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The Hobbyceram
International School of decorative arts was founded
in Milan, in 1986, by Mrs. Donatella Viggiani. The
school is the largest porcelain painting school in
Italy, and one of the most important in Europe with
its 192 seminars every year and over 1000 people joining
it.
The Hobbyceram International School is present, with
its 17 subsidiaries,
in 7 countries: Italy, Spain, Germany, Switzerland,
Thailand, England, Portugal and Lebanon. The school
has many branches in Italy too: in Nova Milanese,
Brescia, Varese, Roma, Cuneo, Trento, Torino and Reggio
Emilia.
The school uses the cooperation of many wellknown
porcelain artists,
coming from all over the world, to teach their special
techniques, and this offers the opportunity to learn
new ways of painting porcelain and to be updated on
all new techniques.
The aim of the school is, in fact, to open the perspective
of the local porcelain artists, bringing them in touch
with different styles and cultures.
The school offers, during the year, short and intensive
seminars, as well as classes for beginners or advanced
students, that run on a longer period
(3-6 months).
The principal “groups” of seminars are:
Square shaders techniques, Classical techniques, Painting
on gold techniques, Impressionism on porcelain, Oriental
techniques, Modern techniques (Scandinavian technique,
Painting using gold, lustres and pen) Border techniques,
Trompe-l’oeil techniques,
Modelling porcelain techniques, Miniature on porcelain,
Cloisonnè on porcelain, Glass fusing, Painting
on glass, Modern techniques on glass, Tiffany techniques.
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Overglaze porcelain tecniques
Modern techniques
Underglaze techniques
Other techniques
Glass techniques
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| INTERNATIONAL
SCHOOL OF DECORATIVE ARTS LONDON - REGULAR CLASSES |
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School of Decorative Arts London - Seminars (.pdf)
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| OVERGLAZE
PORCELAIN TECNIQUES |
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| Traditional
techniques in porcelaing painting
Going from the traditional techniques to the contemporary
ones, Elena Morra, is painting
on porcelain since a long time and has worked
as a consultant for most of the important European
manufactories; today she designs all the models
of dishes that are then produced by Eschenbach.
The program of the class foresees an introductory
part for those who never painted before, but also
a proficiency class on classical techniques. Meissen,
Sèvres , Limoges styles are also taught
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| Traditional
and designs techniques
Sandra Blakeway Parmenter is
an English artist that started her porcelain painting
career in Italy. She is now the Master teacher
at the London branch of Hobbyceram International
School of Decorative Arts.
Mrs. Parmenter's style is classical and modern
at the same time, her thin and precise outlinings
accompany soft pastel toned colours.
To her students she teaches the freedom of art
and the respect of all ancient compositions; with
her, they all produce beautiful masterpieces. |
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Traditional
techniques
Monica
Revello, is the artist who won the VII
Convention Azzurra in 2002.
She is one of the major italian artists and she
specialized in ancient Flemish and Russian techniques.
Her beautiful dark lacquered backgrounds, the softness
of ripe fruits, flowers which open themselves
to the first sun rays.....
Under the attentive guidance of Elisabeth
Schaad or Irene Schmidt
we will discover all secrets of the
ancient Meissen Manufactory.
Both having worked for the Meissen Manufactory itself
as painters as well as restorers of old pieces,
with them it will be easy to approach floral as
well as fruits motifs. Little details will complete
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Miniature
flowers and landscapes
In one colour only or shaded in many different
colours, in this class, we paint a landscape that,
similar to the traditional Sevrès ones,
will be finely painted. The miniature landscape
can decorate little boxes or snuffboxes, dinner
sets as well as other decorative pieces. Framed
in a flower garland or at the center of a medaillon,
the theme is treated with fine long tipped sable
brushes, the colours are mixed in
a traditional way, with thick oil and turpentine.
Miniature class also focuses on a flowers bouquet. |
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| Impressionistic
technique
Stephen Merlin Hayes is the perfect
teacher to teach you the perfect way to paint
a large piece.
The students will learn how to approach large
plates, umbrella stands as well as vases. Roses,
hydrangeas, poppies, dandelions and many other
well known flowers as well as many sorts of fruit,
will be the theme of these classes.
Stephen Hayes is used to teach to large classes.
We do not have to forget, in fact, that he teaches
in many universities in the United States and
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Square
shaders techniques
Square
shaders techniques are so called because of the
large flat brushes which are used to paint with
non drying mediums. It is important to mark soft
brush strokes and clean colours layers. In this
technique you can paint flowers as well as landscapes
and fruits. Teachers of high professionality give
square shaders technique lessons at our school,
in between them, please note Svanhild Øvrebo
with her wonderful winter landscapes and Grethe
Solemslokk world-wide reknown, for her
delicate salmon roses. |
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Portraits
and animals
Teresita
Sartori is the founder of one of the most
important Italian porcelain painting schools. Her
works,
published on many specialized magazines and books
are winners of many prizes and awards.
Teresita Sartori catches with her brush the soul
of the painted subjects so the glance of her portraits
tells
the hard burden of life while the eyes of her animals
catch the heart of the viewer with lights and reflects
of an uncontaminated nature.
On a sable background porcelain painting is transparing
itself in real "fresco".
The softness of the base add delicacy to the painting
stroke and the shine of the colour gets enbanced
by thousand sand grains. So, portrait and animals
gain a new wonderful dimension. |
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Open
oil techniques
All the freshness of spring flowers caught
with the soft american technique of Sonie Ames.
