Week 2 & 3: Program Major : PAINTING + PRINTMAKING

About this class

This is a major course for the Summer Art and Design Program 2025 This course cannot be taken separately.

The course will cover the fundamentals of fine arts, including conceptual development, techniques and methods, critical thinking/decision-making, and prospects in the fine arts. This approach aims to provide participants with in-depth knowledge of the cultures and traditions of Qatar, enabling them to contribute to shaping the contemporary art scene.

The program is structured in two parts: in-class lectures and studio time. Throughout the course, participants will engage in three different projects and presentations. By the end of this class, participants will have acquired technical skills in drawing, painting, and sculpting, as well as practical skills in creating art. Moreover, they will have gained insights into the culture and traditional objects of Qatar. 

Class Outline

Class 1: Mini lecture on Painting + Printmaking techniques and art basics, begin Project 1 (watercolor)

Class 2: Continue Project 1

Class 3: Continue Project 1, Mini lecture on how to critique art.

Class 4: Critique Project 1, begin Project 2 (stamping)

Class 5: Continue Project 2, transfer techniques demo.

Class 6: Critique Project 2, Begin Project 3 (collage)

Class 7: Continue working on Project 3, fluid painting demo.

Class 8: Continue working on project 3, paper marbling demo.

Class 9: Continue working on Project 3, paper collage demo.

Class 10: Critique Project 3, mixed media workday, photo documentation

Materials needed

Please note: VCUQatar reserves the right to cancel classes for which not enough participants are registered. Already paid fees will be refunded.

Please do not purchase materials until VCUQatar has sent final course confirmation.

Items to buy for this class

• Set of watercolors (tube)
• Set of acrylic paint (tube)
• Set of synthetic paint brushes
• Set of bristle paint brushes
• Set of sculpting tools
• Polymer clay (a water-based modeling clay)
• Palette knife
• Tabletop easel
• 2 canvases (any size between 8×10” and 12×16”)
• Arches watercolor block (any size between 7”x10” and 10”x14”)
• Glass palette (ex. a picture frame with tape on each side)
• Large rubber erasers, eraser blocks, or linoleum block
• Exacto blade
• Painter’s tape
• Liquid school glue
• Superglue (small tube)
• (Optional) Toy wood blocks
• (Optional) Pan watercolors
• (Optional) Liquid watercolors
• (Optional) Liquid acrylic paint
• Watercolor paint
• Acrylic paint
• Painter’s tape
• Liquid glue (or archival PVA glue)
• Glue stick
• Palette knife
• Paint palette
• Paint brushes (various sizes)
• Watercolor/mixed media paper
• Canvases (8×10” and above)

On occasions, there may be additional materials to be purchased, and if so, it will be advised by the instructor.

Where to buy your materials

Most of the materials are available from any art supply shop, for example:

• Cass Art (Fire station): Community Classes students get a 15% discount upon presenting the registration ticket
• Jarir Bookstore: on Rayyan Road or Salwa Road
• Color Note: on Al Nasser Street
• Ibn Al Qayyim: at Markhiya Roundabout
• Al Rawnaq

Schedule

Start: Sun, July 19, 2026
End: Thu, July 30, 2026
Lessons: 10
Days: Sunday to Thursday
Time: 10 am to 1 pm
Location: VCUarts Qatar Campus

Instructors

Yousef Bahzad

Yousef Bahzad is a Qatari/American visual artist, born in Michigan. He graduated from VCUQ with a BFA and minor in Art History. His practice consists of mainly painting and experimental photography. All his art forms supplement and feed into one another, with regards to tone, color and imagery. He maintains and builds upon a visual mythos which consists of past drawings, paintings, and photographs to harness in the creation of new artwork. Through this visual mythos, he explores personal and universal human themes.