SUMMER CREATIVE WORKSHOP ::
Photo Collage & Hand Colouring 

Spend 2-days with mixed media artist Diana Durrand learning the art of the photo collage and hand colouring photos using chalk pastels. These workshops can be taken on their own or take both and recieve 10% off the workshop fee. 

 >> Photo Collage with Diana DURRAND : July 2012 

Hand Coloured Photos
using Chalk Pastels

Sunday Tea #6. Diana Durrand

Workshop Details | Hand Coloured Photos with Diana Durrand

Participants will come away from this workshop with a basic knowledge of hand colouring using pastels. They will be able to apply and further develop these techniques on their own, and by attending future sessions. The techniques do not require art training and can be adapted to a wide range of subjects and styles. Hand colouring using pastels is not the same as ‘hand-tinting’ photos.

After an overview and introduction to the properties of chalk pastels, participants will be taught how to create a workable ground on a provided sample, experimenting with the techniques that have been demonstrated by Diana. Fixatives and chalk pastels will be provided. Once the warm-up is completed, participants will apply their learned skills to black and white copies of their own images. They will be asked to bring three to four original photographs to the session. These will be reproduced and enlarged in black and white on archival quality paper for hand colouring. The workshop will be conducted in ‘open studio’ format to maximize sharing and exploring as a group.

Materials & Prints

• Workshop participants will need a selection of 5 or 6 photographs in a digital format for printing prior to the strat of the class. Please bring your files to the studio during the week before your course date and we will have your prints ready for you when you arrive. *Includes 4 Prints on 11x17 paper. Additional prints are available for $8.00 / print (maximum, up to 4 prints)
• Digital Image Specs: Images should be approximately 8"x12" in size at print resolution of 240-300 ppi.
• Please feel free to contact us if you need any assistance in preparing your files for print.
• All materials for the workshop are provided.
• Please wear clothes that are suitable for working with art materials, as well as an appron, or smoch.

*Note: If you would like to make your own prints prior to the workshop please contact us for details on print size and paper specifications.

Learning Objectives

• How to choose, crop, enlarge and reproduce photos for hand colouring.
• Application of grounds to photo reproductions to create a working surface.
• Fundamental properties and techniques for applying chalk pastels.
• Confidence in the use of line, colour and shading to add layers of depth to existing images.

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Minimum 4 / Maximum 8 participants

Diana Durrand | About

Diana Durrandis a mixed media artist, who often integrates photography and painting or drawing into combined forms of expression. She has a passion for finding meaning and purpose in everyday things, and accentuates the statements of photographic compositions using vibrant artistic techniques that can be readily learned and applied. The results are stunning.

A graduate of the Fine Arts program at the University of Victoria, Diana is an exhibiting artist with works in the Canada Council Art Bank and the Museum of Civilization. She presently belongs to the Collective Works Gallery, and is a past member of the Fort Gallery in Fort Langley, BC. She has frequently taught colleagues in Open Studio formats and thoroughly enjoys learning and sharing creative energy.

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