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SPRING 2022
SPRING NEWSLETTER BY MARION MCCRISTALL STUDIO
IN THIS NEWSLETTER YOU WILL ENJOY Information on Spring Art Classes
Suggested Reading for Inspiration
May Street Photography Tour in Fort Langley
Understanding Gels and Mediums Tips for photographing Spring flowers
Marion’s favourite Travel Paint Set My new YouTube Channel
A quick & easy way to paint spring flowers
BOOK SUGGESTION
PAINT THE COLOURS OF SPRING
JUST ADD WATERCOLOUR BY HELEN BIRCH
Using watercolours, paint a quick abstract with the delightful colours of spring.
This wonderful book is like a flip book filled with a treasure trove of ideas and techniques for you to try. There are paintings from more than 70 artists to enjoy. Watercolor fundamentals including types of paints, papers, and brushes are also suggested. Available from Indigo and Amazon
With clean water & a watercolour brush, I created small wet shapes of different sizes where I wanted flowers to be on my watercolour paper. While the shapes were still wet, I dropped some yellow , blue and purple watercolour into them using a round brush loaded with each colour. I let the colours flow and, when dry, I added more colour to give the shapes a flower look. Then I painted in some stems and leaves. When dry, I used a permanent black Micron 0.5 pen to sketch in the petals and leaves. QUICK TIP: I LIKE TO USE UNEVEN NUMBERS WHEN I PAINT FLOWERS
MY FAVOURITE TRAVEL WATERCOLOUR KIT
WELCOME TO MY NEW YOUTUBE CHANNEL I’M LEARNING HOW TO MAKE VIDEOS AND I FINALLY HAVE SOME SHORT ONES READY FOR YOU TO FOLLOW ALONG AND CREATE PAINTINGS OF YOUR OWN. I INVITE YOU TO CHECK THEM OUT AND PLEASE BE SURE TO SUBSCRIBE
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkTZEeyn2nHa6-9AnRDiF3Q
STREET PHOTOGRAPHY IN FORT LANGLEY JOIN ME TO EXPLORE BEAUTIFUL HISTORIC FORT LANGLEY WHILE WE LEARN TO “SEE” WITH OUR CAMERA AND HOW TO FILL THE FRAME.
SATURDAY, MAY 14 FROM 9 TO 11 AM REGISTER AT WWW.MARIONMCCRISTALLSTUDIO.COM
LEARN COMPOSITION TECHNIQUES TO MAKE YOUR IMAGES SING.
NEW ART CLASSES FOR SPRING JOIN A CLASS TO EXPLORE, CREATE & BE INSPIRED.
STRATEGIC LOCATION, BRIGHT WALLS AND AFFORDABLE FURNITURE
Registration Form for Art Classes & Photography Workshop
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PHOTOGRAPHING SPRING FLOWERS
GET DOWN LOW AND POINT THE LENS UPWARDS. FOR THIS IMAGE, I FOCUSED 1/3 INTO THE SCENE.
PHOTOGRAPH AGAINST A DARK BACKGROUND.
TO ADD INTEREST, FIND A GROUPING WITH A FLOWER THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHERS. PHOTOGRAPH IT FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES. ADD A VIGNETTE IN POST-PROCESSING TO DRAW THE VIEWER INTO THE SCENE.
CREATE A PHOTOGRAPH THAT INCLUDES THE SKY IN THE FRAME. THIS IMAGE HAS SPACE FOR TEXT TO MAKE A NOTECARD OR TO CREATE A POSTER.
GET UNDERNEATH FLOWERS AND PHOTOGRAPH AGAINST THE SKY.
TIPS: YOU DON’T NEED A FANCY CAMERA. I CREATED MANY OF THESE IMAGES WITH MY IPHONE. IT’S THE LIGHT AND WHAT YOU INCLUDE IN THE FRAME THAT’S IMPORTANT. LEARN HOW TO CROP IMAGES IN POST PROCESSING SO YOU CAN IMAGINE AND PLAN FOR A FINISHED IMAGE. @MARIONMCCRISTALLSTUDIO
PHOTOGRAPHING SPRING FLOWERS
THESE IMAGES WERE TAKEN USING A TECHNIQUE CALLED INTENTIONAL CAMERA MOVEMENT THIS IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS ICM.
LEARN HOW TO >
SET THE CAMERA TO A SLOW SHUTTER SPEED. WHILE YOU GENTLY PRESS THE SHUTTER, MOVE THE CAMERA UP AND DOWN, SIDEWAYS, OR ALL AROUND. TRY DIFFERENT ANGLES AND SPEEDS OF MOVING THE CAMERA WHILE THE SHUTTER IS OPEN. YOU CAN ALSO TRY ICM WITH A CELL PHONE USING AN APP LIKE “SLOW SHUTTER”. BE CREATIVE AND HAVE FUN EXPERIMENTING. YOU’LL LIKELY DELETE MOST OF YOUR IMAGES BUT THERE ARE USUALLY A FEW THAT MAKE YOU SAY “WOW!”
MAKE A POSTER OR POSTCARD FROM SOME OF YOUR IMAGES BY ADDING DIFFERENT EFFECTS OR TEXTURES IN POST-PROCESSING.
PHOTOGRAPHING SPRING FLOWERS
FLOWERS CAN BE BEAUTIFUL WHEN THEY ARE PAST THEIR PRIME. LOOK FOR INTERESTING SHAPES AND GOOD LIGHT. I FIND THAT “LESS IS MORE” WHEN I PHOTOGRAPH WITHERED FLOWERS.
DSLR IPHONE
CAPTURE SPRING FLOWERS AGAINST A DARK BACKGROUND
I TOOK THIS IN A DARK ROOM WITH A BLACK LIGHT AND A SLOW SHUTTER SPEED.
SPRING 2022
I TOOK THIS AGAINST A DARK BACKGROUND.
IN THIS IMAGE, I ADDED A TEXTURE EFFECT TO THE BACKGROUND IN POST-PROCESSING TO GIVE IT A UNIQUE, ARTISTIC LOOK.
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This series of 3 classes is for all levels
LEARN HOW TO >
MIX A VARIETY OF COLOURS USING THE PRIMARY COLOURS OF YELLOW, RED, AND BLUE. USE WET INTO WET AND DRY BRUSH TECHNIQUES. LEARN TIPS ON PAINTING WITH WATERCOLOURS AS WELL AS COMPOSITION. RELAX AND HAVE FUN WHILE YOU CREATE ABSTRACT PAINTINGS FOR YOURSELF OR TO GIVE TO A FRIEND.
ORIGINAL ARTWORK FOR SALE ORDER ONLINE MARIONMCCRISTALLSTUDIO.COM/STORE FREE SHIPPING
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CHOOSING MEDIUMS TO USE WITH ACRYLIC PAINTS
YOU CAN FIND MY ART FOR SALE AT:
The Kube Gallery 23295 Mavis Avenue Dove Coterie 9048 Glover Road Art Pop Ups are fun. I hope you’ll drop by to say “hi” if you see me and other artists on the lawn of Fort Langley Community Hall.
SPRING 2022
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