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- Drawing
- Painting
- Watercolor painting
- Oil painting
- Calligraphy
I didn’t find art—Art found me. While I’m still searching for myself, each day, through a little stroke of creation
- Drawing
- Painting
- Watercolor painting
- Oil painting
- Calligraphy
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About Mansimran
I am an assistant professor (fine arts) and a professional artist. I love to teach I would love to share my artistic skills with the world. Actually, every human being is a born artist, but it is to be engraved from inside. I would love to share my own experiences in my art journey.
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- English
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Foundational Philosophy This methodology aligns with the idea that art is an "active engagement and environmental experience" (Maria Montessori). The goal is not merely to copy, but to train the eye and hand to see, interpret, and translate the visual world, unfolding the inherent creative potential within each student. Phase 1: Foundational Training (Drawing) Drawing is the language of structure and observation, forming the essential core for all subsequent painting work. This phase focuses on training the eye to measure and interpret. Core Concepts Covered: 1. Line and Form: Developing controlled, sensitive line quality; understanding two-dimensional shape vs. three-dimensional form. 2. Value (Shading): Mastering the ten-step value scale. Learning to render light and shadow (chiaroscuro) to create mass and volume. 3. Perspective: Introduction to 1-point and 2-point perspective to establish spatial depth and accurate placement. 4. Composition: Rule of Thirds, negative space, visual weight, and leading the viewer's eye. Pedagogical Method: • Systematic Practice: Start with timed gesture drawings (1-5 minutes) to capture energy, moving to longer contour and structural studies (20+ minutes). • Blind and Modified Contour Drawing: Exercises to force students to focus on looking rather than relying on symbols or preconceptions. • Material Focus: Introduce charcoal, graphite pencils (various hardness levels), and ink. Students learn to exploit the tonal range and expressive quality of each medium. • Critique: Focus critiques on structural integrity, proportional accuracy, and the effective use of the value scale. Phase 2: Introduction to Painting (Color and Medium Transition) This phase transitions the student from the monochromatic world of drawing to the complexity of color, primarily using water-based media (like acrylic or gouache) due to their fast-drying, forgiving nature. Core Concepts Covered: 1. Color Theory: Mastery of the color wheel (Primary, Secondary, Tertiary). Understanding Hue, Value, and Saturation. 2. Color Mixing: Practical mixing exercises for achieving specific colors, focusing on minimizing waste and understanding the power of a limited palette (e.g., mixing every color from Red, Yellow, Blue, and White). 3. Composition in Color: Using color temperature (warm vs. cool) and value contrast to create focal points and mood. 4. Brushwork: Introduction to different brush types and their functions (flats, rounds, filberts). Developing controlled and expressive application. Pedagogical Method: • Grisaille Underpainting: Use monochrome acrylic underpaintings based on the drawing principles to establish value before color is applied, reinforcing the importance of drawing structure. • Color Studies: Students execute small, quick studies focused solely on capturing the correct color relationship between two objects, ignoring details. • "Notan" Studies: Simplified studies (2-3 values) to understand the compositional impact of light and dark masses. • Critique: Feedback centers on color harmony, successful value translation from drawing to paint, and clean brush handling. Phase 3: Specialization in Oil Painting Oil painting requires patience, material understanding, and multi-session planning. This phase focuses on the technical procedures unique to this medium. Core Concepts Covered: 1. Material Safety and Preparation: Understanding solvents, mediums, and proper brush cleaning/storage. Preparing a support (e.g., priming canvas/panel). 2. The "Fat Over Lean" Rule: Critical for archival quality. Learning the principle of using thinner paint layers first and gradually increasing the oil content ("fat") in subsequent layers. 3. Layering Techniques: • Imprimatura: Applying a thin, transparent layer of color to the canvas before starting. • Underpainting (Block-In): Laying down the structural forms and local color. • Glazing: Applying thin, transparent layers to adjust color, deepen shadows, and create luminous effects. • Scumbling: Applying a thin, opaque layer over a dark area to create texture or atmospheric effects. 4. Alla Prima ("Wet-on-Wet"): The technique of finishing a painting in one session, focusing on direct, confident blending and application. Pedagogical Method: • Still Life Progression: Students begin with simple, geometric objects to practice form, value, and color blending in a multi-session format, strictly adhering to the "Fat Over Lean" rule. • Master Copy Studies: Analyze and copy sections of works by masters (e.g., Rembrandt for chiaroscuro, Sargent for direct brushwork) to understand application techniques. • Medium Exploration: Experimenting with various oil painting mediums (linseed oil, solvent, refined oil, alkyd mediums) and their effect on drying time, gloss, and viscosity. • Critique: Focus on technical control (are the colors muddy? is the paint sinking in?), mastery of layering, and achieving the desired surface texture (impasto vs. smooth blending). Assessment and Collaborative Critique Assessment is holistic, focusing on effort, technical growth, and understanding of principles, rather than just the final aesthetic result.
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- 10h: $190
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