Painting and drawing
Know and learn through this wide range of courses, the different tools that will help you build and perfect the bases to translate your ideas into art, from drawing lines to hyper-realistic painting.

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Introduction to Acrylic and Oil
Aimed at people over 15 years old | Beginner level  

Theoretical-practical course that aims to apply the bases of acrylic and oil techniques for the elaboration of a painting inspired by a model. During the process, concepts of drawing, composition and color theory applied to the specific project of each participant will be reviewed.

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The student will apply the bases of acrylic and oil painting learned in class through practical exercises to carry out a work..

1 session
Brief introduction to acrylic and oil techniques

2 session
Review of proposals, basic principles of color theory, selection of the technique to be used and definition of the project

Session 3 to 7
Project development

Carlos Velazquez Esquinca

Graduated in Visual Arts from the Autonomous University of Nuevo León, his artistic production focuses on experimentation with mixed techniques and contemporary languages ​​of painting, he has exhibited individually and collectively in Mexico and abroad, the most prominent, Tokyo, Fukushima, San Antonio, Houston, Washington, Chiapas, Veracruz, Mexico City, Puebla, Guadalajara, Coahuila and Monterrey, Nuevo León. Along with his professional development as a visual artist from 2002 to date, he has taught classes and workshops in the areas of art and design in different educational and cultural institutions, including ITESM, Casa de la Cultura de Nuevo León, CEDIM.

Cost: $ 2,650 *

Wednesday 18:30 to 21:00 pm
7 sessions | October 11 to November 22

* Does not include materials

15% discount: Chavos MARCO Membership (Student Discount): Acquire your credential at the Museum.
10% discount:
• Re-enrollment: applies to MARCO students, enrolled in the immediate previous block.
• Prompt payment: applies for new admission or former students from previous blocks.
• INAPAM with valid credential.
* IMPORTANT: The course start week does not apply any discount.

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Oil Painting Workshop
Aimed at people over 15 years old | Beginner level 

Practical workshop where the student will create three oil paintings, the first in a single session exploring the alla prima technique, a second using the wet-on-wet technique and the third a personal project in 7 sessions using the indirect method technique. of a achievement of pictorial layers starting with the drawing, its transfer, underpainting, grisaille, color through glazes and dry painting.

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The student will explore the technical aspects of oil painting including support, bases, pictorial media, as well as types of brushes, properties of paint, types of varnishes and blotters. Historical methods and materials and their current equivalents will be emphasized.

1 session
Bases and theory of the alla prima technique.

2 session
Bases and theory of the wet-on-wet technique.

3 session
Bases and theory of the indirect method.

4 session
Composition and underpainting.

5 session
Grisaille: Light and shadow values.

6 session
Theory and mixture of color and glazes in oil.

7 session
Impasto and dry brush for textures in oil.

Miguel Angel Ricárdez

Graduated from the Architecture degree from Tec de Monterrey. He has devoted himself to the plastic production and experimentation of classical painting techniques, in which he has specialized in Italy and Germany, where he has presented his work in individual exhibitions. Since 2005, he has given at MARCO a series of workshops such as: Temple and Oil, The Human Figure in Painting, Plastic Experimentation, among others.

Cost: $ 2,650 *

Group A
Saturday 10: 00 to 12: 30
7 sessions | From October 14 to December 2 (holiday on November 18)

Group B
Saturday 14: 30 to 17: 00
7 sessions | From October 14 to December 2 (holiday on November 18)

* Does not include materials

15% discount: Chavos MARCO Membership (Student Discount): Acquire your credential at the Museum.
10% discount:
• Re-enrollment: applies to MARCO students, enrolled in the immediate previous block.
• Prompt payment: applies for new admission or former students from previous blocks.
• INAPAM with valid credential.
* IMPORTANT: The course start week does not apply any discount.

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Watercolor Illustration: Flora and Fauna
Aimed at people over 15 years old | Beginner level 

Just as the printing press replaced the hand drawing in the beginning, photography was gaining ground to become the main source of image compilation for botanical scientific study, this has resulted in a positive result in terms of ease of registration but at the same time the taste for contemplation or observation of the nature that surrounds us has been lost, the exercise of illustrating by hand a living being that is in front of us allows us to take the time to observe its details without haste, to contemplate its form and to reflect in an immediate moment on the nature of its existence. This exercise is valuable because, as mentioned at the beginning, everything is constantly evolving and one of the ways to perceive it is to constantly observe the world around us, whether we are scientists or not.

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Through the observation and contemplation of real models of flowers and plants, the student will represent nature in detail using the watercolor technique, the parts of the flower will be studied and exercises will be carried out on color mixtures, textures and the use of lights and shadows to achieve the desired realism in each sheet.

1 session
Theory and technique of watercolor.

2 session
Correct use of tones to generate a 3D effect in an illustration.

3 session
Continuation of session 2 – Monochromatic exercise.

Session 4 and 5
Color Theory – Botanical full plate illustration of a flower.

Session 6 and 7
Full plate illustration of an animal.

Tetei Dogwood

He completed a Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Design. She has participated as a workshop and designer in various cultural programs in spaces such as Centro de las Artes, Escuela Adolfo Prieto, Teatro de la Ciudad and Bienal FEMSA 2014 and 2016. Part of her most recent work was exhibited within the Curatorial Program Deadline 2018 and in the facilities of Parque Arboleda. She was Co - Director of content and workshops in the Leun'un Arte Room space in the period 2015-2021. She was a teacher and thesis advisor in the Fashion Design and Business career at Cedim in the period 2016 - 2019. She is the creator of Scientific Illustration Academy, a program dedicated to education and scientific dissemination from illustration, and Opera . Paintingstudio, pictorial exploration workshop through the scientific understanding of light and how it interacts with matter. He is currently working on projects that integrate various disciplines such as butoh dance, astronomy and botanical illustration.

Cost: $ 2,650 *

Tuesday from 18:30 to 21:00
7 sessions | From October 10 to November 21

* Does not include materials

15% discount: Chavos MARCO Membership (Student Discount): Acquire your credential at the Museum.
10% discount:
• Re-enrollment: applies to MARCO students, enrolled in the immediate previous block.
• Prompt payment: applies for new admission or former students from previous blocks.
• INAPAM with valid credential.
* IMPORTANT: The course start week does not apply any discount.

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