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Quick Sketching Workshop For Interior Decoration & Design
Fee: $140.00

Instructor: Ken Schwarz
July 6, 13, 20, 27,  August 3 (Fridays)

9:00 am – 12:00 pm (5 sessions totalling 15 hrs.)

This studio course covers sketching fundamentals, elevations, perspective and basic rendering techniques applicable to interiors and finishes. Students will be able to present and “sell” their ideas to potential clients or contractors to achieve desired results. The class is open to those interested in interior decorating/design or for those professionals needing to upgrade their skills. Note: basic art supplies will be needed for class.  Please bring a pen and a notebook to the first class.  A list of supplies will be handed out at that time.

INTRODUCTION TO INTERIOR DESIGN Fridays, 1:00 to 4:00pm       (Starts Fall Semester 2012) W/ duCret Instructor:  Kenneth Schwarz This studio course covers sketching fundamentals, elevations, perspective and basic rendering techniques applicable to interiors and finishes. Students will be able to present and “sell” their ideas to potential clients or contractors to achieve desired results. The class is open to those interested in interior decorating, design or for professionals needing to upgrade their skills. Note:  Basic Art supplies will be needed for class.  Please bring a pen and a notebook to the first class.  A list of supplies will be handed out at that time.

NEW! INTERIOR DESIGN at duCret (STARTS FALL 2012)CURRICULUM SEQUENCE FIRST SEMESTER (Foundation) Anatomy and Figure Drawing (1.5) Perspective (1.5) Drawing I (1.5) Design I (1.5) Intro to Computer Design (1.5) Ceramics or Digital Photography (1.5) Color I (1.5) Elements of Interior Design (1.5) Residential Design I (1.5) History of Art I (3)* Total Credits 16.5   Total Hours 450SECOND SEMESTER History of Art II (3)* Residential Design II (1.5) Hand Sketching & Drafting (1.5) CAD I (1.5) Furniture Design (1.5) Textiles, Materials & Finishes for Residential Spaces (1.5) History of Furniture I (3)* Elective (1.5) Elective (1.5) Elective (1.5) Total Credits 18   Total Hours 450THIRD SEMESTERHistory of Furniture II (3)* Commercial Design I (1.5) CAD II (1.5) Marker Rendering & Digital Media for Presentation (1.5) Sustainable Design I (1.5) Textiles, Materials & Finishes for Commercial Spaces (1.5) Principles of Lighting (3)* Residential Codes & Standards (3)* Elective (1.5) Total Credits 18   Total Hours 450FOURTH SEMESTER Commercial Design II  (1.5) Sustainable Design II (1.5) 3-D Computer Rendering (1.5) Design Studio & Business Practices (1.5) Portfolio/Senior Project (1.5) Internship (3) ** Commercial Codes & Standards (3) Elective (1.5) Elective (1.5) Elective (1.5) Total Credits 18   Total Hours 450 Total Program 70.5 credits   Total Hours 1800 * Lecture Classes are 3 credits requiring 3 hours of class time, presentation / paper, quizzes and exams. ** Internship requires working in field under supervision of an interior design instructor, rotating firms, class time and reports. ELECTIVES Stained Glass Oil and Acrylic Painting Watercolor Painting Faux Finishing (NEW) Mural Painting (NEW) Painting from the Old Masters InDesign Illustrator Photoshop Digital Design & Illustration Advanced Photoshop CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Residential Designer Commercial Designer Sustainable Designer Furniture Designer Design Coordinator CAD Drafter Renderer Space Planner Design Assistant Stylist Showroom Sales / Sales Representative Employment opportunities include design/architectural firms, showrooms, design centers, furniture stores, design studios, furniture manufacturers, paint stores, freelance or self employment.

For more information about this entire course call duCret School of Art at 908-757-7171. High School juniors and seniors are encouraged to apply before BEFORE JUNE 1, as curriculum classes may become full by that time.

