Blair School of Realism News
Keeping you up to date with all the latest painting tips, tricks, supplies, and workshops!
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Included in this issue:
- New Celestial Wolf kit
- New Freckle Stencil
- New Superhero Workshop
- New Freehand Workshop
- 3D Illusions Mural Workshop
- Troubleshooting part 1
- New Website Face-lift
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| Upcoming workshops for 2019!
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There's a reason this class is so popular. This portrait course is the most comprehensive airbrush course on the planet. It starts with color buffer theory, the 21 elements of vision, the 10 rules of realism, perception, color matching, error repairs...
..and that's just the first day!
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Dru Blair
Advanced Portrait
Workshop
This 5-day hands-on workshop covers the techniques involved in creating compelling male portraits. Realistic skin, depth of field, and beard stubble are but a few of the topics covered.
This is next-level training, and we recommend that you have attended a prior Blair workshop
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Dru Blair
Big Cat Portraits
Seeing the majesty of a big cat is a beauty to behold. In this workshop you will learn how to create atmosphere, dramatic lighting, fur, reflections, and of course, that awesome beauty of a big cat. You will be amazed at your results. Often students sell their class projects to pay for the cost of the class!
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Superhero Workshop
Finally, a fan art workshop dedicated to the heroic figures of the Marvel® Universe.
In this 5-day workshop, we will create a movie poster featuring our favorite Captain Marvel character. Dru will teach you the techniques of designing and painting a dynamic and compelling poster, along with special effects, such as motion blur, flaming hair, glows, lightning bolts, and more.
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New Classroom in a Box - Celestial Wolf kit
Skill level - beginner to intermediate
Create a colorful fantasy wolf painting with this new Classroom in a Box kit. Dru takes you step by step through his creation process from a first-person perspective with almost 3 hours of instructional online video. He will also discuss tips for correcting errors, as well as the application of masks and other tools to help you obtain great results! |
| New - Freehand Airbrush Portrait Masterclass
Oct 10-13, 2019.
What is a Masterclass? It represents the next level of training, with comprehensive color theory, technique, and guided instruction.
Pure freehand airbrush is considered the ultimate expression of airbrushing by many, and this masterclass does not disappoint.
In this 4-day workshop, Dru Blair will teach you the proper techniques of blending, details, skin, textures, hair, lips, color matching, layering. realistic skin tones, and many other attributes that may airbrush artists find elusive to freehand painting.
Also, students will learn how to create superfine white lines without the need for tools, and without color shift. That's right - NO color shift.
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| | Special price for the New Freckle Stencil Bundle
Buy the large Skin 2 Stencil and get the new Freckle Stencil for only $5.
Freckled portraits are in this year, and we've got a great solution for you.
The fastest way to lay down a great freckle (or skin) texture is to use this stencil combo. A perfect solution if you want photorealistic freckles!
This stencil is not just for skin textures. Use anywhere you need a background to break up sterile areas with something more organic. The results can be extremely subtle, nearly undetectable, and very realistic when used sparingly.
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| 3D Anamorphic Illusions Returns
Learn to paint large scale anamorphic 3D illusions. This hands-on workshop covers the techniques and approaches to the same popular illusions seen on sidewalks made famous by sidewalk and mural artists.
Last year our class created an outdoor locomotive mural project in Winnsboro, SC, using an illusion technique called anamorphic perspective. This year we will continue the mural project with another 3D illusion mural to compliment the first one.
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| Troubleshooting your airbrush - part 1
The Number 1 problem with your airbrush when spraying water-based paint will always be tip dry. The name refers to paint drying on the needle and blocking the flow of paint. It is made even worse when using opaque white.
Symptom:
- cessation of paint
- bubbles in your paint cup *
- appearance of paint specks on your painting surface.
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| Dru Blair Final European Tour Dates
2019 will be Dru's last tour for quite a while. The tour begins April 6 and ends July 26.
Locations include • France (x3) • Denmark • Greece • Germany • Italy • Switzerland • Norway • Russia (x5) • Spain
Poitiers, France April 11-14 at ATS Creations Monochromatic Portrait Chamonix, France International SALON Demonstration
Athens, Greece Nathan Makris May 2-5 Female Portrait SOLD OUT
Aalborg, Denmark May 15-19 at Airbrush Denmark - female Portrait SOLD OUT
Bari, Italy May 23-26 at Spazio Art Male Portrait
Hamburg Germany, Airbrush Step x Step Magazine, May 29-April 1 Male Portrait
Nantes, France June 6-9 Studio Julien Gautier Pre-Raphaelite
Sandefjord, Norway KreativeKurs June 13-16 Male Portrait
Moscow Russia at Moscow Airbrush June 21-22 Landscape
Moscow, Russia Moscow Airbrush June 23-25 Animal Portrait
Moscow, Russia Moscow Airbrush June 26-30 Female Portrait
Saint Petersburg, Russia July 7-9 at First Airbrush Center Textures
Siberia, Russia July 11-14 Portrait
Siberia, Russia July 15-17 Wildlife Valencia, Spain - Portrait Workshop July 19-22 Todoaerografia |
| New Website upgrades
For about 3 weeks, we took the site offline to rewrite some code, improve your user experience, and add more content to the classes. We invite you to come take a look around. www.schoolofrealism.com
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| Special Offer for an Iwata CM-SB airbrush!
Our
enrollment special gives you the opportunity to pre-purchase your
in-class Iwata CM-SB airbrush at a price far below market value. Enroll in an eligible class today and
check the special offer checkbox to receive this special: Purchase your like-new, class supplied, CM-SB for $300 (A value of $481.93 if purchased new)
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| Visit our new online reviews page to see what others are saying.
Former customers and students are invited to add their own reviews and photos. A review button can be found at the bottom of each product or workshop page.
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| | Visit schoolofrealism.com or call Samantha at (803) 635-8060 to learn more
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