Workshops & Events

In Inking Comics, we will be using sumi ink to create comics and illustrations in black and white and
greyscale. Students will learn to use a brush to create illustrations, and create short comics. Students
of all experience levels are welcome, young artists encouraged!

$20 per student each session

To register, contact Mae Wilson:
inkyfingered@gmail.com (email preferred) or call 805-215-6964

Materials Required:

-Brushes

-Dip Pens

-Ink

Materials Provided:

-Paper

-mixing trays

-water

-drawing models

Ages 12+
A 4-part workshop 

In Inking Comics, we will be using sumi ink to createcomics and illustrations in black and white and greyscale. Students will learn best practices inbrushwork, create illustrations, study the graphic work of other cartoonists,use a dip pen, and create short comics. Students of all experience levels are welcome.

$90 for the entire 4-part series

To register, contact Mae Wilson:
inkyfingered@gmail.com (email preferred) or call 805-215-6964

Materials Required:

-Brushes

-Dip Pens

-Ink

Materials Provided:

-Paper

-mixing trays

-water

-drawing models

In Inking Comics, we will be using sumi ink to create comics and illustrations in black and white and
greyscale. Students will learn to use a brush to create illustrations, and create short comics. Students
of all experience levels are welcome, young artists encouraged!

$20 per student each session

To register, contact Mae Wilson:
inkyfingered@gmail.com (email preferred) or call 805-215-6964

Materials Required:

-Brushes

-Dip Pens

-Ink

Materials Provided:

-Paper

-mixing trays

-water

-drawing models

Ages 12+
A 4-part workshop 

In Inking Comics, we will be using sumi ink to createcomics and illustrations in black and white and greyscale. Students will learn best practices inbrushwork, create illustrations, study the graphic work of other cartoonists,use a dip pen, and create short comics. Students of all experience levels are welcome.

$90 for the entire 4-part series

To register, contact Mae Wilson:
inkyfingered@gmail.com (email preferred) or call 805-215-6964

Materials Required:

-Brushes

-Dip Pens

-Ink

Materials Provided:

-Paper

-mixing trays

-water

-drawing models

Discovering Italic Calligraphy with Pilot Parallel Pens

In this 2-day workshop, Mary Lou Johnson will start with an intro to the basics of italic script, a good review for intermediate level, and a great start for beginners. Then Learn the use of broad edge pen proportion, pen angle, and letter spacing. Practice will result in finished weathergrams ready to hang in your yard or patio. See her website here: https://www.mjohnsondesign.com/ 

Ages: Teen and Adult
Price: $45 per student, payable by check
To Register: Contact Mary Lou by email: mljohnson805@att.net or text: (805)441-3246
Provided Materials: Paper and other tools for trial
Required Materials: Pilot Parallel Pen(s) 2.4mm or 3.8mm - available for purchase day of at Art Central 

Discovering Italic Calligraphy with Pilot Parallel Pens

In this 2-day workshop, Mary Lou Johnson will start with an intro to the basics of italic script, a good review for intermediate level, and a great start for beginners. Then Learn the use of broad edge pen proportion, pen angle, and letter spacing. Practice will result in finished weathergrams ready to hang in your yard or patio. See her website here: https://www.mjohnsondesign.com/ 

Ages: Teen and Adult
Price: $45 per student, payable by check
To Register: Contact Mary Lou by email: mljohnson805@att.net or text: (805)441-3246
Provided Materials: Paper and other tools for trial
Required Materials: Pilot Parallel Pen(s) 2.4mm or 3.8mm - available for purchase day of at Art Central 

Join the Central Coast Print Makers the Second Tuesday of every month in a guided workshop. Learn tips and tricks of the print making process along with new focuses each month. Registration required.

Printmaking Workshops at Art Central

Cost: $15 per person
(High School and College students will receive a discount if they show student ID).

To register please contact Tricia Reichert
Email: Tricia@tricia-reichert.com
Phone: 1-805-473-8961

The Central Coast Printmakers are holding one-day workshops (10am-4pm with a break for lunch) at Art Central on the second Tuesday of each month starting in August. The cost for these workshops is $15.00, some supplies will be provided and the rest can be purchased on-site. (Full vaccination will be required for these workshops).

Maryanne Nucci and Tricia Reichert will be teaching these, along with some of the other members of the Printmaking group.

