Description
INTRO TO FIGURE PAINTING IN OILS
Wednesdays 6:30 – 9:30pm
Tuition: $225 + $45 model fee
February 20 – March 27, 2019 (six weeks!)
This six week class will combine learning the fundamentals of oil painting with learning the indirect approach. While working from a live model to paint the human form, you will learn the best practices to create paintings that will last, how to keep a safe studio, as well as how to mix accurate value and color. Various oil painting terms and techniques will be covered while expanding your understanding of the human form. The Indirect method of painting means you spend multiple sessions on the same painting (as opposed to direct or alla prima painting). You will learn how to successfully build a layered painting with great depth and luminosity. The benefit of using an underpainting with both an open and closed grisaille method, as well as some advanced topics such as glazing and scumbling will be discussed.
This Figure Series will build skills from month to month, starting with the basic fundamentals of drawing the figure in line and working our way through to painting the figure in oil. Working from the live model, you will develop an understanding of proper proportions, structure and basic anatomy of the human figure. This class will strengthen your understanding of the human form as well as strengthen your drawing and painting ability whether you are an absolute beginner or an advanced student. Class is limited to 10 students.
Here is what the series will look like month to month:
Sept: Figure Drawing Fundamentals I – Line
Oct: Figure Drawing Fundamentals II – Tone
Feb/March: Fundamentals of Figure Painting & Indirect Figure Painting in Oils
April: Alla Prima Figure Painting
May: 2 week Intensive – Quick Pose in Paint!
MATERIALS LIST:
18″ x 24″ Piece of drawing paper
Drawing Board
Soft Vine Charcoal
2B Charcoal Pencil
Kneaded Eraser
PAINTING SUPPLIES:
2 16” x 20” – 18” x24” stretched Canvases or Panels
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
Odorless Mineral Spirits like Turpenoid or Gamsol
Lidded Container for Solvent (preferably not glass incase of accident)
Little Container for medium (palette cups work well)
Paper Towels
Brimmed Hat (ball caps work well)
SELECTION OF OIL PAINT:
(I prefer Old Holland brand, but Gamblin, Winsor & Newton, or 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)
Manganese Violet or Cobalt Violet
Raw Umber
Burnt Umber
Green Earth
Ultramarine Blue
(Optional colors: Cadmium Yellow light, Cadmium Red, Cerulean Blue, Viridian Green)
SELECTION OF BRUSHES:
(Windsor & Newton Monarch Series or Rosemary Ivory Series Brushes):
Brights, Flats and Filberts in various sizes (at least 2 small, 2 medium and 2 large)
questions?
Contact info@alia-fineart.com
