Painting the Alla Prima Figure

Painting the Alla Prima Figure

Weekend Workshop | This program is completed

All Levels

2/25/2023-2/26/2023

9:30 AM-4:30 PM PDT on Sun Sat

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$320.00

$288.00

$10.00

Few artists have spent as much time painting the figure from life as Aaron Coberly. His style, called alla prima (all at once) is direct and bold. In this weekend workshop, you’ll learn how to capture the most essential qualities of a portrait by learning to paint broadly but accurately. The class will include demonstrations and individual student critiques.

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  • Canvas- Anything between 16in X 20in and 11in X 14in
    Brushes- 1- 10in Flat for large coverage, A couple of size 8's and 4's bristle filberts and couple of soft hair 2-4's for detail work. This is my general bush selection. You don't have to use the exact same brushes but you will need 8-10's for coverage and smaller ones for detail.
    Paint- Cremnitz or Titanium white Cadmium Red, Alizarin Crimson, Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Lemon, Ultramarine Blue, Burnt umber. This is my general pallet, you don't have to have exactly the same colors just have a good selection of warms and cools)
    Thinner- Gamsol or Del Sol (Provided by Gage)
    Paper Towels- Viva