Mixed Media Image Transfers Demo with Cristina Hajosy. All participants will be encouraged to experiment with layering adhesive transfers from a wide range of materials. Magazine clip art, xeroxed photography, and found text will be provided for creative inspiration. Learning new ways to add depth with transparent layering, these skills will expand the art process of all mixed media artists.
Read the rest of this post...Digital Photography – Adult Workshop – Boston Neighborhood Network TV – November 2015
Do you have an SLR that’s never left the automatic setting? Are you frustrated with the image quality of your photos? Do the words aperture, shutter, and white balance seem like a foreign language? Join Cristina for a 4-week, intensive class of lecture, shooting, and photo critique. This class begins with the fundamentals. Students learn about camera controls, light, exposure and digital workflow. We’ll explore composition, color theory and issues of visual perception. We’ll take a good look at contemporary photographers and the context for photography today. Assignments are geared toward understanding a range of technical skills, creative image making, and developing a personal visual style. November 5 – December 3, 2015 (no class on Thanksgiving!) at the BNN-TV station in Egelston Square, Boston, MA
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Join Cristina at the New Art Center in Newton for Wednesday evenings in the fall. Mixed Media – Photo Based and Image Transfer runs from September 16 through October 21, 2015 from 6:30pm to 9:30pm. Photo-based imagery within mixed media has become very popular. Along side other collage materials, image transfers give the artist an ability to layer and control the transparency of the ingredients in their artworks. This workshop will focus on the use of photographic images in non-traditional ways, especially image transfers and surface treatments. Solvents, acrylic gel medium and adhesive transfers are some of our projects.
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