Online Art School «Artefacto»
NEW ONLINE COURSE
by NADIA TOGNAZZO
The Negative Technique in Painting Nature
Learn to paint nature in negative technique, capturing vibrant shades, conveying the unique mood of every subject, and making bold designs under the guidance of Nadia Tognazzo
LIFETIME ACCESS |
NEW ONLINE COURSE
by NADIA TOGNAZZO
The Negative Technique in Painting Nature
Learn to paint nature in negative technique, capturing vibrant shades, conveying the unique mood of every subject, and making bold designs under the guidance of Nadia Tognazzo
LIFETIME ACCESS |
Nature is an endless source of artistic inspiration! Capturing its bright shades, striking contrasts, and extraordinary textures is one of the most interesting, yet quite complex tasks. But with this course, you’ll learn to paint nature easily and effectively!
Together with a recognized artist Nadia Tognazzo, you will study one of the best techniques for painting nature – negative technique. You will be able to lay fast and instinctive brushstrokes, convey volume with light and shadows, and make gorgeous compositions out of separate subjects.
During the course, you will create 3 paintings with different subjects – bindweed flowers, meadow in the mountains, and a tomato plant – in juicy colors, capturing their vital energy!
3 Lessons
7 video lessons in English in Full-HD format with lifetime access
2 exercises and 3 completed paintings
You will complete 2 exercises and create 3 watercolor paintings
High-quality feedback
Individual feedback from professional curator or N.Toganzzo (depends on the plan)
Who is this course for?
This course will suit intermediate and advanced artists who:
- want to master negative technique and see how to use if for making effective compositions in a creative and instinctive way;
- face the fear of mistakes and unpredictability of watercolor, which stops their progress and doesn’t allow them to enjoy painting to the fullest;
- want to know how to use and combine various techniques depending on the subject they paint;
- wish to know how to choose colors, mix beautiful clean shades and avoid dirt.
Nadia about the course...
Course Table of Contents
Lesson 1:
Introduction to negative technique and first complete subject (bindweed flowers)
Learn the initial approach to the negative technique through two simple exercises. Paint a floral subject using the three main techniques (positive, wet-on-wet, negative).
3 video lessons, 1 h 14 minutes
Lesson 2: Practice the negative technique painting a tomato plant
Experiment in the method with a new subject learning how to paint in a creative and instinctive way.
Get valuable tips for painting fruit volume with shadows and highlights.
1 video lesson, 1 h 9 minutes
Lesson 3:
Creating a complex subject (meadow of mountain flowers) starting from single elements
Deepen the knowledge of the negative technique through the painting of a new composition in a creative way.
Gain tips for painting rocks with metal spatula and pure color.
2 video lessons, 1 h 57 minutes
Conclusion
Summary of techniques learned, creative task and feedback giving.
What results will you achieve at the course
01
Master a method to follow for the best use of the negative technique in a creative and instinctive way and discover its potential in painting nature
02
Learn to make shapes emerge from the background formed by a layer of colors blended into each other
03
Get tips for painting fruit volume with shadows and highlights and rocks with metal spatula and pure color
- Nadia Tognazzo was born in 1959 in Milan where she lives and works. She has had a passion for painting since she was a child, but it is with the technique of watercolor that she expresses her true inner self.
- Nadia has been a member of A.I.A. (the Italian Association of Watercolour Artists) since 1994. In addition to painting activity, she teaches courses in watercolors in Milan and in the North of Italy and, during the summer, in Dalarna, Sweden.
- She has taken part in many exhibitions in Italy and abroad (Barcelona, Brussels, Antwerp, Mexico City, Saint Petersburg, Bilbao, Salonicco, Paris-Salon d’Automne 2006-2007, Ronneby, Stockholm, Leipzig, Aiguillon Lot et Garonne, Agèn, Salamanca, etc).
- She was a member of the jury in the biennial international competition “Marche d’Acqua”, Fabriano Watercolour, 2021.
- Her painting is mostly figurative but with a decisive intimist tone. Her watercolors show strong emotion expressed through the use of bold instinctive strokes. The search for a balance between emotion, visual synthesis and line is a fundamental part of her artistic expression.
