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Tweak says, "Tweak does it better"

Brian Moser (cold_dry_pieces) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2014-01-17 20:04:00

Entry tags:

:class, :mingle, brian moser, euphemia li britannia, klara guildsen, sarah williams, ton phanan

|[ 254 ]|[ open action ]|[ art class ]|
|[ EDUCATIONAL FACILITY: ROOM 5 ]|

[The truth is Rudy really doesn't know the first thing about teaching, and he doesn't particularly care to figure it out; but this is a good excuse to set up a studio and get some brownie points with the powers that be. He's got to keep busy, after all.

He's in the studio early, setting up a few simple tableaux of items for his 'students' to draw or paint-- the ubiquitous bowl of fruit; a collection of random, mismatched glassware; a tumbled pile of loose fabric, draped over a wooden box; a bouquet of cut flowers laid on their sides.

As for himself, he's got a large pad of paper off to the side of the room, and by the time the class officially starts, he's already sketching vague charcoal lines.

Now it's a matter of seeing whether anyone shows up.]

|[ooc; backdated to early this dayweek~ this will be a bit more of a mingle, please feel free to bounce around in threads and do whatever! I will get around as much as I can and hopefully class on 258 will have a bit more substance.]|

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	cold_dry_pieces 2014-02-01 01:13 am UTC (link)
	Exactly. Because you know they're there. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friendly_fire 2014-02-01 01:23 am UTC (link)
	I didn't even realize I did that. So I just need to be more careful about painting what I really see? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cold_dry_pieces 2014-02-01 03:22 am UTC (link)
	If you're trying to represent the still life, it's a good move. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friendly_fire 2014-02-02 12:12 am UTC (link)
	Do you think I should start over? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cold_dry_pieces 2014-02-02 12:21 am UTC (link)
	Well, that's up to you. It's a nice picture-- you could finish it, if you like it, from your imagination. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friendly_fire 2014-02-02 12:23 am UTC (link)
	[She nods.] Yes, maybe I'll do that and then next time I'll pay more attention. Thank you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cold_dry_pieces 2014-02-02 12:26 am UTC (link)
	As long as you enjoy working on a piece, I think it's worth it. Besides, not everything can be put on display to capture; it's good to learn to work right from your imagination. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friendly_fire 2014-02-02 04:52 pm UTC (link)
	So, either way I would be doing it correctly? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cold_dry_pieces 2014-02-03 01:00 am UTC (link)
	There isn't really an incorrect, it's about choosing what you want to do and learning how to manage it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friendly_fire 2014-02-03 04:52 am UTC (link)
	What sorts of things do you paint? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cold_dry_pieces 2014-02-03 12:45 pm UTC (link)
	People, mostly. I prefer drawings to painting. But it's good to shake things up, it helps develop your eye. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friendly_fire 2014-02-06 03:33 am UTC (link)
	Oh, that must be why you asked for models. [She didn't respond, but she did hear him.] Did any respond? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cold_dry_pieces 2014-02-06 12:24 pm UTC (link)
	None yet, but that's all right. I think it might be a little too intimidating for the first few classes, anyway. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friendly_fire 2014-02-07 05:44 am UTC (link)
	What does it involve? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cold_dry_pieces 2014-02-07 02:04 pm UTC (link)
	Some people just freak out a little the first time they're asked to draw a naked stranger. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friendly_fire 2014-02-10 05:09 am UTC (link)
	Oh. [She sounds surprised, but not overly so.] I didn't realize they would be naked. And so few of us are strangers here. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cold_dry_pieces 2014-02-10 02:57 pm UTC (link)
	I guess they don't have to be, but that's the usual practice. You can't study the human form when you can't see it. But you're right about that. That might make it weirder, I guess. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friendly_fire 2014-02-12 04:48 pm UTC (link)
	I didn't think about it like that. [And now she's less likely to volunteer. Being in very little around others doesn't bother her, but nothing at all?] Though I suppose you wouldn't be strangers long if you spent so much time together being drawn or drawing. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cold_dry_pieces 2014-02-12 05:43 pm UTC (link)
	It depends. The model has to stay very still, so you don't usually get to chat much. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friendly_fire 2014-02-12 06:11 pm UTC (link)
	It still sounds...intimate. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cold_dry_pieces 2014-02-12 06:40 pm UTC (link)
	It's not something everyone's up for. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friendly_fire 2014-02-12 06:43 pm UTC (link)
	Have you ever modeled? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cold_dry_pieces 2014-02-12 07:00 pm UTC (link)
	Nah, I stick to the drawing side of the equation (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friendly_fire 2014-02-13 05:22 am UTC (link)
	I think I might stay there too. Maybe I'll even get better at the drawing part. Thank you for your help. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cold_dry_pieces 2014-02-13 05:21 pm UTC (link)
	Hey, it's what I'm here for. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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