1619. A. Family Photo to Digital Art
Class - Digital Art | Available
Transform treasured memories into one-of-a-kind works of art in this imaginative two-week digital arts class. Whether you’re dusting off old family photo albums or scrolling through your camera roll, you’ll learn creative techniques for turning everyday photographs into visually striking artistic keepsakes that can be shared, printed, and cherished for years to come.
Using a mix of free and professional digital art programs, students will explore color grading, abstraction, layering, texture, collage techniques, and playful visual effects to breathe new life into personal photographs. Through guided demonstrations and hands-on experimentation, you’ll discover how digital tools can help tell stories, evoke emotion, and reimagine memories in entirely new ways.
Perfect for beginners and creative explorers alike, this class encourages artistic freedom while building practical digital art skills in a supportive and inspiring environment. A tablet or laptop is required for class participation. If needed, Sawtooth will provide a device for in-class use.
Class Length: 2 Weeks
Kim Thore
Kim Thore is a writer, artist and cultural commentator ...she began studying drawing at the age of 8 and continued through college culminating in a portfolio of mixed media and sculpture. She is proud that she also studied photography and painting at Sawtooth when she was a teenager.
She began using digital collage as her primary medium in 2014 launching a new website www.kimtasticart.com in 2017 and also a line of clothing and home decor featuring her art .
Using multiple layers, programs and design techniques her pieces explore glamour, fashion, and other chimera. She has exhibited locally in W-S, Raleigh and Miami and her work is in collections in Europe and the United States.
She has also built her own Marketing Firm, FRESH Productions that focused on marketing for artists and creatives and ran it for 10 years here in the Triad. She is currently freelances as a marketer and public relations director for several local businesses.