These pieces are mixed media collages. They are constructed in the mandala format: a circle in a square. The subject of the collage is inside of the circle. In this case it is the bonsai tree. There is one apple tree collage. The others represent the bonsai tree in each season. To create the work, first I determine the size of the circle, the tree and the borders. Then I select a general palette for each collage. These all have an earthiness to them. The next step involves locating papers with patterns or fragments of patterns that will work well together and relate to the story of the collage. The patterns should be in the colors of the general palette and should be of varying sizes. I begin with what I know, which is the center of the collage, and work my way out to the edges. The center is the area of greatest contrast so that the subject is emphasized and reads clearly. Collaging is a process of layering, usually small pieces over larger pieces. First I cover the background area in each section with paper in a chosen color. Then I layer patterned pieces over the background. The arrangement of these patterned pieces sets up a rhythm which is critical to the work. If I don’t have patterned pieces in the color, shape or size that I need, I create my own patterns by drawing out a shape and repeating it.  The repeated patterns unify the work visually and conceptually. I am interested in achieving a luminous surface, so I include a lot of metallic pieces or metallic outlined pieces, and I preserve the outlining when I cut.  Each area is designed separately, however, everything must be well-integrated. The goal is to pull the viewer’s eye out of the center with some excitement at the border. The effect is simultaneously dynamic and holistic. It’s the plot of the story. The outside border cannot be uniform because that would not hold anyone’s interest. In these collages, I have added watercolor and graphite images. These additions are like explosions. They intensify the experience of the collage. To complete the project I insert more metallic to the background where it is needed to make the entire surface glow. When the collages are completed, they are varnished multiple times with UV protective varnish. In real life, these collages are very dense with patterns, textures and layers as well as colors and design. They are complicated, but pleasing to behold.

Instructor: Susan Meyer

Meetup – The Art of Photography and Photoshop

All Levels Welcome!

duCret instructor Susan Meyer has established a community outreach program for NJ photographers. Join us and take mini workshops geared to get you pointed toward a professional career in photography. Learn all basic aspects of your digital SLR camera and gain tips on how to shoot under different lighting conditions. Learn how to easily view, sort, manage, automate, edit, adjust and tweak your Photoshop files.  Handle and adjust RAW Camera files, and learn the control of High Dynamic Range for the perfect image to name a few. Workshops are geared on 2 tiers – Beginners to Intermediate and Intermediate to Professional. Take a mini workshop and see if a career in photography is for you!

* Each semester individuals can enroll in a 15 week Professional Photography Course. duCret is currently accepting registration for Fall 2012 Semester Professional Photography courses.

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This studio is designed to provide students with an understanding that will enable the use of watercolor in the creation of fine art, architectural rendering and product illustration. It will begin at entry level and advance on to the development of an individual personality with the brush, with emphasis on understanding the flexibility of the medium. Studies include off-campus sessions and studio painting from life.

Mediums: exploring and conquering techniques will introduce and reintroduce students to traditional mediums but used in nontraditional techniques. The class will learn about prepared surfaces and how mediums respond to those surfaces. Silverpoint, charcoal, graphite, acrylic, color pencil, oil, watercolor will be explored.

For beginning and intermediate students, learn methods of starting paintings or drawings more successfully. Using varying short poses, the early fundamentals of drawing and painting, human proportion, creating vitality of gesture and developing an eye for design, will be thoroughly addressed. Additionally, we will investigate the human figure in its structural, rhythmic sense and assist in how to view a finishing game differently by focusing on topographic, rhythmic lines and forms.

duCret School of Art
1030 Central Avenue
Plainfield, NJ 07060
PHONE:  908-757-7171
FAX:   908-757-2626
Email Inquiries: ducretschoolofart@aol.com

From Garden State Parkway Traveling South

Take GSP to Route 78 West. Follow Route 78 West to Exit 40, the Plainfields. At the end of the exit ramp, turn left onto Hillcrest Road. Follow Hillcrest Rd. to the stop sign, turn right onto Route 531 South and follow 531 South around the Watchung Circle and onto Watchung Ave. Just before Route 22, make a left turn for the overpass to Plainfield and cross over the highway. At the end of the ramp make a left turn onto Somerset St. Follow Somerset St. which becomes Park Ave. beginning at Front Street. Stay on Park Ave. Make right on Randolph Rd. (Landmark: the old Muhlenberg Hospital on Left) and follow to blinker light at Central Ave. Make left onto Central. The entrance to duCret will be the first driveway on the right.

