Drawing and Painting Nature Masterclass with Kristin Frost

This masterclass will explore the mystery and beauty of the natural world through traditional drawing and painting. Working with fine artist Kristin Frost, students will have the opportunity to delve deep into many elements of nature, including plants, flowers, trees, animals, and landscapes. Kristin has taught with many college art programs in both Washington and California and has been working with DigiPen’s BFA program for the past two years. Having shown her landscape-inspired work professionally for most of the last decade, Kristin can offer knowledge of the art world and encouragement to students pursuing art in college or in life.

Students will learn:

• Exploration with a variety of media to create landscapes and scenes inspired by nature
• The principles of composition, design, and color
• Basics of portfolio development and themes in landscape art
  

Schedule:

• Students will have structured class between 9:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. Pacific time. There is an added lab that runs between 1:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Pacific time when teaching assistants will be available to assist students on their project work.

Tuition includes:

• Art Supplies

Prerequisites:

• No prior experience or knowledge is required however, to gain the most from this opportunity, you should have some previous art experience

Technical Requirements:

Students must have access to a computer as well as additional hardware and software. Some programs or courses may indicate additional technology requirements, and not all programs are Mac compatible.

• Windows PC or Mac computer
• Display with minimum resolution of 1024 x 768. While it is not mandatory, it is recommended to have a second monitor connected to the computer to extend the desktop. This allows the student to more easily follow what the instructor is demonstrating while concurrently being able to see the software environment that the student is working within.
• Headset with microphone
• Three-button mouse
• Broadband internet connection
• Current, major internet browser (Chrome, Firefox)
• Latest version of Adobe Reader
• Printer

Orientation Session:

Please note that in order to ensure that students have their home computers set up correctly for the class, and to orientate students to learning in an online environment, there will be a 30-minute scheduled orientation session that will run the week before the workshop is scheduled to start. Information about this will be sent to students by the instructor the week before the start of the workshop.