The sweetness of mystical gazes reproduces on fine
porcelain rich renaissance scenarios.
Ede Finazzi, extraordinary artist,
combines in her masterpieces fine brush strokes with non drying medium and perfect details painted
with classical discipline. |
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Grisaille
on gold
A
special way to handle gold and silver. Patrizia
Arvieri will teach you how to prepare wonderful
richly decorated pieces. Dark coloured areas will
balance the light spots where the gold will shine
in all its beauty.
With the help of a thin brush you will be able to
paint nice landscapes as well as unusual flowers
or fruits.
The teacher, Patrizia Arvieri, has won many prizes
all around the wordl including the prestigious Meissen
Trophy.
In this season a special class will take place in
London. Some subjects will be treated with the newer
methodologies of overglaze pencils as well as watercolour
painting on mat porcelain background always with a gold base.
The sepia shades of the grisaille are enlightened
with touches of gold powder.
So the thaditional motifs of Patrizia Arvieri are
stylized in brown and gold and acqure a new wonderful
strength keeping the usual beautiful design. |
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MODERN TECHNIQUES |
Scandinavian technique
Scandinavian technique is the latest and more modern of
all porcelain techniques: with the use of abstract lines,
lusters precious stones, and glass drops as well as metallic
colours, this kind of painting also needs sand and chip
off powders. Bright gold and rich colours complete the effect
and are specially important in the finishing of jewels and
small designer objects.
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Design
techniques with gold, lusters and pen work
The swiss artist, Peter Faust is
a wonderful artist and a dreamer. He transfigures flowers
and butterflies, symbols and details to create wonderful
poems with his brush strokes. |
Trompe
l'oeil: semi precious stones and wood effects
In this class you will learn how to imitate perfectly
malachite, lapislazzuli and turquoise. In the second class
instead you will learn how to reproduce all sort of woods,
briars and inlays. The results of both seminars, are wonderful
compositions of hard stones and precious woods.
Trompe
l'oeil: Cloth and tissue
Silks and brocades, velvets and laces are the wonderful
effects that can be used as pure decorative motifs as well
as complements for painting Icons and Renaissance portraits.
It is incredible to be able to reproduce this soft cloth
effect on porcelain..
Enamels
on porcelain
Cathedral glass effects obtained with metal enamels
on porcelain. Baroque or geometric motifs to create deepness
and transparency.
Trompe-l'oeil
: gems, jewelry, pearls and chains
Brooches, chains, lonely gems or
framed ones are all basic elements of this class.
Particular attention will be given to the geometry
of cut stones with their special way to reflect light.
Pearls,
white or grey ones, and chains will complete your
beautiful composition. |
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Gold
leaf technique
Gold leaf applied on porcelain with special mediums
recreates a wonderful and precious effect. So it can be
used on flowers, and leaves, on clothes as well as on
landscapes and water ponds.....
Gold
finishing techniques - Intensive course
Many ways to finish all our painted objects: rimming,
scrolling, banding or other nice decorations with bright
and roman gold. Agathe etching,
reliefs and marbleizing will also be taught in this class.
Borders
and banding
How to border your pieces with a fine, single or
double line, how to finish your pieces with a golden touch.
Included in the fee, you will get a table wheel with arm
rest to carry home.
Mosaic
on porcelain
A fine mosaic finishing will complete and frame different
motifs or will be decoration itself. The strong relief
effect is obtained with the use of relief colours and
mediums.
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UNDERGLAZE TECHNIQUES |
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| Porcelain
and clay modelling
With clay or porcelain paste it is possible
to create wonderful new shapes. Afterwards all
pieces can be painted with underglaze enamels
or with overglaze colours.
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| Cuerda
seca - Enameling on red clay
Colours are closed into a frame of manganese
oxyde and, after firing, the colours will be highly
in relief. You will then be able to produce geometrical
as well as figurative motifs specially suited
for outdoor pieces.
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| Copper
enameling
In the basic class you will learn how to enamel
on copper, how to use the different kinds of enamels
and powders and how to create special effects
with other materials as transparent or mat colours.
You will also be taught notions of how to enamel
round pieces as well as how to model special copper
shapes. Notions will be also given for the cloisonné
technique as well as other jewelry details. |
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OTHER TECHNIQUES |
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Wood
painting
After the classical models of floral decoration we
will paint on wood very richly. These motifs will be suited
later to paint on furniture or mural paintings. A lot
of attention will be given to the preparation of the base.
Seminar
of photography
Photography is as a way to stop special moments, loved
features, blooming flowers. A way to keep a good time
from passing by, to hold a precious moment forever or
even to fix on paper a model to reproduce on porcelain....
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GLASS TECHNIQUES |
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Glass fusing
All the thousand possibilities of glass
are exploited in this fusing glass class.
Glass is coloured with different techniques
and is melted with special shapes and
together with different materials like
copper, ceramic oxydes, glass frittes
and stringers. |
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Glass-fusing Decoration
In this class your previous fused pieces
will be painted and decorated with gold
and lusters, gold and silver leaf and
beautiful bright colours. |
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Scandinavian technique
on glass
Modern interpretation of glass painting
with many contrasts of shiny and mat surfaces.
We will use lustres and gold for glass,
mat as well as transparent glass colours.
You will learn the immersion technique
and the "feather effect" under
glass, abstract as well as figurative
results, for rich design creations. |
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