Figure Painting Workshop
WS 195 :
non-credit – in person
- Dates: July 23
- Times: 6 – 9 PM
- Meetings: 1
- Days: Wednesday
- Instructor: Jason Ward
$55.00
12 in stock
Description
This class will focus on strategies and techniques for painting the human figure. You will be guided through the stages of figure painting including compositional design, comparative measurement, structuring values, color mixing, and paint application methods. During the class we’ll discuss why the figure is such an important subject for both academic study and artistic expression. You will leave this class with a deeper understanding of how to approach figure painting on their own terms. You will also complete the class with a fully finished painting utilizing all of the techniques covered during lecture and demonstration.
This course must meet minimum enrollment by July 16 in order to run. Register today!
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Supply List
- Students are free to work in either oils or acrylics
- Paint Colors:
- Cadmium Red,
- Cadmium Yellow,
- Burnt Sienna,
- Burnt Umber,
- Ultramarine Blue,
- Titanium White,
- any other colors are optional
- Brushes: A variety of shapes and sizes is recommended
- Palette Knife
- Sealable Jar for Odorless Turpenoid or Water
- Painting Palette: Wood, Glass, or Plastic
- Lint Free Rags or Paper Towels
- Gessoed Canvas, Panel, or Watercolor Paper: between 9″x12″ – 18″x24″
