LANGUAGE: English and Spanish.

Friday. 
6pm – 7pm Introduction, myself and the students
7pm-10pm introduction to aquabord
 What is aquabord?
 How to prep aquabord
 Sample techniques
1. Stacking
2. Scrubbing/lifting
3. Build up darks
4. Scratching
5. Flooding with washes/blooming

Saturday.
10am – 2pm beginning a big painting
 Things to consider before beginning
 Drawing the image on the panel
 Beginning on aquabord
 Ali painting, depending on what time allows

4 pm- 7pm
 Students start drawing their images on the aquabord
 Students begin painting
 Ali begins one on one mentoring

Sunday
10 am – 2 pm
 Ali paints more on demo
 Students paint on their demos
 Ali mentors one on one
4 pm – 7pm
 To be determined. Ali paints or mentors, whatever is needed from the group
 How to finish/varnish your completed aquabord
 Final critique
 Presentation of certificates

Aquabord, Constrast and Surface Development with Ali Cavanaugh
 Supplies 4 pack 5×7 aquabord
 One large aquabord square or rectangle, no larger than 11 x 14 inches
 Wash brush 1 inch flat synthetic sable
 scrub brush small flat blunt brush
 small round brushes, synthetic sable
 exacto knife with fresh blades
 Photo print outs of working images that display high contrast (several to choose from)
 2 H pencil
 White plastic eraser
 Magic white eraser (white sponge)
 1 inch and 2 inch cheap flat sponge brushes
 Watercolors
 Palette
 Larger aquabord no larger than 11 x 14 inches
 Paper towel
 Water container