Artist Elyse Dodge is known for her jewel-toned landscape paintings. She can take any mountainous landscape and transform it into a contemporary work of art using polygons. Her ability to break down the natural environment into geometric shapes is incredible, and now, she's ready to share all of her secrets with you in her new online painting class. In Acrylic Landscapes: Reimagining Mountains as Polygons, available on My Modern Met Academy, you'll follow her step by step through the process of creating your own canvas.
In thisintermediate painting class, Dodge takes us through the entire creation process, starting with how to select the perfect landscape inspiration and choosing a color palette. Before putting anything down on canvas, you'll work together on the computer to break your inspiration photo into the polygons that are the hallmark of Dodge's style. While she'll be using Adobe Illustrator, you can use any similar program or even take advantage of Adobe's free trial if you don't already have the software.
Dodge will then share her tips on the best acrylic paints and brushes to make your painting a success. From there, you'll see how you can transfer your image to the canvas and then watch as Dodge builds up the colors and forms using acrylics. In the end, you'll come away with your own mountain polygon painting.
“I created this course for anyone who wants to be an artist but is struggling to find their style or a medium to express themselves,” Dodge shares. “I believe that everyone is born with an inner creative but that the only difference between you and me is knowing how to use the tools.”
Ready to give it a try? Enroll in Acrylic Landscapes: Reimagining Mountains as Polygons on My Modern Met Academy today. Once purchased, the class can be found on your student dashboard. You can learn at your own pace and watch it as many times as you like.
Learn how to transform any landscape into a contemporary geometric painting when you enroll in the class Acrylic Landscapes: Reimagining Mountains as Polygons on My Modern Met Academy.
First, you'll learn how to select the perfect landscape image and create a mood board to guide your creativity.
Then, Elyse will guide you through the process of breaking your image into geometric shapes using Adobe Illustrator.
You'll then follow Elyse through the painting process, using acrylics to transfer your mockup to canvas.
In the end, you'll come away with your own contemporary landscape painting.
Get a peek into the course below.
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