From Garden State Parkway Traveling North

Exit 131 to Route 27. Turn right onto Route 27. At second light turn right onto Wood Ave. Follow Wood Ave. to first light. Turn left onto Oak Tree Road. Follow Oak tree Rd. for approximately 4 miles. Turn right onto Park Avenue from Oak Tree Road at light (Landmark: a shopping center and Wells Fargo Bank on the right). Follow Park Ave for approximately 1 mile, past Burger King on the right, and start to look for Randolph Rd.  Make left onto Randolph Rd. (Landmark: the old Muhlenberg Hospital on Right) and follow to blinker light at Central Ave. Make left onto Central. The entrance to duCret will be the first driveway on the right.

From Route 22 Traveling West

Exit from Route 22 at the green sign that says “The Plainfields” (Just past Watchung Area signs). Take the jughandle across the highway, which lands you onto Somerset St. Make left onto Somerset St. Follow Somerset St. which becomes Park Ave. beginning at Front Street. Stay on Park Ave. Make right on Randolph Rd. (Landmark: the old Muhlenberg Hospital on left) and follow to blinker light at Central Ave. Make left onto Central. The entrance to duCret will be the first driveway on the right.

From Route 22 Traveling East

Exit at Grove St. from Route 22 (CVS) and follow Grove St., which becomes Central Avenue once you cross over Front St. (approximately 2 miles). The duCret School is the first driveway on the right past the red blinker light.

From Route 287 Traveling South

Take 287 South and exit at Route 22 East. Follow Route 22 East for about 8 miles. Exit at Grove St. from Route 22 (CVS) and follow Grove St., which becomes Central Avenue once you cross over Front St. (approximately 2 miles). The duCret School is the first driveway on the right past the red blinker light.

From Route 287 Traveling North

Exit 287 at the Durham Ave., South Plainfield exit. At the bottom of the exit ramp make a right. At the second traffic light bear right (Hamilton Blvd.) and at 5th traffic light turn right onto Plainfield Ave. travel 1/2 mile to Randolph Road and turn right at the red blinker onto Central Ave.  The duCret School is the first driveway on the right past the red blinker light.

From Route 78 Traveling West

Follow Route 78 West to Exit 40, the Plainfields. At the end of the exit ramp, turn left onto Hillcrest Road. Follow Hillcrest Rd. to the stop sign, turn right onto Route 531 South and follow 531 South around the Watchung Circle and onto Watchung Ave. Just before Route 22, make a left turn for the overpass to Plainfield and cross over the highway. At the end of the ramp make a left turn onto Somerset St. Follow Somerset St. which becomes Park Ave. beginning at Front Street. Stay on Park Ave. Make right on Randolph Rd. (Landmark: the old Muhlenberg Hospital on left) and follow to blinker light at Central Ave. Make left onto Central. The entrance to duCret will be the first driveway on the right.

From Route 78 Traveling East

Take Ezit 40 to sign that reads “Plainfield”. make right at end of exit ramp and take  Hillcrest Road to the  bottom of the hill.  Follow Hillcrest Rd. to the stop sign, turn right onto Route 531 South and follow 531 South around the Watchung Circle and onto Watchung Ave. Just before Route 22, make a left turn for the overpass to Plainfield and cross over the highway. At the end of the ramp make a left turn onto Somerset St. Follow Somerset St. which becomes Park Ave. beginning at Front Street. Stay on Park Ave. Make right on Randolph Rd. (Landmark: the old Muhlenberg Hospital on left) and follow to blinker light at Central Ave. Make left onto Central. The entrance to duCret will be the first driveway on the right.