Description
HANDS & FEET DRAWING INTENSIVE
Wednesdays in September 2024
6:30 – 9:30p
Tuition: $250 includes the model fee.
This Hands & Feet intensive focuses on learning the anatomy and basic structure of the hands and feet. We will work two days on each appendage, with the first session focusing on drawing and the second with the opportunity to either continue with drawing OR for those who have taken any painting class with me, to try your hand at painting hands and feet. Working from different live models, you will learn to draw (and potentially to paint) these expressive forms with greater ease and accuracy. By first focusing on the overall gesture, gaining an understanding of the anatomy and simplifying the forms into understandable planes we can demystify these complicated appendages. This class will help you to overcome any fears you may have about drawing or painting hands and feet! This intensive class is designed to help the beginner student as well as more experienced artist. Space is limited to only 12 students so that we can get close enough to the model to focus intently on their hands and feet.
Materials List:
Drawing Supplies:
18″ x 24″ Drawing Board
18″ x 24″ Newsprint Pad
several sticks of Willow Vine Charcoal
2 2B Charcoal Pencils
xacto knife to sharpen pencils
kneaded eraser
Painting Supplies: (Only for those students who have taken a painting class with me or have significant experience with oil paints).
4- small canvases or panel or primed canvas pads (YES! is a good brand for those) no smaller than 8” x 10” no larger than 11” x 14”
Palette (I prefer my old wooden one, but paper pallets are ok especially if you can find a middle grey toned paper pallet)
Palette Knife- 2” tear drop shape
Refined Linseed oil or your preferred medium
Gamsol
Lidded Container for Solvent (preferably not glass incase of accident)
Little Container for medium (palette cups work well)
Paper Towels
Brimmed hat
SELECTION OF OIL PAINT:
(I prefer Old Holland brand, but Winsor & Newton, Holbein are suitable)
Titanium White (or Lead White – I prefer Rublev’s Lead White No. 1)
Yellow Ochre
Raw Sienna
Burnt Sienna
Vermillion (must be Old Holland or Rublev)
Alizarin Crimson (Gamblin)
Perylene Red
Manganese Violet or Cobalt Violet
Raw Umber
Burnt Umber
Green Earth
Ultramarine Blue
(Optional colors: Lead tin yellow (Rublev), Cerulean Blue, Viridian Green)
SELECTION OF BRUSHES:
(Windsor & Newton Monarch Series; Trekkel Hog Bristle Filberts or Rosemary Ivory Series Brushes):
Brights, Flats and Filberts in various sizes (at least 2 small, 2 medium and 2 large)
*feet drawing from 20th century Russian drawing post at http://inspirationalartworks.blogspot.com/2011/02/miscellaneous-20th-century-russian_07.html
Questions?
Contact info@alia-fineart.com
