Watercolor Portrait Workshop
(Face to face)
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Beşiktaş / İstanbul Yol Tarifi
You have a desire to paint, but are you afraid of not being able achieve ? Do you often feel different and strange from others ? Maybe you bury your head into your work and swept your brilliant talent under the rug ?
I have news for you, you're not the only one experiencing this. You will engage with the artist within you, and get in touch with your inspirations and creative self. You will learn watercolor techniques to express your inner creativity as a painting.
It's time to reconnect with yourself, unleash your creative energy and move forward !
This watercolor workshop aims to bring students closer to watercolor both technically and emotionally and encourages them to reveal their inner creative powers.
It focuses on creating realistic paintings with basic techniques, principles and aesthetics of figure and portrait in the fluid, transparent and luminous world of watercolor, it is aimed to enter the fascinating world of the water element, which is as destructive as its naivety.
Participants will learn basic concepts that push the boundaries of realism and range from the importance of manipulating the viewer's perception to using the selection, style and technique of reference images that are more than the sum of the parts of the final painting. Participants will also explore the relationship between realism and abstraction and learn the importance of both in creating interesting and engaging paintings.
METHODOLOGY
Starting from the basics (material information, wet on wet, wet on dry, etc.), theoretical and practical information will given during the workshop, Ahsen Küçükçalik will make the same painting with the group and help the participants to create the finished works of art by applying what they watch. In order to speed up the process, the artist will draw and bring the figure to be worked on. Participants who want to draw and bring their own papers, the reference photo will be sent via e-mail in advance. A meditation practice will be conducted in the process to help participants connect and focus on their inner mastery.
Participants are encouraged to pose questions and bring sketches, finished works, and their own materials for individual criticism and evaluation.
THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS
5 people
FEE
550 TL/person
LANGUAGE
English and Turkish
REQUIRED MATERIALS LIST
1) 1 sheet of 300gr Hot pressed and 1 sheet of Cold pressed watercolor paper (min. 23*31cm)
2) Watercolors, minimum 4 colors ( black, cadmium blue , cadmium red, cadmium Yellow
3) Minimum 2 watercolor brushes (1 between 8-10 numbers, 1 between 3-4 numbers).
* Participants who do not have materials will be provided with materials to be used during the workshop (extra fee 25TL)
1) Click the REGISTER button,
2) Fill in the form on the screen and REGISTER, (address is not required. You can use "....".
3) Make the secure PAYMENT with your credit card on the next screen.
Those who do not want to pay by credit card can make money transfer/EFT to the account below. (Send your payment receipt together with the participant information to ahsenkucukcalik@gmail.com.
YAPI KREDI BANK
CORLU BRANCH (105)
AHSEN KÜÇÜKÇALIK
IBAN : TR25 0006 7010 0000 0084 3283 44
ADRESS : DAİRE COWORKING Cihannüma Mah., Eski Yıldız Cad. No:30/A, Beşiktaş / İstanbul MAP
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PREVIOUS WORKSHOPS
2022
Watercolor Portrait Workshop - 09 April 2022 - Justwork Office Campus - ISTANBUL
Watercolor Portrait Workshop - 05 March 2022 - Justwork Office Campus - ISTANBUL
Basic intuitive watercolor Workshop - 19 January 2022 - Justwork Office Campus - ISTANBUL
2018
Omar ORTIZ Workshop - 10-12 October 2018 - The Marmara Pera Hotel - Istanbul - Turkey
Omar Ortiz, who has more than 500,000 followers, was born in 1977 in Mexico. The style can be called minimalist-hyperrealism. His works have been exhibited in prestigious art galleries in many countries such as London, Netherlands, Greece and Taiwan. In the paintings where the human figure stands out, especially the use of the fabric and the background are very important. https://www.omarortiz.com.mx/en/
The artist, who came to Istanbul for 3 full days training taught the production of the ten basic colors of skin tone and realistic figurative painting. The participants from different countries who joined in the commen language of art watched and practiced Ortiz's realistic painting technique in the comfort of The Marmara Pera Hotel, accompanied by delicious foods. They returned to their countries and cities with valuable information, new friendships and unforgettable memories.
