Painting Fundamentals

Adult Summer Class | This program is completed

New Offering! All levels welcome. Profesora habla español

7/10/2018-7/31/2018

6:30 PM-9:30 PM EDT on Tue

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$125.00

$110.00

$20.00

$15.00

Curiosity and the desire to experience painting are the requirements for this class. Students with any level of art experience are welcomed to experiment with color, line and the power of perception that makes painting a powerful experience. This workshop will introduce you to color relationships and mixing colors, principles of composition, paint application techniques, and working from the figure.



WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS COURSE
1. Temperature of Color
2. How to invent color relationships
3. How to look at paintings
4. What geometry in painting looks like
5. The value of imagination in the act of painting

  • FOR THE FIRST CLASS BRING THESE SUPPLIES:
  • • For brushes buy 3 medium sizes: 1 Round, 1 Flat, 1 Filbert (https://www.craftsy.com/art/article/paint-brush-primer/)
  • • Pre-Primed canvas, size no larger than 11x14
  • • Oil Paints: Raw Umber, Brunt Umber, Raw Sienna, Burnt Sienna, Titanium White (Gamblin is a good quality paint for the price)
  • • Linseed Oil (inexpensive is fine) *
  • • Solvent: Turpenoid is good *
  • • 2 Large Jars with lids
  • • 2 Large tomatoes cans
  • • Rags
  • • Palette with lid or palette paper (Note: palette with lid will preserve your paint!) *
  • • Plastic wrap or saran wrap
  • • Palette knife *
  • OTHER SUPPLIES TO BE DISCUSSED ON THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS:
  • • Other oil paint colors

  • Items marked with an * are available for purchase in Fleisher’s school store. Members receive a 10% discount on art supply purchases.