by Sukanya | Oct 17, 2023
Learn advanced watercolor techniques in a 10-day watercolor floral workshop to dive deep into the world of watercolor painting and explore the beauty of floral subjects.
Course curriculum:
*Advanced Techniques in Watercolors*
Mastering control over water-to-paint ratio for precision
Advanced brushwork for intricate petal and leaf details
Exploring textures using unconventional tools (sponges, palette knives, salt)
*Floral Anatomy and Realism*
Studying detailed floral anatomy (roses, peonies, lilies)
Breaking complex flowers into layers for painting
Practicing realistic petal textures and veining techniques
*Complex Color Blending and Gradients*
Creating depth with multi-layered color blending
Techniques for seamless gradients in petals and leaves
Experimenting with unusual color palettes for creative florals
*Negative Painting Techniques*
Introduction to negative space painting for florals
Layering to achieve intricate foliage and background effects
Painting flowers emerging from negative space
*Dynamic Floral Compositions*
Understanding advanced composition principles (rule of thirds, golden ratio)
Arranging overlapping flowers for depth and interest
Balancing large and small elements in floral arrangements
*Transparent and Delicate Florals*
Painting delicate, transparent flowers (e.g., poppies, irises)
Layering and lifting techniques for soft, translucent effects
Focus on creating subtle shadows and highlights
*Backgrounds and Context*
Creating dynamic watercolor backgrounds (wet-on-wet, gradient, textured)
Integrating florals into abstract or scenic backgrounds
Balancing focus between flowers and background
*Exploring Different Styles*
Loose vs. hyper-realistic floral watercolors
Incorporating abstract or impressionistic elements
Creating unique personal styles while painting florals
Materials:
– Watercolours Cakes or Tubes
– Watercolour paper (Has to be watercolor, not regular paper – Brustro, canson, chitrapat, or any other watercolor paper brand)
– Round brushes and flat brush (8,12 round brush and 1/2 or 1inch flat brush)
– Closed palette for tube colors OR regular palette for watercolor cakes
– 2 Water cups or bowl
– Rag cloth
– Masking tape (if you don’t have it then transparent cello tape)
Age: Adults and Children above 12 years who are proficient with basic watercolor techniques
Time:
Classes will be held on Sundays (5pm-6.30pm IST)
Fee: Rs 5000 for the 10-day course
Venue: Online classes on Zoom
For registrations and details, WhatsApp on 9900052747
About Bloom and Grow:
Bloom & Grow facilitates artist-led online and offline workshops for individuals and for corporates across the world.
To stay updated with the upcoming sessions, join WhatsApp group with the link https://chat.whatsapp.com/HKDsGqJSWGgBtDENOcMVea
by Shravani | Sep 8, 2021
We commence an 8-sessions in-depth watercolor course that will help you to master this unique medium completely. Learn watercolor techniques, understand the medium and pigment behavior, and much more in this course with us.
Introduction & Essential Techniques
- Overview of watercolor materials: paper, brushes, and paints
- Understanding color mixing and transparency
- Practicing washes: wet-on-wet, wet-on-dry, dry brush
- Exercise: Creating simple gradients and basic shapes
Floral Painting – Hanging Pots with Flowers
- Understanding light and shadow in florals
- Creating soft petals and sharp leaves using wet-on-wet vs. wet-on-dry
- Layering techniques for depth and texture
- Painting the hanging flower pots with a loose and expressive style
Landscape
- Perspective in landscapes: creating depth with color and value
- Painting textured stone paths using dry brush technique
- Capturing the glow of sunlight with warm and cool contrasts
- Blending soft sky gradients and distant mountains
Still Life – Apples
- Understanding organic shapes and natural textures
- Layering translucent washes for a realistic fruit effect
- Creating contrast and shadows for a three-dimensional look
- Painting apples with blended colors and delicate leaf veins
Still Life – Jars and Drapery
- Learning to render glass, ceramic, and reflective surfaces
- Using controlled brushwork for fabric folds and highlights
- Capturing subtle color variations for realism
- Establishing light and shadow to bring objects to life
Materials:
– Watercolours Cakes or Tubes
– Watercolour paper (Has to be watercolor, not regular paper – Brustro, canson, chitrapat, or any other watercolor paper brand)
– Round brushes and flat brush (0.2.6, 8,12 round brush and 1/2 or 1inch flat brush)
– Closed palette for tube colors OR regular palette for watercolor cakes
– 2 Water cups or bowl
– Rag cloth
– Masking tape
Age: Adults and Children above 10 years
Fee: Rs 4000 per person for 8 classes (Each session for 1.5 hours)
Venue: Online classes on Zoom
For registrations and details, WhatsApp on 9900052747
About Bloom and Grow:
Bloom & Grow facilitates artist-led online and offline workshops for individuals and for corporates across the world.
