Alla Prima Figure Painting

Adult Class | This program is completed

Intermediate to advanced skill level suggested.

1/7/2020-3/10/2020

2:00 PM-5:00 PM EDT on Tue

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$285.00

$255.00

$55.00

$15.00

The definition of alla prima is to finish a painting in one sitting. This course will cover color and tonal harmonies, chromatic perspective, application of paint and composition using alla prima methods that will enable you to create a complete painting during each studio session. This workshop will help you develop concentration, intensity of working, and decision making, through specific exercises while you paint.

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS COURSE
1. Getting familiar with “Alla Prima Technique”
2. Learning how to compose a painting from start to finish
3. Learning the basics of color mixing
4. Learning how to see and paint color and value relationships
5. Learning the diverse methods to apply brush strokes

  • This Monday class is eight sessions in order to accommodate the two holidays that occur during the winter term: Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 20, and Presidents’ Day, February 17. The class will not be held on these days and there are no makeup sessions.
  • START THE TERM WITH THESE SUPPLIES:
  • • Turpenoid
  • • Medium: Liquin Original
  • • Paper towels
  • • Pizza box (or other box to transport wet paintings)
  • • Panel sizes: First class bring 3 canvass panels to paint on prepared with gray gesso. No smaller than 8"x10"inches and no bigger that 14"x16" inches. You will need a total of 10 panels for the entire class. Please save all ten canvass to discuss them in the final critique in the last class.
  • • Winton/Windsor & Newton Oil Paints (40 ml tube) suggested: Cadmium Yellow Light, Indian Yellow, Cadmium Orange, Cadmium Red Light, Permanent Alizarin Crimson, Dioxazine Purple, French Ultramarine, Titanium White (150 ml), Ivory Black, Permanent Green, Chromium Oxide Green, Yellow Ochre, Raw Sienna, Indian Red, Burnt Sienna, Raw Umber
  • • The instructor will talk about brushes during the first class. Bring any brushes that you might already have.

  • If you already have a color palette that you are familiar with and that works for you, please bring your own colors.