Painting in Grisaille (Grayscale)

360 Online Class | This program is completed

1501 10th Ave East Seattle, WA 98102 United States

TBD

Beginner

6/30/2020-7/28/2020

9:30 AM-12:30 PM PDT on Tue

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$265.00

$238.50

$10.00

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Understanding Proportion and Value are essential in our training as artists. Painting in gray tones (Grisaille) helps us to understand value structure in paintings. The benefit of eliminating color is that it allows us to give our full attention to rendering forms and the play of light and shade. We will work with a combination of paintings and photos or models. Each student will receive individual critique and instruction each session. Medici will start with a demo and break down the process of painting into clear and consecutive steps.

  • Easel: Use either a tabletop, or free standing easel.
  • Palette: Use a gray palette.
  • You can make a gray palette by painting the back of a piece of plexiglass with gray acrylic or buy one from your local art store
  • Drawing Board (for Online classes and workshops): Will be used with Easel (Medici will demonstrate how to set it up)
  • You need a drawing board either 16”x20” or 18”x 24”
  • This will hold your reference, panel and palette
  • 6-8 Drawing board clips, binder clips are fine (varying sizes)
  • Roll of BlueTape or Painters Tape
  • Brushes: Any professional brushes in the following sizes are fine
  • Hog Hair or Natural Bristle (Flat and/or Filbert) #4 (2), #6 (2) #8 (1)
  • Kolinsky Sable or synthetic (pointed) #4 (1)
  • Paints: 40ml tube or larger, No student grade.
  • Titanium White or Flake White
  • Mars Black or Ivory Black (Grisaille Class or Workshop
  • Painting Surface: Use your preferred surface
  • Masonite (hardboard), Canvas, Linen Panels, Stretched Canvas or Linen (prime with a neutral gray gesso)
  • Size: 8” x 10”, 9” x 11” or 11” x 14"
  • Quantity: Have 1 or 2 canvases ready for each class
  • Mediums:
  • Linseed Oil
  • Brush Cleaner:
  • Gamsol
  • Additional Materials:
  • Roll of Artists tape or painters Blue Tape
  • Binder clips and/or easel clips 6 -10
  • Two clip on metal cups for Mineral Spirits and Linseed Oil
  • Rags or Paper Towels
  • Sketchbook and Pencil (for notes and thumbnails)
  • • microphone and camera enabled computer
  • • ipad or smart tablet or smart phone (android or IOS)
  • • Strong internet connection
  • • Excited Attitude!