WEEK 5: ON-GROUND — EXECUTION AND STUDIO
MONDAY  7/20  |  9AM – 5PM  — IN PERSON DEMONSTRATIONS 
9AM – NOON  |  REFINING DRY and WET TRADITIONAL MEDIA DEMO TIPS (Will continue each morning on campus before other activities, table-top reviews, and work sessions.)
  • Review Presentation, Artist Tape, etc.
  • Line Execution: Graphite, Charcoal, Pastel…
  • Blocking in Masses to Details; Controlling Edges in Watercolor, Acrylic, Oil
  • Dark to Light, Light to Dark — Glazing
  • Oil Lift Technique and Mixed Media
  • Texture Talk
12–1PM  |  INDUSTRY INSIGHTS: MONEY TALK LUNCH WITH SPECIAL GUEST MIKE WIMMER
1–5PM  |  STUDIO: table-top reviews and work sessions
  • GROUP: Current Portfolio Round Robin Audit: How to present and receive feedback
  • Reviewing your 3–4 Works in Progress for Finished Rendering using morning tips on "execution" with materials. ​

DAVID WIESNER

WEDNESDAY  7/22  |  9AM – 5PM  —FINAL ILLUSTRATIONS / PRODUCTION & REFINEMENT
9AM – NOON  |  COMPETITIONS AND SCHOOL VISITS
  • Dummy Read Aloud to Peers — Discussion on School Visits, creating supplements. What is SCBWI.org?
  • Instructor Desk Critiques / Individual Correction Sessions. Apply the takeaways from the materials demo. Continue to work on Finished Portfolio Pieces
12–1PM  |  LUNCH  |  1–2PM  DAVID WIESNER WORKSHOP
1–5PM  |  STUDIO: table-top reviews and work sessions
  • Scanning Art, Cleanup, Leave Behinds Print Test
  • Tip: When making prints, use the lowest ink setting to preserve ink levels until you're ready for final prints.
THURSDAY  7/23  |  
12–1PM  |  LUNCH  |  1–2PM  DAVID WIESNER WORKSHOP
1–5PM  |  STUDIO: table-top reviews and work sessions 
FRIDAY  7/24  |  9AM – 5PM
9AM – NOON  |  CURRENT EVENTS, BUSINESS, TRENDS, AI, ETC.
12–1PM  |  LUNCH  |  1–2PM  DAVID WIESNER WORKSHOP
1–5PM  |  STUDIO: table-top reviews and work sessions 
6:30pm David Wiesner Gallery Show and Opening Talk
🎉  SATURDAY 7/25: Hollins Day — Francelia Butler Conference, Book Launch Party, and 6:30 pm Faculty Reading
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