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Fine-Brush Work with Pastoriza-Piñol

Chicago Botanic Garden

4.4 148 reviews

Refine your watercolor craft with precision and mastery under the tutelage of a distinguished botanical artist. Delve into the intricacies of portraying diverse textures like glossy and prickly plant surfaces, guided by an expert blending artistic finesse with botanical expertise. Elevate your skills with hands-on demonstrations and personalized instruction, unlocking new realms of realism in your botanical artwork.

Intermediate
18 and older
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4 hours over 2 sessions

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Description

Enhance the realism of your watercolor paintings by learning valuable insights on how to accurately depict intricate details and differences in texture such as glossy, silk-like, hairy, and prickly plant surfaces. Watch demonstrations of fine-brush painting techniques and methods to paint varied, lifelike plant surfaces and then apply these principles to your watercolor artwork.

John Pastoriza-Piñol is uniquely qualified as an award-winning botanical artist from Australia with a doctorate in botany from the University of Vigo, Spain.

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Prerequisite: Intermediate to advanced skills in drawing and watercolor.

Remote Learning

This course is available for "remote" learning and will be available to anyone with access to an internet device with a microphone (this includes most models of computers, tablets). Classes will take place with a "Live" instructor at the date/times listed below.

Upon registration, the instructor will send along additional information about how to log-on and participate in the class.

Refund Policy

Refund requests must be submitted to [email protected] 2 business days prior to the program’s start date and time. The registration fee will be refunded less a 15% processing charge. A refund is issued in the form of a credit on file (to be used for future programs).

Refund requests submitted less than 48 hours prior to a program start date are non-transferable and are not eligible for a refund.

Fees are nonrefundable and nontransferable on and after the program’s start date. We cannot refund fees requested on or after the start date of a program or for sessions missed due to student illness or other personal situations.

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In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.

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The Chicago Botanic Garden is a world-renowned living museum and conservation science center that offers multiple unique nature courses spread throughout 26 gardens and four natural areas on 385 acres.

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