To stay updated with the upcoming sessions, join WhatsApp group with the link https://chat.whatsapp.com/HKDsGqJSWGgBtDENOcMVea
by Shravani | Jul 10, 2021
The sketching and pencil shading classes will introduce participants to the fundamentals of sketching and different types of shading. The following will be covered:
Basic types of strokes like:
i) Hatching
ii) Stippling
iii)Smudging
iv) Shading
v) Scrumbling
The classes will focus on:
A) Learning line fundamentals:
i) Basics of line drawing
ii) Drawing daily objects with contour lines
iii) Learning about cross contour lines and how to use them
B) Learning shape and form fundamentals:
i) Basics of geometric and organic shapes
ii) Drawing a landscape with geometric shapes
iii) Drawing a character with geometric shapes
iv) Learn the basics of geometric 3D form
v) Learn how light and shadow work on 3D forms
vi) Advanced form/highlight and shadow
vii) Finding geometric forms in the human face
viii) Creating a landscape out of geometric forms
C) Learning values and contrast:
i) The value scale and how it works
ii) Drawing still life value drawings
iii) Creating amazing artwork with value contrast
iv) How to choose your values
D) Learning Texture creation on wood, stone, steel, paper, liquid etc
Material Required:
- Art Book (Cartridge Paper) – 150GSM or higher (A3 size preferred)
- Long Tip Sharpener
- Drawing Pencils
- Charcoal stick, paper stump and blending tools
- Graphite pencils 8b and 10b
- Ruler, Eraser
To register, whatsapp on 9900052747
Fee: Rs 3000 for the course
Batch 1: Mon and Fri 11am IST / Batch 2:Tue and Thu 11am IST/ Batch3: Tue and Thu 6.30pm IST
Testimonials by students of previous sketching batch https://www.instagram.com/p/CBmgBpsJvKY/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Note: Recordings of the sessions will be available in case someone cannot attend the classes in between.
To stay updated with the sessions, join WhatsApp group with the link https://chat.whatsapp.com/CP1RliwfMNdDZnoCJaclOn
About Bloom and Grow:
Bloom & Grow facilitates artist-led virtual and offline workshops for individuals and for corporates across the world.
by Sukanya | Jun 8, 2021
Raell Padamsee’s ACE presents…
The best ONLINE SPEECH and DRAMA WORKSHOPS for your kids
Where learning meets fun!
Is the lockdown getting you and your kids down? The last thing you want is for this pandemic to affect your child’s learning and development. Enroll your child in our online Speech and Drama Workshops and watch them grow before your eyes. We encourage our students to unleash their creativity and build their confidence, all while having a ton of fun!
Pioneers in the field of digital Speech and Drama workshops, we offer batches for students from the ages of 4 to 14 years, with thoughtfully designed, age-appropriate activities. Whether your child is shy or outgoing, interested in acting or not, they are sure to have a blast as they learn several new skills. At ACE, we believe in holistic development for children, and we aim to equip our students with essential skills that will last them a lifetime. Each of our programs is specially curated with a brand-new curriculum that is proven to:
• Increase concentration
• Spark creativity
• Boost confidence
• Build character
• Enhance memory
• Improve attitude
• Create self-awareness
• Strengthen social and interpersonal skills
• Develop acting and public speaking skills (with better pronunciation, enunciation, voice modulation and diction)
• Improve communication
We have limited seats in order to maintain the high quality of every session. Enroll now and see the difference in your child!
Batch :
Date: Starting from 19th June
Day: Every Saturdays – Once a week
4 to 6 years: 12:40 pm
7 to 9 years: 4:20 pm
10 to 13 years: 4:20 pm
Price: Rs 4800 per person
Venue: Online on Zoom
Each child will get a Certificate of Participation from Raell Padamsee’s Academy for Creative Expression after successfully completing their virtual, interactive, inclusive Performance for their parents on the last day.
Book now: https://www.townscript.com/e/speech-and-drama-mod-1-bloom-and-grow
Organised: Academy for Creative Expression (ACE)
Website: aceproductions.in
About Bloom and Grow:
by Sukanya | May 18, 2021
ACE presents “Sherlock Holmes”. Find the inner detective in you. (For Ages 10 to 13 only)
Every child at some point wants to be a detective. Here’s the perfect opportunity to embrace their inner Sherlock. This exciting and exploratory theatre workshop will have a scripted play that sets the scene for a crime only Sherlock Holmes and Dr.Watson can solve.
