Oil Painting Foundation: The Portrait
ZOOM COURSE
Monday, 06/05/2023 - 07/17/2023
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM EST
Number of Lessons: 6
The six, three-hour oil painting sessions of this course, are dedicated to painting a few portraits from photographic reference with traditional techniques for portraiture that are essential for the foundation of the artist interested in this fascinating subject, we will paint using both the direct painting technique, used by the impressionists, and the indirect painting technique, typical of the Old Masters. We will also practice painting with the limited palette, a fundamental method that permits to understand how to use chroma, temperature, value, tint and tone when painting. We will also practice color mixing, color blending and color theory.
We will also create a master copy or two by great portraiture artists such as Singer Sargent or….. to study their technique and improve ours.
The participants of the course, will also be encouraged to work on an independent project: a portrait of a subject of their choice, a good way to start making personal aesthetic and technical choices, and put to work the notions discussed and practiced in class. Composition, color mixing, paint handling, materials, color theory and the techniques employed by a few masters, are some of the topics, among others, that will be discussed and practiced.
Open to all levels.
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