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demos

All demonstrations are held at 2 pm on Saturdays at each of our store locations.

Saturday April 3, 2 pm
Cool Hand-made Cards Made Easy

Saturday, April 10, 2 pm
Introduction to Watercolour Monotypes!

Saturday, April 17, 2 pm
Gilding Made Easy with Gold, Silver & Copper Leaf

Saturday, April 24, 2 pm
Batik! Painting on Silk with Dyes & Fabric Paints

For further information, please contact our store locations directly.

A Special Lecture and Demonstration by Robert Gamblin

Lecture Topics Include:

The Artist's Palette: Demonstration of the differences between Mineral and Modern pigments. How you can construct your palette on those principles to create a unique range of colours perfectly tuned to your intentions.

Colour Mixing: Through a spectral layout of the palette colour mixing becomes predictable.

Paint Quality: Understanding the differences between artist-grade and student-grade, the pluses and minuses.

Mediums and Solvents: Differences between natural resin and alkyd resin mediums, and solvents. Studio safety will also be discussed.

Question and Answer: Bring your own technical issues.

April 17th, 10 am to 12 pm
Emily Carr Institute, Granville Island, Room 260, N. Bldg.

Limit 100 people. First-come, first-serve.

In addition to these demonstrations, we have an extensive range of how-to handouts available to help you with your art projects. Please visit our online resources, for these easy to follow handouts. Each handout is available in pdf format.

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