YEART 400 - Intensive Art Seminar (Age 6-11)

Take an imaginative, artistic voyage discovering astonishing art and famous artists at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts. Learn to draw using the collection at the museum as a reference source. Make a sketchbook and fill it with drawings of oriental figures, mystical landscapes, supernatural creatures, and saints! Learn the elements of design and color theory while using pencil (graphite), prismacolor pencils, pastels, charcoal, watercolors, acrylic paints and sculpture. Join the fun at a student class exhibit. Co-sponsored with the Utah Museum of Fine Arts. Creative Sculpture: Learn about the ins and outs of working with paper mache, found objects, plaster and other materials to make 3-D art. Using the permanent exhibits as a reference, we will make monumental sculptures out of many diverse materials. Learn about impressionable substances and how to manipulate them to your will. Drawing: Explore elements of design, and stimulate your imagination using the art at the museum. Learn a variety of drawing techniques while learning to sketch amazing characters (yourself!) and others. Complete projects that help you draw what you see. Painting: Create memorable masterpieces while discovering the fundamentals of design, color, and composition. Students will stimulate their imaginations as they utilize and practice with a variety of basic painting techniques and mediums. Paint representational objects from nature, animals, or still life. Travel into the unknown and paint pure designs or perhaps the subjects of your daydreams.