W57E Intro to Prismacolor Pencils (Zoom; OLLI @ Chico)
Zoom | Available (Membership Required)
This class will specifically introduce participants to Prismacolor pencils and how to use them. Since Prismacolor pencils have a wax base, it is important to know how to use and care for them properly. The class will cover the types of paper to use, basic procedures for color swatching, color blending strategies, layering techniques, sharpening methods, and preparing for and working on a complete colored pencil drawing. With a thoughtful approach, proper blending, and some patience, completed Prismacolor pencil drawings can look like paintings.
Cris Guenter is both an artist and an educator. She is professor emerita in the School of Education at Chico State and was named the 2008 National Art Educator of the Year by the National Art Education Association. She has been exhibiting her artwork in regional, national, and international exhibitions since 1972. She is currently the past chair of the National Art Education Foundation.
*This registration item is ZOOM-only; there is not an in-person component to this course. It is offered and run by The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Chico State University.*
Materials List: These materials are available online at Amazon, Blick.com, Jerry’s Artarama, or Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff. A set of 12 or more Prismacolor Pencils, Prismacolor Colorless Blender Pencil, 9” x 12” Strathmore Bristol Vellum Series 400 tablet (15 sheets/brown cover), vinyl eraser such as one of these: Pentel Hi-Polymer Block Eraser, Tombow Mono Zero Eraser, or Staedtler Mars Plastic Vinyl Eraser, Washi or painter’s tape. Optional: Sakura Cordless Sumo Grip Electric Eraser, Dusting Brush (for drafting/drawing).