Case for Making Little Blob Birds with Sophie Tivona

Saturday, July 18, 11:00am - 12:30pm PT This is an online workshop held via Zoom. Mother Nature continues to be one of our best muses! Butterflies have been a popular motif historically in art and design, perhaps for their fleeting beauty and fragility, and watercolour is the perfect medium to explore their iridescent wings. In this session we’ll be studying butterflies & moths and observing their wide range of patterns and textures - their symmetry allows for repetition and practicing techniques.

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With this project learn tips and tricks for how to approach painting an reference photo. Learn how to combine color with delicious textures to create the most vibrant and playful Hummingbird painting.This tutorial does take a while, but do not let that intimidate you, take breaks, keep coming back with fresh eyes, and make adjustments as you see fit - it's time to have some fun while painting!

by Let's Make Art · Missouri

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Wednesday, July 1, 5:00pm - 6:30pm PT This is an online workshop held via Zoom. Just in time for summer vacation, this class explains everything you need to know to make quick and expressive watercolor landscapes while traveling. We will discuss materials set up, building a simple palette, and pro tips for painting plein air. Working from reference and memory, our exercises will demonstrate how to break down what we see to efficiently capture the memories of places we visit! All levels are welcome.

by Case for Making · San Francisco, CA

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Thursday, June 25, 5:00pm - 6:30pm PT This is an online workshop held via Zoom. What if understanding how watercolor is made completely changed how you use it? In this watercolor primer, CfM founder Alexis Joseph starts at the very beginning -- demonstrating how a batch of watercolor paint is made from pure pigment. Once you understand the material, everything else starts to click into place. From there, we'll build together: color wheel, basic brush handling, color mixing, and a series of color charts where you'll practice creating gradations of tints and shades to keep as reference.

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Saturday, July 25, 11:00am - 12:30pm PT. This is an online workshop held via Zoom. I have been obsessed with dolphins since childhood. Their curious, playful natures are fascinating, and their graceful movements are full of joy. Observing them swimming in the San Francisco Bay inspired me to loosen my approach to painting and respond more intuitively to the natural world. In this workshop we’ll explore foundational watercolor techniques such as wet-into-wet, layering, and more, with an emphasis on using minimal, fluid brushstrokes to paint these streamlined creatures.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 6:30 - 8:30pm PT This is an in-person workshop that will be held outside at CfM Art Room: 4035 Judah St, San Francisco, next door to our shop! In part three* of our three part series on watercolor basics, we will play around with surface tension, loosening up and how to intentionally use wet on wet techniques to achieve amazing effects in our watercolor paintings. You will leave with a series of wet-on-wet studies, and a stronger understanding of how to create depth and atmosphere in your work. * You do not need to have attended Part 1 or Part 2 to join Part 3!

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SATURDAY, JULY 25, 2:00pm - 5:00pm PT This is an in-person workshop at CfM Art Room: 4035 Judah St, San Francisco, next door to our shop! Join Case for Making shop owner Alexis Joseph a 3-hour watercolor paint-making class in our new space! We’ll cover what goes into watercolor medium and why it works so well, along with all the tools and processes necessary to make your own watercolors. We'll also explore synthetic, earth and mineral lake pigments and see how different pigments respond to the paint-making process.

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Sunday, July 12, 11:00am - 12:30pm PT. This is an online workshop held via Zoom. Inside every fruit is the potential for a Big Bang! In this summer harvest-inspired watercolor workshop, we’ll explore fruits as symbols of abundance and nourishment, portraying them as cosmic portals to the stardust within us all. In addition to painting fruit forms, this class will look at how to create starry slices of the universe, using a monochromatic palette.

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Saturday, July 11, 11:00am - 12:30pm PT This is an online workshop held via Zoom. Celebrate the vibrant colors and organic beauty of summer produce with this session focused on heirloom tomatoes. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced painter looking to refresh your skills, I will guide you through the process of capturing the rich textures, subtle color variations, and unique shapes of these seasonal gems. You'll learn essential watercolor techniques such as wet-on-wet blending, layering, and color mixing to bring out the juicy, sun-kissed essence of tomatoes in all their forms.

by Case for Making · San Francisco, CA

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Curious about pattern design? Want to learn to print your own patterns to use in your craft and DIY projects? Sign up for this workshop with Erin Dollar, founder of Cotton & Flax, and learn how to print your own custom patterns on paper. where: Cotton & Flax - 3180 Adams Ave. San Diego, CA when: Sunday, Feb. 2nd, 2020 (11-2pm) price: $95 class size: 5 people - beginners welcome! In this three-hour class, you will learn how to carve simple printing blocks and transfer your designs onto paper.

