New Home Page Video
Earlier today we posted this new video to the home page of FineArtClasses.com. This is the first of what will be several videos created in celebration of our 40 years of teaching fine art. Hope you enjoy it!
Partnership Announcement
On Monday June 15th Mission: Renaissance Executive Director, Ted Prescott, Announced the semi-annual Partnership Awards. The following staff received awards: Associate Level: Amber Black Annette Evans Darya Ghyam Kate Terry Stephinie Touch Jr. Partners: Sarah Abagulum Deawwna Williams Elena Valencia Maria McGoldrick Luis Lopez Senior Partners: Lauren Card Jesse Britzman Angela Arnold [...]
Resource Website Now Live!
I am pleased to announce that our New Staff Resource Website, DrawingClasses.com, is fully live and ready for your use. DrawingClasses.com is a secure, members only website that provides you with instant access to: Staff Member Handbook Company Policies Technical Directives Class I and Class II Online Instructor Training Courses Online Request Forms All you [...]
Standard Drill 2.8
The Gluck Method Instructor Training Standard Drill 2.8 Start of Checkout 1) What are the 3 primary colors? “Explain to the student that there are 3 PRIMARY COLORS (Red, Blue and Yellow). Define the word primary as: “basic colors which cannot be made by mixing other colors together, but can be [...]
Standard Drill 2.7
The Gluck Method Instructor Training Standard Drill 2.7 Reference: M:R POLICY 28 FEBRUARY 2015 – STUDENT PITFALLS Start of Checkout 1) What are the 2 criteria that parents and students continually use to evalute us? “Parents and Students continually evaluate us against 2 criteria – Cost and Results. If the results [...]
Standard Drill 2.6
The Gluck Method Instructor Training Standard Drill 2.6 CLASS AWARENESS Practical Application: This drill may only be conducted by a Staff Training Officer and is designed to help a trainee expand their awareness and control over a class based on the information they have studied in the following technical references: TGM TECHNICAL DIRECTIVE 6 [...]
Standard Drill 2.5
The Gluck Method Instructor Training Standard Drill 2.5 “What Do You Do?” drill: This drill is specifically designed to ensure understanding and ability to think with and apply the information studied by the trainee. This drill is conducted by a coach, which has been assigned by a Staff Training Officer. Each specific (scripted) scenario is [...]
Standard Drill 2.4
The Gluck Method Instructor Training Standard Drill 2.4 Reference: TECHNICAL DIRECTIVE 22 APRIL 2010 – COACHING THE COLOR WHEEL TO CHILDREN Start of Checkout 1) What are the 3 Primary Colors and why are they called Primary Colors? “…there are 3 PRIMARY COLORS (Red, Blue and Yellow). Define the word primary [...]
Standard Drill 2.3
The Gluck Method Instructor Training Standard Drill 2.3 Reference: TECHNICAL DIRECTIVE 9 FEBRUARY 2010 – TONE BEFORE COLOR Start of Checkout There are 2 parts to this drill. Part 1: The Trainee is to do all of the steps of The Tone/Color Separation Drill as a student while under the supervision [...]
Standard Drill 2.2
The Gluck Method Instructor Training Standard Drill 2.2 Reference: TECHNICAL DIRECTIVE 6 AUGUT 2008 – WHAT IS TONE? Start of Checkout 1) What does the word “TONE” best describe? “TONE BEST DESCRIBES THE LIGHTNESS OR DARKNESS OF ANY AREA OR SURFACE.” 2) Why is tone senior to color? “Colors, however, [...]