Figure Painting in Oils/Acrylic

Figure Painting in Oils/Acrylic

Class | This program is completed

All Levels
10/18/2023-11/15/2023
6:00 PM-9:00 PM PDT on Wed
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Figure Painting in Oils/Acrylic

Class | This program is completed

Learn to paint realistic figures using oil or acrylic paint. Students will develop original figure paintings from live nude models and discover essential concepts and techniques for mixing flesh tones, paint application, and how to imbue their work with a compelling sense of light, atmosphere, and form. Lectures, demonstrations, and individual critiques will be provided during weekly lessons.

  • Students may choose to work with either oil or acrylic painting media. Below are supply lists specific to oil-based or acrylic-based painting.

    OIL-BASED PAINTING – SUPPLY LIST

    OIL COLORS

    • Cadmium Red Light

    • Alizarin Crimson

    • Ultramarine Blue

    • Cerulean Blue or Manganese Blue

    • Cadmium Yellow Medium or Light

    • Yellow Ochre / Yellow Ochre Pale (Winsor Newton)

    • Titanium / Flake White (large tube)

    • Raw Umber

    • Ivory Black

    (Optional Oil Colors: Cadmium Orange, Titanium Nickel Yellow, Burnt Sienna,

    Quinacridone Magenta, Viridian Green, Dioxazine Purple, Old Holland English Red)

    SUPPORTS (Painting Surfaces)

    • (2) Pre-stretched canvas or gesso-primed wood panel (11” X 14” – 18” X 24”)

    MEDIUMS /ADDITIVES

    • Refined Linseed Oil or Gamblin Solvent Free Liquid

    BRUSHES

    • Bristle or Synthetic: 0, 2, 4, 6, 10 (flat, filbert, or round)

    • Raphael Kolinsky Sable: sizes 0, 2 (pointed round)

    MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

    • Palette (glass, wood, or paper sheets – Neutral color is BEST)

    • Palette Knife – (medium diamond head recommended)

    • Brush Cleaning Jar with Lid – Gamsol solvent only*

    • Paper towels / Cotton rags

    • Vine / Willow Charcoal Sticks (for preparatory drawing on canvas)

    • Kneaded Eraser


    ACRYLIC BASED PAINTING—SUPPLY LIST

    ACRYLIC COLORS (Heavy Body – Golden or Liquitex paint recommended)

    • Black - Ivory/Mars/Bone

    • Raw Umber

    • Ultramarine Blue

    • Cerulean Blue

    • Alizarin Crimson

    • Yellow Ochre

    • Cadmium Red Light / Pyrrole Red Light

    • Cadmium Yellow Medium / Hansa Yellow Med.

    • Titanium White (large tube)

    (*optional - Cadmium Orange / Vat Orange, Titanate Yellow, Burnt Sienna,

    Quinacridone Magenta, Viridian Green, Dioxazine Purple)

    MEDIUM

    • Golden Glazing Liquid (satin or gloss)

    SUPPORTS (Painting Surfaces)

    • (2) stretched canvases or gesso primed wood panels (11” X 14” – 18” x 24”)

    ACRYLIC BRUSHES:

    • Princeton/Winsor Newton Galleria Synthetic Nylon: Sizes 0, 2, 4, 6, 10 (flat or

    round)

    • Raphael Kolinsky Sable: sizes 0, 2 (pointed round)

    MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

    • Palette: paper, glass, or wood (neutral color is BEST)

    • Palette Knife: medium sized diamond shape

    • Vine / Willow Charcoal Sticks (for preparatory drawing on canvas)

    • Cheap Spray Bottle (for water)

    • Cheap Plastic Cup (for water)

Nicholas Enevoldsen