We offer different plans
Standard
- 3 lessons / 7 video lessons (total 4,5 hours)
- 2 exercises and 3 completed paintings
- Recorded video lessons with 24/7 access
- Access to the students' chat
- LIFETIME access to the course
- Bonus 1: 30 ArtiCoins
Premium
- 3 lessons / 7 video lessons (total 4,5 hours)
- 2 exercises and 3 completed paintings
- Recorded video lessons with 24/7 access
- Access to the students' chat
- Individual feedback on 3 paintings from curator within 75 days
- Certificate of completion
- LIFETIME access to the course
- Bonus 1: 40 ArtiCoins
There are only 10 places available
Elite
- 3 lessons / 7 video lessons (total 4,5 hours)
- 2 exercises and 3 completed paintings
- Recorded video lessons with 24/7 access
- Access to the students' chat
- Individual feedback on 3 paintings from Nadia Tognazzo within 75 days
- Certificate of completion
- LIFETIME access to the course
- Bonus 1: 50 ArtiCoins
There are only 5 places available
Standard
- 3 lessons / 7 video lessons (total 4,5 hours)
- 2 exercises and 3 completed paintings
- Recorded video lessons with 24/7 access
- Access to the students' chat
- LIFETIME access to the course
- Bonus 1: 30 ArtiCoins
Premium
- 3 lessons / 7 video lessons (total 4,5 hours)
- 2 exercises and 3 completed paintings
- Recorded video lessons with 24/7 access
- Access to the students' chat
- Individual feedback on 3 paintings from curator within 75 days
- Certificate of completion
- LIFETIME access to the course
- Bonus 1: 40 ArtiCoins
There are only 10 places available
Elite
- 3 lessons / 7 video lessons (total 4,5 hours)
- 2 exercises and 3 completed paintings
- Recorded video lessons with 24/7 access
- Access to the students' chat
- Individual feedback on 3 paintings from Nadia Tognazzo within 75 days
- Certificate of completion
- LIFETIME access to the course
- Bonus 1: 50 ArtiCoins
There are only 5 places available
You have no risks – we support you!
No risk for you*
In case after 1–2 lessons of the coursе you realize that it is not for you, YOU WILL GET YOUR MONEY BACK!
*within 14 days after payment
Freedom & Mobility
Make your own schedule and go through the lessons at a comfortable pace – whenever and wherever you like
Certificate of completion (in Premium and Elite Plan)
Upon completion of the course for the students of Premium and 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.
Premium Plan Curator -
Olga Karlsson
- Olga is a practicing artist interested in the medium of watercolor and acrylic.
- After graduating from the St Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering she has been working as an architect in St Petersburg and has founded a school of aesthetic education for children.
- Olga came to Sweden in 1993, she is a self employed, manages an art courses in Karlstad and all over Sweden (online).
- Olga participated in national and international exhibitions and competitions such as IWS Fabriano Acquarello (2019, 2022), IWS Bulgaria (2019) , IWS Malajsia (2021).
HERE YOU MAY FIND OLGA'S WORKS
How is our course organized?
BEFORE COURSE
Full course program
List of course materials
Friendly community of beginner and professional artists
AT COURSE
Recorded video lessons
Watch lessons at your own pace
Closed students' chat
Feedback from instructor or curator
AFTER COURSE
Certificate of completion
Own portfolio
Skills and knowledge practiced
Part of our art community
Which materials do you need for the course?
- Paper
- 300 gr. Cold pressed paper ARCHES (or Saunders Waterford or
Hahnemuhle)
- 640 gr. Fabriano rough paper (or 300 gr. Rough paper)
- Brushes
- Color
- Other material:
- Masking fluid
- A natural sponge to remove the color from the paper
- Paper tape
- Spray with water
- Paper towel / or another sponge / or an old clothes (to remove the
water from the brash)
- Palette for the colors
- Support for the paper (wooden or plastic support)
- Pencil and eraser
Examples of Nadia's works
Examples of Olga's works
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