CCP would like to introduce more people to the very interesting and varied world of hand-made prints. We are pretty passionate about all of the possibilities of contemporary printmaking and we are looking forward to sharing some of them with you. All ages are welcome and no prior experience is necessary to attend these workshops, just a desire to learn, explore and experiment. 

Some of our members will also be attending each of these workshops to join in and help you along the way. 

Also, if you enjoy the workshops, we’d like to invite you to become a member and join in with us as we learn and share with each other in our various studios throughout the year.

The *Central Coast Printmakers* is a dedicated group located in California’s San Luis Obispo County. CCP was founded over 25 years ago by Barbara & Rosey Rosenthal. With 30+ diverse active members, CCP’s mission is to maintain the tradition of making art prints & designing plates by hand. Our printmaking processes include etching, linocuts, woodcuts, silkscreen, collagraphs, & monoprints. Members participate in local demos, open studio tours, education, exhibits & community events.

To join the Central Coast Printmakers group,

Please contact Tricia Reichert at Tricia@tricia-reichert.com or Evy Justensen at evyjust@gmail.com. 

Beyond the Basics:

This is a class for those who love imagining ways to further their visual expressions. We are mostly watercolor-based but branch out into other media. We discuss all elements but mostly color and its interactions, and we explore composition, intention, and process.

Price: $35/session
To register: contact Virginia Mack: vbmack@charter.net    

Beginning Watercolor: Watercolor without Fear. Wednesdays 1:30-3:30, $35/session.
To enroll please contact Virginia Mack: vbmack@charter.net   

WATERCOLOR WITHOUT FEAR

This is a watercolor class designed to let you jump in and try out this engaging medium through experimentation. We will push colors around, discover what we can do with the brushes, and enjoy the process. Your results will let you discover the possibilities that watercolor offers you.

We will work with various subjects and with all subjects, we will explore different approaches. You will find your best approach, along with your favored palette of colors.

As we progress, we will experience and develop the basic techniques of watercolor painting and realize the characteristics of the medium.

This class is designed for beginners and for those with watercolor experience who wish to expand their knowledge of painting in watercolors.

Join us!

VIRGINIA MACK

Ages 12+
A 4-part workshop 

In Inking Comics, we will be using sumi ink to createcomics and illustrations in black and white and greyscale. Students will learn best practices inbrushwork, create illustrations, study the graphic work of other cartoonists,use a dip pen, and create short comics. Students of all experience levels are welcome.

$90 for the entire 4-part series

To register, contact Mae Wilson:
inkyfingered@gmail.com (email preferred) or call 805-215-6964

Materials Required:

-Brushes

-Dip Pens

-Ink

Materials Provided:

-Paper

-mixing trays

-water

-drawing models

Beyond the Basics:

This is a class for those who love imagining ways to further their visual expressions. We are mostly watercolor-based but branch out into other media. We discuss all elements but mostly color and its interactions, and we explore composition, intention, and process.

Price: $35/session
To register: contact Virginia Mack: vbmack@charter.net    

Beginning Watercolor: Watercolor without Fear. Wednesdays 1:30-3:30, $35/session.
To enroll please contact Virginia Mack: vbmack@charter.net   

WATERCOLOR WITHOUT FEAR

This is a watercolor class designed to let you jump in and try out this engaging medium through experimentation. We will push colors around, discover what we can do with the brushes and enjoy the process. Your results will let you discover the possibilities that watercolor offers you.

We will work with various subjects and with all subjects, we will explore different approaches. You will find your best approach, along with your favored palette of colors.

As we progress, we will experience and develop the basic techniques of watercolor painting and realize the characteristics of the medium.

This class is designed for beginners and for those with watercolor experience who wish to expand their knowledge of painting in watercolors.

Join us!

VIRGINIA MACK

Ages 12+
A 4-part workshop 

In Inking Comics, we will be using sumi ink to createcomics and illustrations in black and white and greyscale. Students will learn best practices inbrushwork, create illustrations, study the graphic work of other cartoonists,use a dip pen, and create short comics. Students of all experience levels are welcome.

$90 for the entire 4-part series

To register, contact Mae Wilson:
inkyfingered@gmail.com (email preferred) or call 805-215-6964

Materials Required:

-Brushes

-Dip Pens

-Ink

Materials Provided:

-Paper

-mixing trays

-water

-drawing models