Course "Capturing the Essence. Abstraction and Notan"

NEW ONLINE COURSE

BY PRASAD BEAVEN

Capturing the Essence. Abstraction and Notan

Ignite your passion for abstract watercolor with Prasad Beaven, exploring Notan, mastering tonal harmony, and expressing your vision through captivating brushstrokes

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Embark on a captivating journey into abstract watercolor painting with Prasad Beaven, learn the essence of Notan, tonal relationships, and capturing subjects. Elevate your artistry and unleash your creativity!

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Together with Prasad, you will discover theory, extract ideas from our master, and apply them in practice. You will also explore Notan through sketches, tackle urban scenes with tonal balance, and learn to guide the viewer with detail.
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Join Prasad Beaven for this enchanting adventure, unleash your artistic spirit, and capture the essence of your world. Enroll now and let your journey unfold!

Prasad Beaven,

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Lesson 1

Introduction

Organizational information, how to use the platform. The list of materials needed for the course.

Lesson 2

Do's and don'ts

We will get theoretical knowledge about the do’s and don’ts of painting. We will learn how to extract the main compositional idea from masters' works and apply them in our own paintings.

Lesson 3

Sketches with one colour

We will explore the sense of Notan with four sketches, using one colour.

Lesson 4

Figures and trees. Part I

We will apply the principle of Notan to express our idea, painting dark on light.We will learn the techniques to simplify and suggest trees and figures.

Lesson 5

Figures and trees. Part II

We will touch upon colour harmonies and express the idea we already discussed, painting light on dark.

Lesson 6

Trees and fields

Here we will learn how to apply our knowledge of Notan to the complexities of outdoor painting. We will learn techniques to suggest areas of detail. We will learn how to extract the essence of a scene and communicate it to the viewer.

Lesson 7

Details in a landscape

We will now challenge ourselves with an urban scene using the same principles of Notan to tackle it. We will explore tonal and colour relationships. We will learn how to add areas of detail for the viewer to make sense of a scene that may otherwise appear like abstract brush strokes.

Lesson 8

Landscape en plein air. Part I

We will use Notan to paint a scene outside which we will then take indoors to improve and build upon. We will learn how to use our imagination to develop an idea expressed as a sketch.

Lesson 9

Landscape en plein air. Part II

We will put into practise theories explored in the first lesson to create an interesting painting.

Lesson 10

Catching the atmosphere. Part I

We will paint a landscape outside allowing the inspiration of the place and scene to direct our brush strokes. We’ll then learn how to captivate the essence of our outdoor painting through the use of Notan.

Lesson 11

Catching the atmosphere. Part II

We will move away from using photographic references in the studio, instead solely relying on our plein air painting and memory of the scene.

Lesson 12

Conclusion

Creative task. Under Prasad's guidance, you will complete a creative task that will help you work independently. Summing up and getting feedback.

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Meet your instructor

Prasad Beaven

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Prasad is a practicing artist mainly interested in the medium of watercolor and ink
His childhood spent in the foothills of the Himalayas has made a big impression on his character and interests
Greatly inspired by Nature, he seeks to discover and express its many moods
A recent graduate of the Prince’s School of Traditional Arts, Prasad was exposed to a range of art forms and cultures including Indian Miniature, Persian painting, Geometry, Icon painting, and Chinese Landscape painting
This rich and diverse experience has helped instill within him a deep appreciation for traditional as well as contemporary art
Through this course Prasad had the opportunity to meet King Charles, and they discussed their shared interest in watercolor
Prasad also won the Ciclitira Prize, through which his works will be hung in the prestigious Saatchi Gallery

Examples of Prasad's works

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Certificate of completion (in Elite Plan)

Upon completion of the course for the students of Elite plan we issue a certificate. The certificate could be used as a proof of your qualification's upgrade at work (if it is related to arts) and for your private affairs as a recognition of your mastery in painting.

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Which materials do you need for the course?

Brushes: Mop Brush, Flat Brush, Rigger Brush, Fan Brush, Kolinsky Brush

Colours: Aureolin/Lemon Yellow/Windsor Yellow, Rose Madder Genuine/Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Red, Yellow Ochre/Raw Sienna, Van Dyke Brown/Sepia, Cobalt Blue, Ultramarine Blue/Windsor Blue (Red Shade), Indigo, Viridian, Sap Green

You don’t need all of these colours, just a good red, yellow, blue and perhaps green and brown.