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WEEK 2 — FURTHERING IMAGINATIVE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
MONDAY  6/29  |  9AM – 5PM

• CRITIQUE 3 AWTF Images (lighting and color)
• AM: 'PSYCHOLOGY OF IMAGE MAKING' PRESENTATION
• Re-Visiting the Elements and Principles of Art/Design in Characters
• Demonstrate Gestural and Silhouette Importance — working smarter, not harder
• Demonstration of "Draw through", construction, and automatic drawing.
• Character Figure Expressions and "Temperature" 
• ASSIGN EXERCISE: Create 3 varied emotions for your main character. Submit to Critique Me
• PM: DRY MEDIA TECHNIQUES: Graphite, Charcoal, Pastel, Colored Pencil, Ink Hatching 

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WEDNESDAY  7/1  |  9AM – 5PM 

• AM: INK MEDIA TECHNIQUES: Artists Tape, Ink Washes vs. Payne’s Grey Watercolor Demo; Watercolor demo
• PM: WET MEDIA TECHNIQUES: How to Manage Oil Painting.​

by Jime Wimmer

by Simon Park

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FRIDAY  7/3  |  9AM – 5PM

• CRITIQUE CHARACTERS
• AM: Discussion on Goals and Networking, Traditional vs. non-Traditional routes. 
• ONE-ON-ONE STUDENT REVIEWS: WHICH IMAGES TO CHOOSE FOR YOUR FINAL PORTFOLIO 
• ASSIGN EXERCISE: Read this Article on Color Relationships in Story , and we will discuss mood and palettes. 
  • ​​Create 3 key images as colored studies 1-5 colors max. Submit to Critique Me
• PM: MIXED MEDIA TECHNIQUES & OIL LIFT (workable fixative, illustration board, pencil, oil paint, natural turpenoid, rubber gloves, erasers, and other media like colored pencil, or pastel, etc.)

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• KEY ILLUSTRATORS & TECHNIQUES DURING THIS WEEK​
• Bernie Wrightson (ink)
• Anne Yvonne Gilbert (colored pencil)
• Shaun Tan (mixed media)
• Lisbeth Zwerger (watercolor)
• Rudy Gutierrez (mixed media with oil)
• CF Payne (mixed media with oil)
• Nik Henderson (graphite, ink and digital)
• Chris Dunnillos (watercolor)
• Christopher Denise (digital)
• Sophie Blackall (mixed media)
• Lee White (gouache and digital)
• More of my favorites: https://www.illustrationpad.com/fave-artists.html

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📋  WEEK TAKEAWAY
Continue to analyze your Dummy WIP. Rework your characters for quality of expression and visual communication. Make revisions and keep notes! Decide on 3 key images from your Dummy as “finished art” begin small sketches studies in 1-5 colors max. (Colored Pencils or digital are ideal for this). Submit your exercises from the class demos and discussions to Critique Me for feedback.