Portrait Painting with the Limited Palette

360 Online Class | This program has been canceled

Intermediate

8/4/2020-9/1/2020

1:30 PM-4:30 PM PDT on Tue

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$265.00

$238.50

$10.00

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Gaining the ability to work quickly and precisely is key to your development as a painter. Alla Prima painting with a timer forces you to simplify and focus on big shapes. This is the secret behind all great works. In this workshop I will provide frequent demos and break down the process of painting into clear and consecutive steps. Each student will receive a critique each session. We will work with a systematic technique and use a limited palette of 7 colors. We will focus on the 4 main aspects of a portrait: Proportion, Value, Color, and Edge. We will work with a combination of paintings, photos and/or models. Practicing this way will sharpen your observation and take your skill to a new level.

  • Materials List
  • 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: No student grade, 40ml tube or larger
  • Titanium White
  • Cadmium Yellow Light
  • Cadmium Red Light
  • Quinacridone Red
  • Cobalt Teal
  • Ultramarine Blue
  • Ivory Black
  • 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!