Watercolor for Beginners with Melanie Lan

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 6:30 – 8:30pm PT
This is an in-person workshop at CfM Art Room:
4035 Judah St, San Francisco, next door to our shop!

If you have never picked up a paintbrush before, this is a great place to start! This workshop is intended for those that want to learn basic foundational watercolor techniques. We'll be building up our watercolor vocabulary by doing exercises like pulling, washes, wet-on-wet vs. wet-on-dry brushing, blending, lifting, and creating texture. We'll practice how to make watercolor glazes and experiment with layering, including how to incorporate all these techniques into a painting. This class is structured with beginners in mind, but all levels are welcome if you’d like a refresher!

MATERIALS NEEDED
These are the supplies you'll need to bring for class—feel free to supplement this list with other options you love or have on hand!

• Watercolor paints – We recommend a mix of warm/cool/earth tones and a few brights or neons if you have them
• Watercolor paper – A pad or block of cold press paper, or individual sheets (8"x10" recommended, but any approximate size will do!)
  
• Brushes
• Mixing palette
• Writing utensil if you'd like to take notes!
  
  

If you'd like to purchase supplies from our shop, you can order online and select in-store pickup, or shop in person before class. Shop hours are 11am-6pm daily; please plan ahead if you're picking up supplies! Instructors will not have access to the shop when we're closed.

ABOUT INSTRUCTOR

Melanie Lan is an artist, illustrator, and mama bear based in NYC. She earned her MFA in painting at the Burren College of Art in Ireland, and has an interdisciplinary background in painting, cross-cultural studies, and somatic psychology. Her work explores the intersection of healing, meaning-making, and the natural world. In her free time Melanie is a selenophile who loves tide pools, stargazing, big trees, and long walks with good snacks.
melanielan.com / @melanie.lan

THINGS TO KNOW
If you need to cancel, please let us know as soon as possible so we can open up your spot! We are only able to refund if we’re notified at least 48 hours prior to the workshop.

Workshop doors open 15 minutes early for all to arrive and get settled. Class will start promptly so everyone has plenty of time to create!

For public transit, both the #18 bus and the N-Judah muni lines stop just at the corner of our block. If you're driving, there is 1-hour parking along Judah St., and unmetered street parking in the surrounding neighborhood. We recommend building in extra time to park for evening and weekend classes!

If you are planning to teach in the future using anything you’ve learned from us, we kindly ask that you credit Case for Making + the individual instructor where applicable.

Thank you so much for taking our workshops!!