Your child will hone their acting skills as they enact a mime at the crime scene, collecting fingerprints and evidence that cant is tampered with. With all the fun of learning, developing acting skills, acquiring theatrical skills and the excitement of solving a mystery right at the scene if the crime, this acting workshop will take you to the dark alleys of London with our play “Sherlock Holmes”.
Get your magnifying glasses ready!
Date: 12th June to 14th Aug
Day: Saturdays
Time: 3 pm to 4 pm (IST)
Fee: Rs 4800 per person (includes taxes)
Venue: Online Classes on Zoom
Each session is for 1 hour. There are 10 sessions, once a week every Saturday.
* We recommend that the child first does Speech and drama and Be a broadway star workshops 10 Sessions
Book Here- https://www.townscript.com/e/raell-padamsees-ace-sherlock-holmes-workshop-in-partnership-with-bloom-and-grow-422242
Note: You will be added to a WhatsApp group for ease in communication with the steps to join in a day prior to the workshop.
About Bloom and Grow:
Bloom & Grow facilitates artist-led virtual and offline workshops for individuals and for corporates across the world.
To stay updated with the upcoming sessions, join WhatsApp group with the link https://chat.whatsapp.com/HKDsGqJSWGgBtDENOcMVea
by Sukanya | May 14, 2021
This course is about getting you to solve the most famous puzzle in the world, Rubik’s cube. If you tried to solve it in the past and failed, worry not… you will be guided step by step through unique methods. By the end of the course you will be able to solve the Rubik’s Cube from any position.
What is a Rubik’s Cube?
The Rubik’s cube is a 3-D combination puzzle and is the world’s top selling puzzle game. It comes in different levels such as the 3×3, 4×4, 5×5 and many more.
Benefits of the Rubik’s Cube:
Along with logical thinking, memory power and practice, one can easily solve this puzzle. With the understanding of basic concepts of cubing and the movements this puzzle becomes a piece of cake. Committed to practice one can solve it in under a minute and earn bragging rights. If one is interested and wants to challenge oneself one can also learn to solve the 4×4, 5×5, mirror cube and so on.
Date: 18th to 22nd Oct
Day: Monday to Friday
Time: 11:30 am to 12:30 pm (IST)
Fee: Rs 700 per person (includes taxes)
Venue: Online Classes on Zoom
Register with GPAY on 78297 92950
Note: You will be added to a WhatsApp group for ease in communication with the steps to join in a day prior to the workshop.
About Bloom and Grow:
Bloom & Grow facilitates artist-led virtual and offline workshops for individuals and for corporates across the world.
To stay updated with the upcoming sessions, join WhatsApp group with the link https://chat.whatsapp.com/HKDsGqJSWGgBtDENOcMVea
by Sukanya | May 12, 2021
Color Pencil Sketch – A 12-Day Online Course
• Types of colour pencils
• Properties of coloured pencils
• Advantages and limitations of color pencil
• Understanding the Color chart
• Highlight and shadow fundamentals
• Colors and tones fundamentals
• Blending fundamentals
• How to draw and colour fruits
• How to draw and colour abimals/birds/insects
• How to draw and color Landscapes
• How to draw still life/ flowers
• How to draw and colour the Inanimate nature
• How to draw water/ transparencies
Multiple batches available:
Batch 1: Mon & Wed 5.30pm
Batch 2: Tue & Thu 5.30pm
Batch 3: Sat & Sun 4pm
by Sukanya | May 12, 2021
Raell Padamsee’s ACE presents
BE A BROADWAY STAR – LION KING & ALADDIN
Introducing children to every fascinating aspect of theatre using an interactive, hands-on approach. Specially designed and curated keeping in mind age-appropriate content.
A musical theatre section where students will learn:
1. An excerpt from a Broadway Musical.
2. Designing, Creating & Executing simple props & costumes for the theatrical play with basic materials found at home.
3. Using Audio-Video aids From Musical Productions & the silver screen to bring characters, emotions, expressions alive in class.
4. Using sound as a medium to create artistic creative pieces of theatre.
5. Theatre Etiquette & how applause can simply energize one’s performance on stage.
6. Interpreting stage backdrops and sets to find the perfect fit with different scenes and bring out the right emotion portrayed on stage for each scene.
