COLLEGES:
Colleges to which Rebecca’s College Preparation students have been accepted and / or granted significant scholarship and financial aid money include:
- Art Center College of Design - (ACCD)
- Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)
- Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
- Otis College of Art & Design (OTIS)
- Pratt Institute (Pratt)
- University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
- University of Southern California (USC)
- University of California Irvine (UC Irvine)
- University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB)
- Cornell University
- Boston University
INSTRUCTOR:
Rebecca Kimmel
Instructor Gallery
Student Gallery
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FIGURE DRAWING (see Class Schedule)
The Figure Drawing class is geared toward beginning, intermediate, and advanced figure drawing students. This is a model based class in which students will draw from the live model. Lectures and demos are given on a weekly basis, and students will receive feedback and critique of their work. Poses will range in length from 3-25 minute poses for gesture drawing. Long poses will also be included in the class.
TOPICS:
Figure Drawing Topics include, but are not limited to:
- Gesture
- Line Weight
- Methods and Materials
- Block In
- Shading with Graphite and Charcoal
INSTRUCTOR:
Rebecca Kimmel
Instructor Gallery
Student Gallery
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NEW CLASS! FIGURE PAINTING with Rebecca Kimmel (see Class Schedule)
The Figure Painting class is geared toward beginning, intermediate, and advanced drawing and painting students. This is a model based class in which students will paint from the live model. Lectures and demos are given on a weekly basis, and students will receive feedback and critique of their work. Students who do not wish to work from the live model may also work independently on personal projects in the context of this class, though work from the live model is preferred.
TOPICS:
Figure Painting Topics include, but are not limited to:
- Block In
- Value
- Grayscale
- Limited Palette Painting
- Psychological Portraiture
- Master Copies
INSTRUCTOR:
Rebecca Kimmel
Instructor Gallery
Student Gallery
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NEW CLASS! DRAWING + PAINTING WORKSHOP (see Class Schedule)
The Drawing + Painting Workshop class is geared toward beginning, intermediate, and advanced drawing and painting students. This is an open workshop format class in which both drawing and painting subjects will be taught, depending on the needs of the individual student. Students will primarily work from reference and not a model for the majority of the class. However, a model can be hired for the class on occasion at the request of the students, with the additional model fee to be split amongst those students wishing to hire a model.
TOPICS:
Drawing + Painting Workshop Topics include, but are not limited to:
- Drawing Fundamentals
- Master Copies
- Figure Drawing
- Oil Painting
- Acrylic Painting
- Illustration
- Fine Art
INSTRUCTOR:
Rebecca Kimmel
Instructor Gallery
Student Gallery
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NEW CLASS! DIGITAL MASTER COPIES / INTRO TO PHOTOSHOP (see Class Schedule)
The Digital Master Copies / Intro to Photoshop class is geared towards beginning, intermediate and advanced painting students. Students will learn to use Photoshop as a digital painting program to create digital figurative master copies. In this course, the instructor will lead students through the process of creating digital paintings using Master works as reference. Copying Master works is a time honored way in which artists throughout history have learned how to draw and paint. This tradition is continued into the digital age by creating paintings in Photoshop using Figurative Master paintings by various artists such as Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Rubens, Bouguereau and others as visual reference. Topics covered will include basic Photoshop topics for painting, proportions, value, color, and composition. Students will work digitally in Photoshop using Wacom tablets.
*Please Note: Students must furnish their own laptop, software, and digital painting (Wacom) tablet. A 6x8 Intuos is highly recommended, but a Wacom Bamboo tablet is sufficient.
INSTRUCTOR:
Rebecca Kimmel
Instructor Gallery
Student Gallery
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FIGURATIVE SCULPTURE (see Class Schedule)
The Figurative Sculpture class is geared toward beginning, intermediate, and advanced drawing students.
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Figurative Sculpture Topics include, but are not limited to:
- Methods & Materials
- Making Supports
- Quick Pose / Gestural Sculpture
- Long Pose Sculpture
- Anatomy
- Portraiture
INSTRUCTOR:
David Simon
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Student Gallery
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ACADEMIC APPROACH TO FIGURE PAINTING (see Class Schedule)
The Academic Approach to Figure Painting class is geared toward beginning, intermediate, and advanced painting students. The class offers a practical approach to an academic method of figure painting. The class enables students to develop her or his visual ability. Students will paint from the live model. The first pose will be 3 weeks, the second pose will be 3 weeks, and the third pose will be 4 weeks. The instructor will give lectures and offer feedback on student work. No previous painting experience is required.
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Academic Approach to Figure Painting Topics include, but are not limited to:
- Methods & Materials
- Direct Painting
- Limited Palette Painting
- Color Mixing
- Surface Preparation
INSTRUCTOR:
David Alvarado
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Student Gallery
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