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Live Panel: How To Use Reference Photos Properly
Thursday, September 26th
5–6pm MDT
7–8pm EDT
12am–1am BST (Friday)
9am–10am AEST (Friday)
Mentors: Kristen Olson Stone & Sharon Lynn Williams
$19.00
Free For Mastrius Members.
How To Use Reference Photos Properly
Learn how they can HELP & HINDER your growth
Using reference photos to create from is a common practice among artists, but did you know, not every photo is a good one to use?
Many reference photos are too busy, have a distorted perspective, or have poor lighting or not enough contrast. So, how do you choose a good photo?
Join Mastrius Mentors Kristen Olson Stone and Sharon Lynn Williams for a panel discussion on How to use reference photos properly.
In this event you’ll learn:
- What makes a GOOD vs. BAD reference photo
- How to avoid some COMMON MISTAKES artists make when choosing reference material
- How can a reference photos can help you IMPROVE YOUR PAINTINGS and how they HINDER YOUR GROWTH
- How to effectively use MULTIPLE PHOTOS to create one compelling composition.
- BRING YOUR QUESTIONS! Mastrius Mentors are here to help.
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Event Details
Date: September 26, 2024
Start time: 05:00 p.m. MDT
End time: 06:00 p.m. MDT
Venue: Online
Email: [email protected]
Meet Kristen Olson Stone
Oil Paint | Gouache Paint | Acrylic Paint | Watercolor Art
Ever inspired by nature, I love painting on location at home and abroad as well as creating large-scale, detailed studio paintings with multiple layers of paint. My artwork is a blend of realism and impressionism, the majority of my work is coastal landscapes, marine life paintings and garden paintings. Having recently returned from living in New Zealand for almost 3 years, I’m a multi-award winning artist, recently featured in Plein Air Magazine and The New Zealand Artist Magazine. I endeavor to paint each piece in a completely unique way from start to finish. When viewed at a close distance, the colors and texture are beautiful and interesting in their own abstract way, when viewed from a further distance, the shapes, colors and brushstrokes magically come together to reveal the painting’s subject. Teaching fine art for over 20 years, I’ve developed a method of explaining how to paint and have many lessons available online.
Meet Sharon Lynn Williams
My passion is helping artists to paint with their own individual voices rather than reproducing a photograph. The best way I have found to do this is by teaching a self critique process where we look at 3 stages of art creation: before you begin to paint, during your painting process, and at the end of the process.
“My goal and ambition is to bring beauty and peace into people’s homes through my art, and to offer the life-giving joy of creation to my art students.”
