Painting Workshop - Mix Your Own Color

About the course

This hands-on workshop allows the participants to make their own paints from pigments and binders. They learn the basis of how to identify a range of pigments and binders, and techniques of mixing them.

As the main outcome the participants will individually or in group produce an artwork using paints they themselves select and mix.

Day 1

● Introduction of participants and workshop leader

● Outline of the workshop content and aims

● Presentation of materials and painting surfaces. What are colour pigments? Let’s look at different examples.

● Demonstration: application on surfaces, participants test different pigments

● Guest presentation (TBC)

Day 2

● Group brainstorming about artworks to be produced

● Selecting materials, and surfaces for artwork

● Mixing paints and start on making artwork

Day 3

● Working on and finalising the artwork(s)

● Assessment and discussion of the results

Materials

The participants are asked to wear clothes that can get dirty

Surgical gloves for mixing paints

Pigments, binders and solvents

Painting surfaces (paper, canvas, mdf, wood, fabric)

Mixing surfaces and tools

Paint brushes, pencils, palette-knives

Towels, rugs, paper towels

Projector and projection surface for the powerpoint presentation.

Chairs and tables, tablecloths to protect sensitive surfaces

Previous knowledge

The workshop participants should have interest in painting and/or pigment application. It is desirable for the participants to have practiced art minimally on a part time / hobby level. The course is in English. In the duration of the course active engagement in the course activities is expected.

Course leader

Alice Máselníková is a visual artist based in Småland. Her paintings bear traces of classical inspiration with references to medieval art and symbolism connected to flowers, plants and trees. She is the artistic director of the art fair Supermarket, acting curator of Halmstads Konsthall, co-founder of Artist-Run Network Europe and founder of the artist-run platform Flat Octopus.

www.alicemaselnikova.com

https://www.instagram.com/alice_maselnikova/

Good to know

The course is free of charge, but please cancel your registration well in advance if you are unable to attend, so that you do not take up someone else's place.