by Cotton & Flax · California

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THURSDAY, JULY 2, 6:30pm - 8:30pm PT This is an in-person workshop at CfM Art Room: 4035 Judah St, San Francisco, next door to our shop! Join us in a relaxed and supportive creative space where we'll explore how drawing and watercolor can interact in our work. This casual, open-format class is designed for artists of all levels to experiment with integrating line work and color layering. Still life setups will be available to spark inspiration, and loose, guided instruction will be provided based on the work that emerges. Bring your own projects or start something new!

by Case for Making · San Francisco, CA

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Learn How to Draw Bugs in Just 5 Minutes—Easy Step-by-Step Lessons for Beginners Perfect How to Draw Bugs Book for Boys and Girls | Fun, Easy Art Projects | Great Gift Idea for Kids Inspire creativity and confidence with fun step-by-step drawing lessons made just for kids! From ladybugs to spiders to butterflies and more, this beginner-friendly “how to draw” book makes learning to draw a butterfly or a ladybug simple and exciting. Created by professional artist and author Alli Koch, this how to draw bugs book makes art time fun for every boy and girl ages 7–12.

by Paper Luxe · Gig Harbor, WA

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This series of paintings was created to celebrate the female purveyors behind the San Francisco restaurant, Flour + Water's, special Women's Month tasting menu. Size 9" x 12" 11 people from our team worked together to collectively create these watercolor paintings, one color mark at a time. Our team is inspired by curiosity, craft and experimentation and we made this series of works in celebration of the visionary women behind each of these beautiful ingredients. We're happy to offer them for sale here as the first original artworks created by our team.

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Our original California Desert Palette celebrates the wonders of Joshua Tree National Park, and this expanded palette adds even more color to capture, or find inspiration in, this cherished California landscape ! This set comes in our CfM Small Palette , which we love for its handy mixing wells and easy-to-clean design. Our premade sets also include a swatch card letterpress printed by our friends at Aesthetic Union —what better way to get to know your new colors than a meditative swatching session?!

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The ForCOLOR eraser works great for erasing both graphite and colored pencils. Plus, we love the neon yellow color! Made in Japan. Measures: about 3"…

by Case for Making · San Francisco, CA

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Eight colors in one, with an easy-to-twist top so you can switch colors as you draw! Please note: we're currently shipping these with a white cap.

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Compact, easy to grip letter stamps in a playful font! These uppercase and lowercase sets are great to have around for gift tags, cards, cubby labels and more. Try them with our colorful Yellow Owl All-Surface Ink Pads ! Uppercase package measures ~1 .75" x wide x 3.25" long x 1 .75"; each letter is ~1/4" Lowercase package measures ~2" x wide x 2.75" long x 1.75" high; each letter is ~1/4"

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This sleek and elegant palette is the perfect travel companion! Each row holds four half-pans of paint, to fit a total of twelve handmade watercolors . Or, choose eight colors and pop a Mini Matte Gold Travel Brush in the middle row—and you'll be all set for your next outdoor painting adventure! Includes an empty palette with a finger loop at the bottom, swatch card, plus two metal spacer bars to hold your paints in place. First time loading your palette? Watch our handy how-to videos!

by Case for Making · San Francisco, CA

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Open Studio Days for CfM Art Room! 4035 Judah St, San Francisco, next door to our shop! Studio days reserved especially for our trusted CfM community members! Book a spot, grab your favorite supplies and come hang for the day! We'll have the Art Room set up and ready to host your projects. Think of it as a shared space for focused, creative play—no computers allowed! Just check in at the shop for your door code and come and go as you please from there...grab a coffee next door, pick up lunch to enjoy in the backyard, and spend a cozy day making art!

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This swatch card is designed to fit in the lid of our x-large tin so that you can see each of your colors swatched on paper to ease your painting process. Equally useful and just as fun to fill in! This debossed swatch card features 48 indentations for color swatches - made to fit in our X-Large Palette. This product comes free with our 48 Color Large pre-made set.

by Case for Making · San Francisco, CA

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by Case for Making · San Francisco, CA

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Our ultimate blended brown! Cocoa is a careful mix of 6 (!!) of our core collection colors—the most out of all our blends, with Lime and Ruby in close second. Compared to Burnt Umber Dark and Reddish—both beautiful, single origin earth pigments that lend texture and transparency—Cocoa is a smooth, opaque alternative with a lovely ultra-matte finish. The cool thing about Cocoa is that the colors used to make this blend include two different reds, two yellows, and two blues! The fact that mixing the three primaries together creates an unlimited amount of neutrals never ceases to amaze us!

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Make sea worlds from the depths of your imagination with this cool stamp set! Includes 25 stamps and a 2-color blue/red ink pad

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Mono Jumbo Eraser - for all your biggest eraser needs, this one will last you forever! Measures: about 3.25" x 1.5"

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