We’re all fans of something, (Benedict Cumberbatch for Prof Lieu) and what better way to show our love by making fan art together!
Explore the incredible range of interpretations and stylistic choices you can try out with fan art.
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“Prof Lieu’s experienced advice and encouragement to me personally on my art! I also love that this was a small group with similar interests and we were able to share so many techniques, tips, and experiences.
It’s valuable to me to have Prof Lieu’s direction as well as to hear from other artists. Great group!“
Watch a Sample Workshop
How it Works
Resources
Before the workshop
- Students receive access to the workshop channels in our Discord.
- Hang out in the workshop channels so we can see your artwork and site, and chat about your goals can make the workshop more efficient.
“The resources are great for helping me to prepare before the workshops and act as resources after the workshop if I want to continue working on the topic.”
- Please know that if you have no experience with Discord, it does take some time to get set up and learn how Discord works.
- Watch this 53 second tour of our Discord for a preview.
- We highly recommend joining several days before the workshop date so you can learn the ropes, troubleshoot any problems, and get help from us to make the workshop run as smoothly as possible for you.
First 2 hours
- Students work and take occasional breaks to post their artwork into the Discord text channel.
- On voice, Prof Lieu continually critiques drawings as they are posted in the Discord text channel.
Last hour
- Each student will speak on voice with Prof Lieu about their artwork.
After the workshop
- A recording of the workshop will be available to workshop participants. The recording will not be available to the public.
Workshop channels access
- Students will continue to have access to the workshop channels.
- The week following the workshop, Prof Lieu will provide feedback and follow up resources.
- After that week, Prof Lieu will answer quick questions, but will not be providing feedback.
Written Feedback
- Prof Lieu will write a paragraph for each student which reviews the student’s artwork made during the workshop + suggestions for how to move forward, see sample below.
I loved seeing the range of watercolor techniques you did at the workshop, several portraits showed really careful attention to the nuances in the wrinkles. At the same time, the portraits you did towards the end of the workshop were so loose, spontaneous and showed bold departures from the reference photos.
If you continue working with watercolor, I think it would be worth exploring how to convey texture. Dry brushing is a technique that is really helpful for that, it can give you marks that are grittier, and that have more of a bite.
I’m thinking if you started with a gestural approach and layered dry brushing on top you would get a very rich range of textures.
Prof Lieu
“I love that Prof Lieu takes the time to write up the guides and put everything together for us so that we can prepare, at least mentally.
The videos are very nice too even though I didn’t use them for the workshop, I do like using them outside of it when I just need a good warm up or just need some ideas.”
Student info
- Limit 12 students
- Enrollment is first come, first serve
- All students are required to join our Discord to participate.
Confirmation
- We will confirm whether the workshop is running by the Wednesday after the Friday registration deadline.
- If the workshop does not run, you will receive a full refund no later than a week from the Friday registration deadline.
Refunds
- All payments are non-refundable if the workshop runs.
- Students must join our Discord at least 24 hours before the workshop starts. There are no refunds if you do not join within this time frame.
- There are no refunds if a student is late, does not join Discord, or does not attend the workshop for any reason.
- We only issue refunds if the workshop does not run due to lack of enrollment.
Contact
- Questions? Contact us.
About our Staff
Prof Lieu lectures on a wide range of professional development topics for artists at any point in their artistic development and careers. She does consulting and faculty training for school districts, universities, and colleges.
Prof Lieu has 16 years of teaching studio art at the college level, and was an Adjunct Professor at the Rhode Island School of Design from 2007-2020. See Prof Lieu’s full CV.
