Pop Art Pet Portraits in Acrylic Full Day Class w/ Shirley Sakatani: May 9 / 11:00-4:00: All Levels
Pop Art Pet Portraits in Acrylic Full Day Class w/ Shirley Sakatani: May 9 / 11:00-4:00: All Levels
Saturday May 9, 10:30-4:30
Back by popular demand! After the excitement of her Friday night class, Shirley is offering a full-day workshop so students can truly dive into color, design, and creativity—and everyone goes home with a finished painting of their favorite pet.
Ever wanted to paint your furry friend? Join artist Shirley Sakatani for a joyful, pop-art–style pet portrait workshop bursting with color and personality. This full-day class gives you plenty of time to play, experiment, and bring your pet to life in a bold, vibrant way.
Working on a 20 × 20” canvas, Shirley will guide you step by step through her approachable and proven process. She’ll share techniques you can use again and again, from photo preparation and image transfer to composition, color choices, and finishing details. You’ll follow your pet’s portrait from start to finish, with plenty of hands-on instruction along the way.
With a warm, encouraging atmosphere, this class is perfect for all skill levels—from total beginners to experienced artists looking to try something fresh. Come ready to have fun, get a little messy, and leave with a colorful, personality-filled portrait you’ll be proud to take home.
You’ll leave with a ready-to-hang portrait of your beloved pet and the confidence to continue painting in this fun, expressive style.
With contagious enthusiasm, demos, and step-by-step instructions. Shirley will leave students wanting more! Look at our line up for more classes from this in-demand instructor.
After you register, email Shirley a picture of your favorite pet—she’ll get it prepped and ready for you to transfer to your canvas. Note: a close-up photo of the pet’s face is best. If you can, take a photo of your pet in natural daylight, where the lighting is on one side of the face.
Email Shirley at: shirlzartwork@yahoo.com
POP PET ART SUPPLY LIST
(Most supplies are available at Art Spot in downtown Edmonds for 10% off to all students!) See below for a detailed description.
PAINTS:
COLOR CHOICE: We are going for a 1950’s Pop Art/Andy Warhol style, so pick out colors that would fit for your pet’s personality. Please feel free to email or text Shirley to ask color ideas.
Shirley will bring some of her bright colors to share to add to the fun!
Suggested Color List from Golden’s Fluid Acrylic Paints, or Liquitex Fluid or equivalent. Only get what you like.
1. Titanium White
2. Cad Yellow
3. Carbon Black
4. Pyrrole Orange (very bright)
5. Turquoise green
6. Ultramarine blue
7. Quinacridone Magenta or a hot pink
8. Dioxazine Purple or Lavender
9. Cadmium Red
Brushes: Synthetic - (Not the expensive type)
The SOFTER the better. No need for stiff bristles with these acrylic paints.
Suggested sizes:
Zen Series 43 Long Handle Flat Brush SIZE 12 Qty 1
Zen Series 43 Long Handle Flat Brush SIZE 4 Qty 1
Zen Series 43 Long Handle Round Brush SIZE 2 Qty 1
Zen Series 93 (or any) Liner brush for signing or fine detail
Canvas 20x20” – Stretched (either gallery wrapped deep or regular)
Since Shirley will be enlarging the photos for the students, she will need to know if you are staying with the 20x20" (her tracing pad is 18x24") so students can actually do that size. BUT, Shirley must know the size BEFORE CLASS to enlarge it for class day.
Note: Please let me Shirley know if you are getting a different size canvas as she is photoshopping and tracing them to a 20x20” dimension.
OTHER SUPPLIES:
Plates to use as pallets: Shirley uses 2 plastic 10-12” plates for her paints.
Towel or rags
Laptop, Ipad or phone to work from image
Lunch or snacks (we will have a one hour break for lunch)