A speech & diction section where students will learn & engage in a variety of creative activities.
Batch:
Starting from 19th June and ending on 21st Aug (10 Sessions)
Every Saturday – Once a week
4 to 6 years: 11:20 am
7 to 9 years: 3 pm
10 to 13 years: 3 pm
Price: Rs 4800 per person
Each session is for 1 hour
Organised: Raell Padamsee’s Academy for Creative Expression (ACE)
Each child will get a Certificate from Raell Padamsee’s Academy for Creative Expression after successfully completing their virtual, interactive, inclusive performance for their parents on the last day.
by Sukanya | Apr 30, 2021
RAELL PADAMSEE’S LITTLE ACTOR’S CLUB
Age: 2.5yrs to 4yrs
3 key areas of a child’s development that are essential for preschoolers are language skills, social & emotional development.
Sign up for Raell Padamsee’s Little Actors Club and let your child explore the wonderfully magical world of theatre… your little ones will get to understand & enact value based playlets, simulated role play sessions which give them the appropriate skills to deal with effective communication & day to day social interaction in a cohesive & nurturing environment. All this adds to their development & readies them to start their pre-primary school with creativity & confidence.
The Little Actors Club has nurtured young children through the creative arts for over 20 years
Date: 31st May to 9th June
Day: Mon, Wed & Fri – 5 sessions
Time: 3 pm (IST)
Fee: Rs 2000
Venue: Online sessions on zoom
Each child will get a Certificate of Participation from Raell Padamsee’s Academy for Creative Expression.
Limited Seats! Register Today!
Book now: https://www.townscript.com/e/raell-padamsees-little-actors-club-in-partnership-with-bloom-and-grow-113313
Organised: Academy for Creative Expression (ACE)
Website: aceproductions.in
About Bloom and Grow:
by Sukanya | Apr 29, 2021
Be a Spy! – Python Beginners Online Course (10 sessions)
What will your kid make?
Over 15 hours, students will build their own Spy Code and build an encoder and decoder for it. This is a beginner level course and does not assume any prior knowledge of programming.
What will your kid learn?
Kids will learn the basics of programming, and Python Language. They will learn the building blocks of coding like variables, loops and conditions. They will learn about strings, functions and libraries. They will learn about problem solving techniques and testing and debugging their own code. .
Age: 12 – 15 years
Date: 17th to 28th May
Day: Mon to Fri
Time: 10:00 am to 11:30 am (IST)
Fee: Rs 3900 per person
Venue: Online session on zoom
Register with GPAY on 9900052747
About Tinkerama:
Smitha Pisupati, a maker, tinkerer, and founder of Tinkerama. She love building things, and love teaching. Tinkerama is her venture to bring Creative Confidence to children through hands on learning. With an electronics background, she had worked as a firmware engineer for 11 years, and programming has been a large part of her previous career.
About Bloom and Grow:
Bloom & Grow facilitates artist-led virtual and offline workshops for individuals and for corporates across the world.
To stay updated with the upcoming sessions, join WhatsApp group with the link https://chat.whatsapp.com/K3j1qNIjqWlBobA2fsKxFd
by Sukanya | Apr 27, 2021
Fun with Circuits! – Kit Included ( 6 sessions)
What will your kid make?
Students make Paper circuits, their own unique light up art, and they build their own artbot in this amazing circuits camp.
What will your kid learn?
Kids will learn about basics of electricity and conductivity while building their own circuits. There is a lot of scope for experimentation in this camp, allowing kids to build independent thinking, and creativity.
Age: 8- 10 years
Date: 17th to 28th May
Day: Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Time: 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm (IST)
Fee: Rs 2500 per person
Venue: Online session on zoom
Note: Kits will be sent once registered. An early registration will help us send the kits on time.
About Tinkerama:
Smitha Pisupati, a maker, tinkerer, and founder of Tinkerama. She love building things, and love teaching. Tinkerama is her venture to bring Creative Confidence to children through hands on learning. With an electronics background, she had worked as a firmware engineer for 11 years, and programming has been a large part of her previous career.
Register with GPAY on 9900052747
About Bloom and Grow:
Bloom & Grow facilitates artist-led virtual and offline workshops for individuals and for corporates across the world.
To stay updated with the upcoming sessions, join WhatsApp group with the link https://chat.whatsapp.com/K3j1qNIjqWlBobA2fsKxFd
by Shravani | Feb 9, 2021
Drawing and Painting – Free Trial Class For Children
Children will create a “Space Scene” in the session. The following will be covered in the session:
– Drawing objects by breaking into simple shapes.
