school of botanical art & illustration - Denver Botanic Gardens

GUEST WORKSHOPS
Italic Variations - Making Your Own Script
Building on an understanding of script structure, this workshop
will introduce the various changes or variations that can be
made to the italic script to produce a wide range of effects.
We will first focus on weight, height, compression and slope.
Next, we’ll examine variables such as branches and serifs
along with an exploration of the smallest changes that can
drastically affect the appearance of letterforms. The emphasis
will be on creating the maximum amount of differences between
scripts while retaining defining characteristics. Gaining a deep
understanding of italic will allow you to go beyond copying
a script and to use the calligraphy in a far more flexible and
expressive way. At the end of the workshop you will produce
a sample booklet of Italic variations and a finished example
of flourish italic script. Fee: $310 member, $370 non-member.
Entry level knowledge of Italic hand is required.
• Fri. – Sun., Feb. 15 - 17, 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Instructor: Veiko Kespersaks
No refunds for registration cancellations after January 14 unless
your seat can be filled.
Spectacular Botanicals
with Jenny Phillips I
Celebrate the spring with
Jenny Phillips, one of the most
influential and accomplished
contemporary botanical artists
today. Focus is on seasonal
subject matter; we supply the
plants and you bring your
enthusiasm. Ms. Phillips will
provide an opportunity to
explore the skills of botanical
illustration covering design
and composition, line, tone
for depth of field, botanical integrity, and the importance of
form to make the plant realistic. Fee: $415 member, $465
non-member. Prerequisites: Pencil I, Color Mixing, Watercolor
I (Light on Form and Perspective strongly recommended).
Demonstrated intermediate skill level in watercolor for those
Jenny Phillips
who are not in our program. (Priority is given to students of the
School of Botanical Illustration at the Gardens.)
Two three-day sessions are offered; you can only register for
one session:
Jenny Phillips I: Mon. – Wed., April 22 - 24, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Jenny Phillips II: Fri. – Sun., April 26 - 28, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
No refunds for registration cancellations after March 4 unless
your seat can be filled.
Jenny Phillips is a gold medalist from The Australian National
Print Awards, The Royal Horticultural Society, London, and
Celia Rosser Award. Ms. Phillips has focused her drawing,
watercolor skills and love of gardening on botanical art since
1971. Her exceptional teaching ability ensures high demand
all over the world for master classes. She has taught master
classes in Australia, U.K., Italy, South Africa, Japan and the
US. Her previous visit to Denver was in 2007.
Joy of Digital Painting: Photoshop Tips and Tricks
for Traditional Effects
Do you ever get angry at Photoshop? Do you ever get confused
with all the options that Photoshop has to offer? Then this class is
for you. This three-day workshop for beginners to intermediate
Photoshop users will help you start using Photoshop as a
painting tool. You start with your own previously accomplished
illustration executed with traditional techniques. We’ll scan it
in class and learn about Photoshop palettes and tools needed
for digital painting. Learn to use layers and how to create,
use and edit selections. You’ll learn to like Photoshop while
recreating your own traditional tools and your own style
through demonstrations, hands-on experience and individual
guiding. Fee: $310 member, $370 non-member. Entry level
skills in Photoshop required.
WEEKEND WORKSHOP
• Fri. – Sun., May 17 - 19, 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Instructor: Ikumi Kayama, College Park, MD
No refunds for registration cancellations after April 8 unless your
seat can be filled.
Ikumi Kayama is medical and scientific illustrator of Studio
Kayama, creating illustration, animation, graphics and Web
design since 2008. Ms. Kayama holds an MA in medical and
biological illustration from Johns Hopkins University School of
Medicine and a BFA in scientific illustration from the University of
Georgia. Her work has appeared internationally in juried shows,
exhibits, textbooks, scientific journals, presentations and websites.
She is also the recipient of numerous awards from a variety of
organizations, including GNSI, AMI and the Illustrators Club.
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