Drawing the Head for Painting
Location: Scottsdale Location
Room: TBA
May 3-5, 2010
Meets 9:00 AM-4:00 PM
on Mon Tue Wed
Tuition: $350.00
Model Fee: $35.00
Level: BEG – ADV
Status: This program is completed
This will be both a drawing and painting class. One of the biggest barriers in achieving a satisfying head painting is drawing problems. This class will help you see and draw the model effectively as a foundation for the painting. We will address proportions, gesture, value, and how light affects the form. The class will alternate between drawing and painting; drawing from the model one day and then painting the same model and set-up the following day.
Instructor -- Allen Garns
Allen Garns has been creating art for corporations and publishers for over 25 years. He received a BFA from Art Center College of Design where he studied with Dan McCaw and John Asaro and has done post graduate work at the International School of Art in Italy. In 2008, Allen won cash awards at the Pastel Society of America and the Salon International. He currently shows his work at Scottsdale Fine Art in Scottsdale, Arizona. Please visit www.allengarns.com.
- SUPPLY LIST FOR OIL PAINTING
- A pad of paper. Anything from 11x14 to 18x24 will work
- A board and clips to hold your paper pad
- Vine or willow charcoal,
- Kneaded eraser and any other drawing tool you like
- You should bring oil paints you are comfortable working with. Should include White, Cadmium Yellow, Cadmium Red Light, Alizarin Crimson, Ultramarine Blue, Raw or Burnt Umber, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna and either Paynes Gray or “Blue Black”
- Bristle brushes ranging in size from 2 to 6 or 8. I use mostly Flats and filberts with a few small rounds.
- A palette knife
- Odorless Mineral Spirits
- A number of canvases or painting surfaces anywhere around 9x12 to 11x14
- A gray scale or value scale. This is very important. It would be best to have one that is by itself as opposed to being printed with a color chart.
- Small mirror - this is also important
- SUPPLY LIST FOR PASTEL PAINTING
- A pad of paper. Anything from 11x14 to 18x24 will work
- A board and clips to hold your paper pad
- Vine or willow charcoal,
- Kneaded eraser and any other drawing tool you like
- Pastels: If you are mostly concerned about expressionistic color, an assortment of any colors will do. If you want to work more realistically you should have a good assortment of pastels, preferably around 100 or more. You should have some burnt or raw umbers in gradations. Something equivalent to Rembrandt 408.3, 408.5, and 408.7 Also, an assortment of English Reds are helpful
- Nu-Pastel Raw Sienna and Conte Pastel pencil #32 are also very useful.
- A number of sheets of paper that you like to work on, around 9x12. (If you particularly like to work larger, that is fine.) I like to use a toned paper, usually a warm middle value. Have used Canson Mi-tientes, which I still like but I am more and more using Wallis or some kind of pastel card.
- Light-weight board (foam core works) and masking tape and or clips. This is used for attaching your paper.
- A paint brush*, #4 or #6, cheap bristle or fake sable is fine. This is for brushing unwanted pastel off picture
- A gray scale or value scale. This is very important. It would be best to have one that is by itself as opposed to being printed with a color chart.
- Small mirror - this is also important.
- I look forward to seeing you. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me: allen@allengarns.com