"Do you have a nice old painting that you would like to take good care of?
Did you find a gem in your attic or you simply want to know
how we should take care of paintings by ourselves at home?"
During our one-day restorer course, we won’t make a professional out of you, this field is studied for several years and requires long practice. The aim of this course is to gain both theoretical and practical knowledge on the fundamentals of the art of paintings restoration. We will try to introduce you to the ethics of restoration and humility to the original artwork. In the practical part of the course, we’ll use a model painting to try out cleaning and retouching small defects of the paintings on canvas.
As a part of the course, you may also bring your own old painting for consultation, if its size or value allows the transfer of the studio.
Where? Fine Art Studio...
Course throwing on the potter's wheel is designed for all those who desire to work with ceramic clay. The aim of the course is to potter necessary theoretical and practical knowledge and learn the procedures for creating freehand.
Throwing on the potter's wheel attracts both children and adults. Work with clay is a pleasant relaxation associated with creating a homemade vessel. Course throwing on the wheel, it is possible to devote as a gift, we will issue you a voucher.
Where? Fine Art Studio Balbínova 28, Praha 2 Vinohrady
When? the lesson takes 3hrs / week or weekend
How much? Membership fee C (2500 CZK)
Utilities: All utilities are available in the studio for free
Reservation is necessary
Scheduled dates: we arrange dates with you individually according to your time
"Artistic expression of each of us is unique. The point is to find his own creativity and desire to start! The workshops I lead to joyful meeting full of inspiration and new ideas. I support students in the creativity and mutual inspiration. The most important and most valuable is the feedback that you can give everyone on the team. Believe you will discover in yourself so many ideas and original vision that you will awaken your creativity. Come and spend a wonderful time in a pleasant environment with good music and support from lector. I am looking forward to meeting you!" Lector Katka
What Is the Vision of the Workshop? The workshop is suitable for those who have lots of interesting ideas but do not know how to implement them. The creative course emphasizes the individuality of each student. We are all unique and inspiring artists beings, so why not try it out just in...
India Ink Painting is ready for artists who are interested in works of art as idea, mode of expression, or handwriting as the articulation of the body. The technique of India ink painting has been known in the form of simple contoured Egyptian paintings-drawings that makers record on limestone fragments by the brush of reed. Or we may admire the artwork and masterful study of Rembrandt´s brown ink, India ink painting of Nicolas Poussin, painting of George Straka. India ink painting stands out above all the work of Chinese and Japanese masters. Or you can inspire yourself by different ways of painting such as dripping, pouring, splashing by artist Jackson Pollock.
Where? Fine Art Studio Balbínova 28, Praha 2 Vinohrady
When? 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
How much? Membership fee C (1500 CZK)
Utilities: All utilities are available in the studio for free
Reservation is...
Bob Ross / Gary Jenkins ® Oil Painting Courses - The Joy of Painting ® - painting course for everyone with the special technique by American painter Bob Ross. In just one day, each of the participants (even those who never did paint) - paints his own first painting with oil paints on canvas.
Painting is the technique with a big brush which is even for small children. We will paint on the wet basis - the technique of "wet on wet".
The Bob Ross as well Gary Jenkins‘® technique is a very simple and fast method that will encourage beginners in overcoming the respect for painting and clean canvas. This technique is based on the principle that all participants follow the gradual instructions of creation of a particular painting, learning to put the color in a particular way, the painting is formed in single steps that the lecturer will always...
"The art course painting flowers introduced us to procedures,
how to paint flowers and floral still lifes on canvas with colors.
Let us carry into the wonderful world of colors, aromas and delicate flower power... "
The theme of flowers and plants attracted many painters and artists for centuries. We are fascinated by the amazing colors, the incredible variability of shapes, their lightness inspires us and attracts us their "temporary" and graceful beauty, which we are trying to express into images. How to capture credibly flower? How to convey in the picture what a flower makes a flower? Not only these questions are the focus of the course painting flowers on canvas.
During the course, each participant will learn about underlay and pads for painting, we will learn about basic principles of classical and modern paintings. We will show you examples of how they painted...
„Do you paint but sometimes you need advice about mixing the right color to be equal with the original? What colors to mix to make the portrait look like real? Do you keep thinking if you should buy the complete set of colors or would it be enough to have just a few colors? If so, the course „How to mix colors“ is exactly for you.“
Within the course How to mix colors we will get to know the basics of the color theory. We will repeat information that the most of us know from the elementary school: dividing the colors to primary, secondary and tertiary, cold and warm, complementary… and on practical examples, we will be shown how to achieve the space illusion in the landscape such as the aerial perspective by choosing the right hues. Don’t you know what this aerial perspective actually is? No worries, we will explain :)
We will make clear the terms as intensity, luminance or temperature....
Why Should You Start With Landscape Painting?
Landscape, land, earth is the place where we come from, where we live and spend our entire life on.
Regardless of whether you paint a landscape from a photography or out in nature, you begin to see the landscape through more sensitive eyes. You begin to appreciate the place as it is, spends more time in the fresh air and begin to see with the heart of a painter.
By looking at the landscape you're painting, you'll begin to love it. The world that you observing and spend the time to translate into painting will always remain in your memories and on the canvas recorded by your brush strokes.
Painting the landscape has usually calming effect because landscape doesn't hurry, the landscape just exists and you come to it as an observer.
Landscape Painting has a long tradition in the visual art. Already in the late...
ainting on silk is centuries old technique that came from Asia. In the course painting on silk or silk “stained glass,” we will show you the basic principles of painting on silk. We can paint on silk scarf - we have several different sizes, or you can choose wheel silk stretched over a metal frame with a diameter of 20 or 30 cm.
We will show you the technique of painting on dry - contour painting then fill it with color, and painting on wet – using watercolor. We will try batik and effects that may develop in the colors while using salt. We will paint with brushes, sponge ... try the technique imprinting, learn to combine colors and take steps to the final image.
Each child will receive a silk scarf or one wheel of their choice. The lesson doesn’t require any special artistic talent, for inexperienced painters have prepared a book with templates where...
Art Pastel Course is suitable for beginners.
During the course, participants will practically learn about soft and hard art pastels and theory with oil pastels. Dry pastels beautifully form in color, creating a very soft velvety color drawing. Let's try drawing on different types of paper surfaces. Dry pastel suitable for drawing and painting, where it is necessary to create the impression of a smooth transition (especially for portraits, landscapes, figures).
The greasy pastel is its characteristic closer to painting with oil. Beautifully work with it in detail and a hatch area. Let's try drawing on different colored surfaces.
Oil pastels are very adherent to the substrate and can be heated (hair dryer) or turpentine wash to paint like an oil painting.
Where? Fine Art Studio Balbínova 28, Praha 2 Vinohrady
When? 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. with a break for lunch
How...