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Course Structure
• Basic / Intermediate / Advance
• Students learn at their own pace
• 2½-hour lesson, with 4 – 6 students in each class
• One-to-one lessons to be privately arranged
• While lessons are project-driven, each project in the Basic and Intermediate Course has been
designed and chosen to impart specific skills and technique
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Course Fees
• $120 for 4 regular lessons, with allowance for 1 make-up lesson
• One-off lesson at $35 per session
• Beginner’s Starter Kit for Basic Course costs about $95
• Out-of-studio classes
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Minimum of 6 people to start a class |
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$150 per person for every 4 regular lessons |
• Please notify at least 3 days in advance in the event of absence, failing which class fee for that
lesson will be forfeited
• Patterns from in-house library may be used at discretion of studio. Copy charges are additional
• Please help support the studio / shop you learn at, and help keep fees affordable by buying in
house materials
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Basic Courses
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Folk Art Technique To Learn |
| 1. |
Daisy |
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Introduction to folk art tools and supplies |
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Use of round and liner brush, brush loading |
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Strokework - comma, S, polliwog, liner work |
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Surface Prep - Sanding, Basecoating |
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Brush care |
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Folk Rose |
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Tip- / Side- loading of a round brush |
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Double loading of round brush |
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Various Background Effects |
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Learn about surface preparation of various surfaces like wood, tin, fabric, glass, candle |
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Background effects - Crackling, Marbleizing, Sponging, Gold Leafing / Gilding, Woodgraining, Speckling, Antiquing |
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Country Primitive |
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Introduction to flat, angle and filbert brush |
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Strokework – chisel, broad, S, zig zag, leaf, crescent |
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Sideloading of the flat, angle brush |
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Various methods to soften floats – mopping, mediums, etc. |
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Fuzzy Teddy Bears |
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Introduction to stippling and deerfoot stippler |
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Gradual blending of colours |
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Choice of painting on wood or fabric |
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Intermediate Courses
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Projects |
Folk Art Technique To Learn |
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Carnations |
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Introduction to one-brush multi-load |
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Triple loading of brush |
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Strokework - push & pull |
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Wash Bears |
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Learn how to paint washes to achieve a soft look |
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Pansies |
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Learn how to doubleload a flat brush by painting another popular folk art flower |
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Strokework - Slip-slap casual strokes |
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Bouquet
Of Roses |
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Learn the ever-so-popular flat-brush roses
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Learn shapes and forms |
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Control of highlight and shading |
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Seashells |
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Learn advance sideloading techniques |
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Platter of
Fruits |
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Paint fruits and vegetables |
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Pat-blending style using Genesis Heat-set oils |
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