"I'm still in touch with
some of those students and we look back at how far we've come since
then."
"When
I took Mark's class, I was at best a doodler with a desire to draw well
but
without the background or drive to work really hard towards my goal.
The class
environment was very supportive, with students taking their cues from
Mark's way of
finding the good in your work and his gentle way of helping you see
where you could
improve."
"I'm still in touch with some of those
students, and we look back at how far
we've come since then. But I remember that class as my first real step
towards
taking my art seriously. More than that, with Mark's help I created a
piece that is
still in my portfolio and which still draws great reactions from people
who see
it."
"I'm contacted from time to time by illustrators who are starting out or need a jumpstart and want to know where to begin. If they are remotely local, I always highly recommend your AMOA class. I took it over 8 years ago (WOW) as my first introduction to children's book illustration and it's still the most helpful resource I've ever tried. I learned SO much."
“Now that you may be offering it online, the "local" bit won't
matter!"
“I have always felt like you taught me how to do a jigsaw
puzzle--taking the mystery out of the pieces of the process and giving
me the technical know-how so I could put it all together and focus on
the creating.
"...It was fantastic."
"If there is anything you want
to learn about
illustrating children's books, Mark Mitchell is the teacher for you. I
took his course at Laguna Gloria Art School in Austin and it was
fantastic. He taught us everything: laying out the book, making the
drawings, creating and using a color wheel based on a four-color
process, using water color techniques, getting published, and marketing
your book. Mark appears to be very laid back, but he has a real knack
for organizing and presenting information, and he gives excellent
feedback to help his students build their skills. I am so looking
forward to his online class."
"In all of my research (on-line and in books) in the last several years, I have never come across a clearer, more work-able approach to color that can be applied practically to a painting...and I have looked far and wide for this information, recognizing that it was of major importance.... The need for a sustainable, predictably successful approach to color, for illustration as well as fine art, became crystal clear to me when I switched from oil painting to watercolors...the old 'keep messing with it until it's right' approach just was NOT working with watercolor... (Is this the 'shadow' side of watercolor's wonderfulness...unforgiving??)
"As you predicted, the results are immediately recognizable. I heave a huge sigh of relief!
"In HUGE appreciation,
"I really enjoyed
Mark's approach. It was inspirational!"
"Mark Mitchell is a delightful
teacher. Each
class brings a wealth of practical information yet coupled with plenty
of time for releasing your creativity to produce viable images. His
sense of humor makes the time fly by and you quickly forget how bad
your back hurts from sitting on those bar stools!"
"...A sense of freedom I've
never known before."
"Your course has given me a new burst of energy and
excitement. I feel like a child again playing with the
paint and my own imagination, but with a much firmer
foundation. I can now actually understand why a
painting I gave up on didn't work. It's amazing.
It's a sense of freedom I've never known before.
Thanks again,
Linda Bray
www.lindabray.mysite.com
Illustration
by Sir John Tenniel
"Art school in a
teacup!"
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