Location:Kala Art Institute, 1060 Heinz Avenue , Berkeley, CA , 94710
Sunprints with cyanotypes are one of the earliest experiences in photography, and Cyanotype photograms often exude the simple elegance of these early endeavors. This one-day workshop will cover all of the basics of how to create a cyanotype, and how to work with photograms and creating images with blocking techniques ...
Location:Kala Art Institute, 1060 Heinz Avenue , Berkeley, CA , 94710
Color has historically been used as a descriptive, evocative and phenomenological element in visual art. A parallel history exists of color as an industrial product, used to predict fashion and decor trends or to effect phycological states. Industrial printing processes and digital technologies codify and granulate color into a standardized ...
Location:Kala Art Institute, 1060 Heinz Avenue , Berkeley, CA , 94710
Unlike working with line-based imagery and flat shapes, this workshop will focus strictly on halftone screens and process color printing. This technique is primarily used in the offset industry, but translates to the medium of fine art Screenprinting. For high volume full-color editions this method can be more economical than ...
Location:Kala Art Institute, 1060 Heinz Avenue , Berkeley, CA , 94710
This intensive workshop introduces participants to the amazing array of possibilities provided by Adobe's image-editing program, Photoshop.
Participants in this useful workshop will learn how to navigate Photoshop's interface and become familiar with its wide array of tools and techniques. The class will also focus on how to make skillful ...
Location:Kala Art Institute, 1060, Berkeley, CA , 94710
Learn the techniques used for encaustic painting, a process that uses beeswax to carry pigment. Incorporate your own collage, found objects, or photo imagery, and complete your own masterpiece. Safety and shop practices, tools and their use, priming techniques, and a variety of paint application processes will be covered. No ...
Location:Kala Art Institute, 1060 Heinz Avenue , Berkeley, CA , 94710
In this workshop you will learn about various venues to exhibit your work, including non-profit and commercial spaces. Learn how to prepare a professional and clear exhibition proposal that includes digital images, a proposal statement, and other supporting materials.
Jackie Im and Aaron Harbour are independent curators based in Oakland ...
Location:Kala Art Institute, 1060 Heinz Avenue , Berkeley, CA , 94710
Take your photo-based printmaking to the next level in prints that combine digital imaging, photo-etching and traditional chine colle techniques. We'll first create a "key" image in Photoshop, make film from these images, and expose them on to photopolymer etching plates. Next, you will learn how to create an additional ...
Location:Kala Art Institute, 1060 Heinz Avenue , Berkeley, CA , 94710
This course is designed for those seeking to experiment with the Screenprint medium. Demonstrations will cover: using the screen to monotype, reductive printing, and printing with watercolor crayons. The first day will focus on digital separations in Photoshop, working with photo emulsion, and Mono printing techniques. Day two (Print Day ...
Location:Kala Art Institute, 1060 Heinz Avenue , Berkeley, CA , 94710
Night School is a class series based around themes. In each class of the Night School series, artist instructors will explore and illuminate the class theme with brief lectures, fast projects and exciting assignments.
A special Night School session that is not at Kala, but out in the town to ...
Location:Kala Art Institute, 1060 Heinz Avenue , Berkeley, CA , 94710
This class is part two of an intensive series of etching classes with artist Kazuko Watanabe that will provide extensive instruction in etching techniques. The second class, Etching 2, will provide instruction on how to make a polymer plate. Participants will begin with a digital image, learn to turn it ...
Location:Kala Art Institute, 1060 Heinz Avenue , Berkeley, California, 94710, US
Whether you are a seasoned knitter or new to the craft, the subversive language of knit-stitch patterns will inspire your art and design practice. Textured patterns, cables and colorwork motifs are simple to execute, but speak volumes. Students will be introduced to the meaning and origin of several types of ...
Location:Kala Art Institute, 1060 Heinz Avenue , Berkeley, California, 94710, US
WordPress (WordPress.org) is as a powerful Content Management System that can be used to build a portfolio website. This workshop will introduce students to the steps and tools involved with installing, building, and managing a WordPress portfolio. All students will begin with the same simplified design (theme) as we ...
Location:Kala Art Institute, 1060 Heinz Avenue , Berkeley, California, 94710, US
In this class participants will learn how to create more complex prints utilizing Monotype. The fast nature of plate creation with this medium allows an artist to spend more time focusing on other techniques and aesthetics. Participants will utilize various forms of more advanced registration and create prints that have ...
Location:Kala Art Institute, 1060 Heinz Avenue , Berkeley, California, 94710, US
Have you imagined printing on non-paper surfaces? One of the most exciting aspects of inkjet printing has been the development of a wide variety of media that can be used in printers. This workshop will provide an overview of alternative commercial media such as pretreated fabrics, Japanese rice paper, and ...
Location:Kala Art Institute, 1060 Heinz Avenue , Berkeley, California, 94710, US
Color theory has been modernized in this clear explanation of a new three dimensional color wheel. Understanding how pigments from distinct historical periods behave differently, we will use a limited palette to explore color mixing. Class is open to beginning students and has been very valuable to artists who already ...
Location:Kala Art Institute, 1060 Heinz Avenue , Berkeley, California, 94710, US
Learn to develop good digital workflow habits by utilizing Adobe Bridge & Camera Raw software in this two day workshop designed to facilitate better digital photographic practices. This class will be helpful to anyone using digital media as part of their artistic practice. It will encourage individuals to fit the ...
