Portrait Painting (Tuesday)

Adult Class | This program is completed

All levels welcome.

9/14/2021-11/16/2021

6:00 PM-9:00 PM EDT on Tue

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$285.00

$255.00

$60.00

$15.00

Portrait painting has a rich and fruitful history. In this class, students will be exposed to not only a brief history of the portrait but also the varying ways a portrait can be made. From alla prima to a more nuanced depiction using oils, a sound structure of painting the human portrait will be explored. Painting with acrylics will be allowed, but oils are encouraged.

What you will learn in this class:
1. History of portraiture painting.
2. The structure and anatomy of the head/face.
3. Alla prima techniques for portrait painting.

  • This is an in-person class which will take place in our building with strict social distancing protocols and reduced student capacity. Please see our COVID-19 community safety policies.
  • • Mirrors (full length or smallest 8 x 10)
  • • Various brushes include, Round, flat and fan ranging in sizes.
  • • Rags or Viva paper towels
  • • Jars with tops for solvents and linseed
  • • Aprons

  • Oil Painting Mediums

  • Oil paint sets or individual selected paints for your pallet:
  • • Olive Green
  • • Sap Green
  • • Titanium White
  • • Ultramarine Blue
  • • Burnt Umber
  • • Burnt Sienna
  • • Cadmium Orange*
  • • Cadmium Yellow*
  • • Permanent Rose
  • • Flake White
  • • Cerulean Blue
  • • Alizarin Crimson
  • • Permanent Green
  • • And any other oil paints that you would like to use on your pallet.

  • *I am aware that Cadmiums can be more expensive than a general color, if you can find the 2 hue of the cadmium that will be acceptable for this course.

  • • Refined Linseed Oil
  • • Mineral Spirits (No turpentine)

  • Surfaces do not have to be Canvas but please make sure your surface will be compatible with the oil paint, e.g., canvas, wood, certain drawing papers...
  • Sizes of surfaces can also range to 18x 24 inches to larger, provided we have space to create and store and let dry after class.