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Add beautiful finishing touches to botanical prints.

On-Demand

On-Demand courses are made up of various materials such as videos, Q&A recordings, PDF’s and presentations that each student can work through at their own speed.

All materials are available after purchase.

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Study and practice in-depth techniques.

  • 16+ lessons with downloadable notes

  • Two recorded Q&A sessions with Jane

  • Bonus videos on digital image manipulation and preparing a library of images!

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Expand your surface design vocabulary.

This comprehensive online course covers everything you need to know in order to develop you personal style — no matter what sort of art you make.

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Rescue and rework “so-so” prints.

We’ll discuss various ways of adding contrast, color, texture and interest to revitalize prints and reduce waste.

Cast-offs may become your new favorites!

"Your videos have the vibe of from the heart, and a welcome to my messy studio look, and have made me feel like I am really just visiting a friend next door to play with art."

— Shawn D.

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The 16+ lessons include:

Unit One: Introduction and Acquiring Basic Tools

  • Creating positive and negative space with masks

  • Working large and small with inkjet transfers

  • Scavenger Hunt! Where to find elements for collage

  • Building your visual library with mono-printing

  • Jane's tips and tricks (everything from removing iron stains on paper to printing onto book pages!)

Unit Two: Wet Media Basics

  • Watercolor basics

  • Crackle effects with dye and flour paste

  • Printed effects with fiber-reactive dyes, tannin, Walnut ink, Ferrous sulfate, and Hibiscus

Unit Three: Exploring Texture and Composition

  • Spackling — Stenciled elements, hand coloring and more

  • Working with found objects

  • Adding texture with sand

  • Applying metallic leaf

Unit Four: The Potential of Collaged Elements

  • Adding borders and elements from handmade papers

  • Working with ephemera: postage stamps, old book pages, laces, threads, buttons!

  • Stabilizing paper surfaces with cloth to allow stitch

  • Working with components to create dimensional effects

  • Building an accordion book

  • Rescuing “so-so” Prints - deep dive into composition strategy!

Plus you will get the following four bonus lessons on Digital Manipulation 101:

Bonus #1: Dropping out backgrounds

Bonus #2: Changing colors: simple tricks in photo programs

Bonus #3: Best practices for organizing digital Images

Bonus #4: Changing scale of images to best suit your composition

Lessons are pre-recorded and come with notes you can download for easy reference.

Bonus materials include:

  • Basic computer image manipulation: how to drop out backgrounds, change the scale of images, and alter color

  • A private students-only online group. Ask questions, share your results and learn from others!

  • Two previously recorded Q&A sessions with Jane.

Work at your own pace - all content is yours to keep forever.