Portrait Painting

Adult Online Workshop | This program is completed

All levels welcome.

10/15/2020-11/12/2020

1:00 PM-3:00 PM EDT on Th

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$175.00

$155.00

$45.00

To assist you in preparing for this class, we have provided a link to the setup / test pages from the conference provider. If you have never used this conference service before please click on the link below so that your PC or device will be ready to participate in this class.

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Portrait painting has a rich and fruitful history. In this online 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 or acrylics, a sound structure of painting the human portrait will be explored.

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 online class hosted through Zoom. We recommend that you download the free Zoom application on your computer, phone, or tablet in advance of the first class.

  • Within 48 hours of registration, you will receive a confirmation email containing a link to join the course via Zoom. The same link will be used each week.
  • • Canvas* 8” x 10" or 11” x 14"
  • • 3 glass jars with lids
  • • Cloth rags
  • • Hard wooden, plastic, or glass palette with a completely flat surface (no cups)
  • • Metal palette knife, the kind with a bent segment between handle and blade (no plastic)
  • • Brushes*: #2, 4, 6 in round and flat
  • • Paints: titanium white, burnt umber, ultramarine blue, cadmium red (or hue), cadmium yellow (or hue), yellow ochre, naples yellow, sap green, pthalo green. Optional: Chinese vermillion or quinacridone magenta (for a cool red), cobalt blue (or hue)