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Patient, Light-hearted Fine Art and Graphic Design Tutor
Maribeth D.

5.0 (342 ratings)

870 hours tutoring

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Hourly Rate: $55
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Patient, Light-hearted Fine Art and Graphic Design Tutor
Patient, Light-hearted Fine Art and Graphic Design Tutor
Maribeth D.

5.0 (342 ratings)

870 hours tutoring

Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee
5.0 (342 ratings)

870 hours tutoring

Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

About Maribeth

Bio

Hi, My name is Maribeth. I have over 14 years experience teaching at a private art studio based in Rockland County, NY called Art & Design Studio of Rockland. I teach students as young as 5 years old to adults in their 90s. Skill levels vary for all. I teach everything from drawing to painting, sculpting, and computer arts. I make class fun and relaxing. I love sharing my tips and techniques and seeing my students create beautiful art.

I have over 20 years experience in graphic design. I...

Hi, My name is Maribeth. I have over 14 years experience teaching at a private art studio based in Rockland County, NY called Art & Design Studio of Rockland. I teach students as young as 5 years old to adults in their 90s. Skill levels vary for all. I teach everything from drawing to painting, sculpting, and computer arts. I make class fun and relaxing. I love sharing my tips and techniques and seeing my students create beautiful art.

I have over 20 years experience in graphic design. I teach individual and group classes on Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop.

What makes me an outstanding art tutor is that I am able to work with your skill level and give you direct feedback that will help you improve your art skills right away. Great art takes time but I have worked with young, old, and special needs students. My belief is that if you can connect two dots and have an interest in art, then I can teach you how to draw, paint, sculpt, and create computer graphics.

I look forward to working with you.

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Education

Buffalo State College
Communication Design

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Art

Adobe Illustrator,

Adobe Illustrator

I have over 18 years of experience using Adobe Illustrator in the graphic design field. I have worked for non-profits and large corporations, creating logos, vectorizing images, and drawing in Adobe Illustrator.
Adobe InDesign,

Adobe InDesign

I have experience creating layouts in Adobe Indesign for catalogs, brochures, business cards, postcards, and magazines. I have worked for non-profits, large corporations, and freelance. Prior to Adobe InDesign I used QuarkXpress. That was the standard print publishing program used in the field. Because InDesign comes with the Create Suite, most companies transitioned over to using Adobe InDesign.
Adobe Photoshop,

Adobe Photoshop

I have over 15 years of experience creating logos, layouts, websites and marketing for non-profits and large corporations.
Drawing,

Drawing

I have experience teaching ages 5 to 90 years old in drawing all subjects from animals, nature, landscapes, and portraits.
Graphic Design,

Graphic Design

I have been working in the graphic design industry since 1999. My experience in the field ranges from working for non-profits to million dollar companies and teaching Adobe programs at a private art studio. I have worked on magazines, marketing, branding, and websites. My knowledge of fine art (drawing, color theory, and painting) only adds to all aspects of designing.
Painting,

Painting

I am able to teach color theory and application in watercolor, acrylic paint, and oil paint. I teach students techniques in mixing color, how to hold their brushes, composition and where to start.
Art Theory

Computer

Adobe Illustrator,

Adobe Illustrator

I have over 18 years of experience using Adobe Illustrator in the graphic design field. I have worked for non-profits and large corporations, creating logos, vectorizing images, and drawing in Adobe Illustrator.
Adobe InDesign,

Adobe InDesign

I have experience creating layouts in Adobe Indesign for catalogs, brochures, business cards, postcards, and magazines. I have worked for non-profits, large corporations, and freelance. Prior to Adobe InDesign I used QuarkXpress. That was the standard print publishing program used in the field. Because InDesign comes with the Create Suite, most companies transitioned over to using Adobe InDesign.
Adobe Photoshop,

Adobe Photoshop

I have over 15 years of experience creating logos, layouts, websites and marketing for non-profits and large corporations.
Desktop Publishing,

Desktop Publishing

I started my design career working in the graphic design department for Wizard Entertainment. I had the opportunity to work on several monthly magazines: Wizard, Anime Insider, Toyfare, and Inquest Gamer. And for almost 9 years I worked for Cornell University Cooperative Extension designing layouts for all in-house forms, newsletters, and marketing.
Graphic Design,

Graphic Design

I have been working in the graphic design industry since 1999. My experience in the field ranges from working for non-profits to million dollar companies and teaching Adobe programs at a private art studio. I have worked on magazines, marketing, branding, and websites. My knowledge of fine art (drawing, color theory, and painting) only adds to all aspects of designing.
Macintosh

Macintosh

While working as a graphic designer, I have used Macintosh computers for regular day to day operations and for computer graphics. I can teach how to navigate through folders, add new applications, desktop features and more. I include some quick shortcuts, how to organize folders, the difference between saving photos on your desktop, on the cloud, or in an application.

Examples of Expertise

Maribeth has provided examples of their subject expertise by answering 2 questions submitted by students on Wyzant’s Ask an Expert.

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Ratings and Reviews

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Knowledgeable and polite

She is reviewing the Basic functions of a PDF document. I wish to learn how to make text and image edits and be able to have an email button to prompt the PDF reader to send an email to me after the input fields are completed.

Bryan, 3 lessons with Maribeth

Photoshop instruction with Maribeth

Maribeth helped me by demonstrating things on her screen, then switched to my screen to walk me through my project. I feel that I learned a lot that way. I plan future sessions with Maribeth.

Judy, 3 lessons with Maribeth

Knowledgable with great tips and workflow

I've already saved tons of time with the tips that Maribeth provided. She helped with the technical aspect of Photoshop, but also helped me with a bit of color theory and how to find the colors I was looking for.

Elisa, 9 lessons with Maribeth

Thanks Maribeth

It’s just my second class and Im very happy with my choice, Maribeth is very clear and precise to answer my questions so as she is very patient and passionate, I strong recommend Maribeth

Fabio, 10 lessons with Maribeth

A perfect fit

Maribeth was lovely. I felt like she was right next to me in the room - listening to what I needed. She offered me professional advice and then taught me enough basic instruction that I could tackle my Illustrator “issues” on my own. It was an hour and a half VERY well spent. Thank you Maribeth!

Kerrieann, 1 lesson with Maribeth

Always helpful and professional

Maribeth can be depended upon to accommodate the schedule and provide exactly the tutoring that makes a difference. She has both the knowledge to teach those skills and the ability to assess exactly what I need to learn in order to move on.

Paulo, 9 lessons with Maribeth

Helpful and Knowledgeable

I learned some basics on changing colors on a logo via Adobe Illustrator. Happy that I'm able to do this on my own without relying on anyone. Thank you Maribeth.

Marisa , 1 lesson with Maribeth

Great tutor! Very knowledgeable in InDesign and more

Maribeth D. was great! She addressed each one of my goals for the session and taught me even more in InDesign! I was very pleased! She taught at the perfect pace--not too slow, not too fast. She is very personable as well. I highly recommend her as a knowledgeable tutor

Diane, 1 lesson with Maribeth

Knowledgeable and adaptable. I think she can tutor anyone at any level.

Maribeth is great at meeting you where you are skill-wise and elevating you to the next level. I have learned so much already and am looking forward to learning much more from her.

Loren , 11 lessons with Maribeth
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