[Co-Taught by Ani Chowdhury and Gabriel Shapps]
Wetfolding is a way to truly breathe life into paper. In this class, we'll cover everything from the basic technique to adding sculptural elements, painting, and anatomy study. We'll then apply this knowledge to create several sculptures related to the human face. Watercolor paper (the most common medium for this type of wetfolding) will be provided. With this material, students will be able to design their own wetfolds from scratch, based on a reference. This class assumes no prior knowledge of wetfolding, and concepts will be taught from scratch.
Any sort of embossing tool / pointed object (tweezers, a mechanical pencil with no lead, pen with no ink, stylus, etc) would be helpful. Arches watercolor paper and water for wetfolding will be provided
- This uses non-square paper: Any scrap of arches will work
- No prior wetfolding knowledge is assumed. Experience shaping complex models is helpful. Interest in drawing is also helpful, but not required.