Online Class: One Stroke Painting of Beautiful Roses
Want to learn to paint? Want to have a rewarding hobby? Have the desire to learn something new and fun? This is the class for you. It is loaded with ideas, paintings, and easy-to-follow instructions. This is an opportunity for you to learn a new hobby, then share it with the world, in craft shows and shops, bazaars, mailorder, online marketing, gifts, and home decor. Senior citizens and all ages can enjoy the freedom to paint in the privacy of their homes. Joan will take you step-by-step all the way and will be there for you. Painting is a form of self-expression that you can use for the rest of your life. You don't have to be an expert in this technique. Everyone can accomplish the "One Stroke" technique. In the fast-paced world that we live in, painting is a breath of fresh air. You can just relax and enjoy the moment while painting. You don't need a lot of space, just a small table. Painting can fit in your life, no matter where you live. You many view samples of completed designs in all the courses that Joan teaches by typing in www.picturetrail.com/joanwaff in the browser address and then, simply clicking on the album that interest you.
Enroll today! This is a self-paced, online course. You have 6 months to finish.
An instructor will monitor your progress and assess your body of work at course completion.
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This class has been officially reviewed by our Course Review Committee that scrutinizes course content and instructor participation. This course has received our Committee's highest rating: 4 stars.
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1.0 CEUs
Course Description
The 'One Stroke' painting technique is sweeping the nation. This is now the most popular form of decorative painting for all who want to learn to paint. Donna Dewberry created the 'One Stroke' technique. The 'One Stroke' technique has millions of people painting, the fun and easy way. They are getting projects done for gifts, charities, peers, family, and marketing.
In this course, Joan will take you step-by-step in learning this exciting and easy painting method. This is so convenient for in-home art study. Joan is a 'Certified One Stroke Instructor' (OSCI), being certified by Donna Dewberry.
You will be learning the cabbage rose, rosebuds, small flowers, wisteria, all kinds of leaves, watermelons, vines, as well as original designs by Joan, such as the cat and dog sitting on a fence.
Each lesson will have painted stroke guides, as well as written instructions, and complete designs, which can be printed for your use.
The lessons are designed for your convenience in learning painting online. Joan will be paying careful attention to your comments and questions and will help you all the way to painting independence.
After learning the elements, you will be able to paint gorgeous designs on bags, cards, scrapbook pages, photo boxes and albums, clothing, wood, walls, and furniture.
Many people, who have never painted before, are amazed at their results. These people are now enriching their lives with their new hobby. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain by taking this fun course. This class is an exciting class on color, design, creativity, imagination, relaxation, and fun.
This course will teach you the "One Stroke" decorative painting technique that is sweeping the nation. It is an exciting and easy decorative painting technique that is very colorful, bold, flexible and intriquing for any surfaces that you want to decorate. Taking this course will enable you to make your own artwork projects for gifts or selling. It will increase your creative potential and make you feel that you have accomplised a new-found hobby.
There are no previous requirements for this course. You will be given instructions, step-by-step in the lesson.
You will need to purchase painting supplies as follows:
1) Folk Art acrylic paint in the following colors: berry wine, engine red, wicker white, sunflower yellow, schoolbus yellow, green forest, thicket, dioxazine purple, night sky, licorice, and floating medium.
2) Plaid Brushes by Donna Dewberry (green handles) in the following sizes: 3/4" flat, #12 flat, #2 script liner, medium scruffy
3) Miscellaneous supplies: styrofoam plates, paper towels, brush caddy (need 3 wells), wax paper (to put over stroke guides to practice over, artist practice pad (optional) to practice on. There will be no grades issued in this class. This class is for your enjoyment to be used to enrich your life.
You can work at your own pace and completing this course is as easy as completing the exercises and taking the simple quizzes geared to helping you learn the material.
You will earn certificates in attendance, class participation and merit on completing assignments.
The goal of this course is for you to use all the elements learned to decorate any surface that you want. You will feel confident to do your own designs to fit the size and shape of all your decorating needs.
At the end of the course, you will be able to use any combination of the elements you learned to decorate surfaces that you have.
Instructor Joan Waff is a "Certified One Stroke Instructor (OSCI) - certified by Donna Dewberry. She has been painting for over thirty years in many different techniques of decorative art. She has taught decorative painting in local shops and sold her work in shops, art galleries and shows. Before decorative painting, Joan made porcelain and cloth dolls and sold them across the U.S. to over 200 shops.
This course offers 1.0 CEUs upon successful completion. You may take this
online course with or without CEU documentation. An online and hard-copy Certificate of Course Completion displaying your coursework and
CEUs earned is included with the CEU Option. We also offer an expedited Transcript Service for sending your accomplishments to a third party.
Course Lessons
This course will teach you the "One Stroke" decorative painting technique that is sweeping the nation. It is an exciting and easy decorative painting technique that is very colorful, bold, flexible and intriquing for any surfaces that you want to decorate. Taking this course will enable you to make your own artwork projects for gifts or selling. It will increase your creative potential and make you feel that you have accomplised a new-found hobby.
There are no previous requirements for this course. You will be given instructions, step-by-step in the lesson. You will need to purchase painting supplies as follows: 1) Folk Art acrylic paint in the following colors: berry wine, engine red, wicker white, sunflower yellow, schoolbus yellow, green forest, thicket, dioxazine purple, night sky, licorice, and floating medium. 2) Plaid Brushes by Donna Dewberry (green handles) in the following sizes: 3/4" flat, #12 flat, #2 script liner, medium scruffy 3) Miscellaneous supplies: styrofoam plates, paper towels, brush caddy (need 3 wells), wax paper (to put over stroke guides to practice over, artist practice pad (optional) to practice on. There will be no grades issued in this class. This class is for your enjoyment to be used to enrich your life. You can work at your own pace and completing this course is as easy as completing the exercises and taking the simple quizzes geared to helping you learn the material. You will earn certificates in attendance, class participation and merit on completing assignments.
The goal of this course is for you to use all the elements learned to decorate any surface that you want. You will feel confident to do your own designs to fit the size and shape of all your decorating needs. At the end of the course, you will be able to use any combination of the elements you learned to decorate surfaces that you have.
Instructor Joan Waff is a "Certified One Stroke Instructor (OSCI) - certified by Donna Dewberry. She has been painting for over thirty years in many different techniques of decorative art. She has taught decorative painting in local shops and sold her work in shops, art galleries and shows. Before decorative painting, Joan made porcelain and cloth dolls and sold them across the U.S. to over 200 shops.
Optional Certificates Awarded
Certificate of Attendance
Certificate of Class Participation
Certificate of Appreciation
Certificate of Outstanding Achievement
Certificates awarded by the instructor will vary and are based upon student merit.
Any awards you earn are considered unofficial (or temporary) unless you decide to make the award official.
To make an award official, there is a $30.00 processing fee that covers the customization, printing, and shipping of a hard copy of the certificate as well as access to the UniversalClass Transcript Service.
Official awards include a serial number that verifies the authenticity of the award you earned for a lifetime (great for employers
to verify your achievement).