– Use of oil pastels/ crayons
– How to use watercolors to cover large areas of an art work
Materials:
– Art Book
– Oil Pastels / Crayons
– Watercolor (Optional)
– Pencil & Eraser
About the Trainer: Micky Sujan, a self taught artist has been practicing all mediums of art for over 2 decades. Micky has been taking art classes with Bloom and Grow for over 3 years. She has taught sketching and drawing to over 200 students. She loves pencil drawings and also dabbles with various other mediums like acrylic, oil pastels, coloured pencils and water colours.
Register here to take a free trial: http://bit.ly/3cQJKhN
Date: 13th February, 2021
Day: Saturday
Time: 4 pm to 5 pm (IST)
Venue: Online session on zoom
About Bloom and Grow:
Bloom & Grow facilitates artist-led art & craft workshops in studios and also, conducts art based corporate workshops across India.
To get zoom link, join WhatsApp group with the link https://chat.whatsapp.com/KVvdoafQgtW1T3BMv76uBl
by Shravani | Dec 21, 2020
Kids Online Art Class free trial session for ages 5 to 8years.
Kickstart the art journey of little ones and unleash their creativity with our mentors.
With Bloom and grow’s kid tested curriculum, kids are guided step by step to complete an artwork with enough room to bring in their creativity to the artwork too.
Join us for a trial session on Monday 3pm with Rashim Gupta to take kids through a journey of creating a beautiful sunset scenery as we draw close to the end of 2020, hoping for a better 2021.
The trail class details is as follows-
Age: Children of 6-8 years of age
Date: 28th Dec 2020
Day: Monday
Time: 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm (IST)
Venue: Online session on zoom
Materials Required:
1. Drawing Book
2. Color Pencils
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83111926558
Meeting ID: 831 1192 6558
Passcode: BLOOM
Join WhatsApp group with the link https://chat.whatsapp.com/H8Xap9nhDbXFXaTDWOWUmm
About Bloom and Grow’s drawing class curriculum –
- Simplify any drawing by breaking them into shapes.
- Mediums – Understanding colour pencils, oil pastels, watercolours, poster colors and their properties.
- Understanding colours – warm, cool properties, hues and tones.
- Geometrical shapes in drawing,
- Memory drawing
- Different well known artists and their styles and much more.
- Folk art – Indian and outside India
- Landscapes and figures.
About Bloom and Grow:
Bloom & Grow facilitates artist-led art & craft workshops with live online classes and also, conducts art based corporate workshops online and offline across India.
by Shravani | Dec 15, 2020
Drawing and Painting Classes – Free Trial Class For Children over 9 years
The online structured art classes are configured for children’s and will be conducted by Vinita Jalan. Vinita has been teaching and sketching for over 20 years to children.Drawing and Painting is one of the way for kids to express their emotions and thoughts. Keep your children engaged with the best combination of productivity, learning and fun!
We will be inspired by the artist Paul Klee and create a drawing based on Expressionism while understanding a little bit on color theory.
You will need your drawing book, basic stationery, oil pastels and watercolours on Sunday, Januray 3rd 12pm to 1pm
Age: Children of 9+ years of age
Date: 3rd Jan, 2021
Day: Sunday
Time: 12 pm to 1 pm (IST)
Venue: Online session on zoom
REGISTER FOR THE TRIAL HERE – http://bit.ly/34SYgkj
About Bloom and Grow:
Bloom & Grow facilitates artist-led art & craft workshops in studios and also, conducts art based corporate workshops across India.
To get zoom link, join WhatsApp group with the link https://chat.whatsapp.com/HKDsGqJSWGgBtDENOcMVea
by Shravani | Oct 31, 2020
Knife Painting by Bloom and Grow in association with Arth by Kshama
Learn the Palette knife painting techniques using acrylics to create a beautiful 3-dimensional textured effect. Palette knife painting involves thick color application using knives
In this workshop, paint an Elegant Bouquet. Create textures on your canvas with this diverse tool. You can use flat brushes if you do not have palette knives.
Materials required:
Date: Friday, 6th Nov
Time: 6 pm to 8 pm (IST)
Venue: Online classes on Zoom
Classes will be held on Zoom
About Bloom and Grow:
Bloom & Grow facilitates artist-led virtual and offline workshops for individuals and for corporates across the world.
To stay updated with the upcoming sessions, join WhatsApp group with the link https://chat.whatsapp.com/K3j1qNIjqWlBobA2fsKxFd
