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FURNITURE MAKEOVERS 101 October 23, 2010, 2:00-4:00 P. M. Maximum of 8 workshop participants, minimum of 4 Cost of workshop: $25.00
Do you often admire painted furniture and cabinetry featured in magazines or on TV. You know the pieces I’m talking about. They have multiple layers of paint, distressed areas, unique hardware, decorative wood details, etc. The process of reviving your old furniture is both easy and inexpensive. I will show you how to breathe new life into your furniture, cabinets, mirrors, picture frames, etc. Caromal Colours Country Living Paints and products are featured in my makeovers. They are user friendly, “green”, and produce excellent results. Please bring pictures of your furniture or cabinets you want to makeover and also pics from magazines with the look you would like to achieve. We will paint, distress, age, change hardware, etc., on some of my work projects. The finishes we can reproduce are endless. You will paint 2 wood samples to take home and admire. I’m looking forward to seeing you.
Photoshop Elements Classes Instructor: Jillian Romero ALL CLASSES REQUIRE A LAPTOP & PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS SOFTWARE. October 29, November 5 and 12, 10:30 – 1pm (30 minute break) $100 for all 3 classes Must be pre-paid Subjects to be covered during the 3 day class 1. Quick tour of tools bar and element 2. Organizing functions ...a. Create albums and importing images 3. Adjusting color in images ...a. Fix exposure problems 4. Repairing and retouching images ...a. Cropping ...b. Red eye ...c. Removing unwanted items ...d. Removing backgrounds ...e. Enhancing foreground 5. Adding text 6. Working with bitmaps, grayscale and indexed color modes 7. Paintbrush mode 8. Combining multiple images 9. Advanced editing techniques Recommended book – but not required: "ABODE classroom in a book" 3 minimum students, 6 maximum
Luminous Watercolors for Self-Expression Monday, Nov. 1, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m., 8, 15 $70 for a 3-week class Learn various techniques employed in watercolor painting (such as drybrush, wet-in-wet, blending, hard and soft edges, salt sprinkling, and spatter). Includes studying color and also learning to paint in an abstract way, so that even without great drawing skills, students can make beautiful art. Students will learn to paint from still life displays and from favorite photographs. Aimed at serious beginners. Bio: Karen Parr-Moody, a local writer, studied watercolor at Auburn University, and continues to paint in the medium. Her main subjects are floral designs and the human figure, particularly dance hall girls from the early 1900s.