Answers In Abstraction
$325 USD
COMPREHENSIVE Self-Paced Online Study eCourse
Comprehensive courses examine broad topics with extensive content, including historical reference, demonstrations, slide shows and reference materials. Lessons can be combined and re-visited to experience new approaches to improve your work for months to come. Lifetime access.
About This Course:
▸ DO YOU WANT YOUR “REALIST” WORK TO BE MORE ABSTRACT?
▸ DO YOU HAVE TROUBLE ABSTRACTING “BACKGROUNDS”?
▸ DO YOU STRUGGLE WITH HOW TO CREATE A MORE ABSTRACT COMPOSITION?
▸ DO YOU WANT TO UNDERSTAND ABSTRACT DESIGN?
This course will give you specific concepts to help you better understand abstraction and, in turn, guide you to better, easier decision making while creating any type of painting. I deliver a new series of lessons each week along with lots of history, slideshows and reference materials to inspire and inform you on various approaches to abstraction.
▸ Learn the importance of LIMITATIONS.
▸ Learn specific concepts of COMPOSITION that will lead to stronger paintings.
▸ Learn to see qualities that make a painting BALANCED.
▸ Learn why CONTRAST is essential to all art.
▸ Learn to combine these concepts with working INTUITIVELY.
This course is all about abstraction and how to look at a painting as a whole. Melinda covers composition fundamentals that will help you design and create strong abstract work while still working intuitively. We look at how to focus your intentions to make the process easier. As always, the course is loaded with content and inspiration to spark your new work for months going forward.
This eCourse is made up of a series of lessons. Students are encouraged to complete each lesson before continuing to the next lesson for best continuity of instruction and content.
Recommended Prerequisite Essentials eCourse
If you are looking for a great foundation for Answers in Abstraction that will give you lots of ideas on Abstraction, consider taking the Five Elements of Design Essentials eCourse. I HIGHLY recommend that you are familiar with the Five Elements of Design before you take Answers in Abstraction. Fully understanding how you can integrate these elements into your abstract work will enhance your experience of this eCourse.
All material is pre-recorded so that you may watch when you wish. Videos, demos, slideshows, links, and lots of rich content will keep you busy.
▸ ALL VIDEOS ARE DOWNLOADABLE.
“Your courses really surpass most of what is out there. There is so much learning packed into each one - the history, the variety of ideas, it’s all so inspiring and motivating. Any of the ideas and processes could instigate entire bodies of work, it’s so rich.”
“Thank you Melinda for sharing your immense art knowledge and creative heart! You have gone above and beyond in putting together such a comprehensive course… I really like the format of this course — not only being able to watch and rewatch the demos and see your process and use of different materials yet also having the links to so many aspects of art and other artists or philosophies of art — it’s great and super comprehensive!”