This six-week painting course will enable you to accurately plan, draw, then paint the characteristics of your favourite pet or animal. As well as using the traditional approach of indirect painting to get a likeness, I will be demonstrating a quick and dynamic approach for those who wish to be challenged to capture character and movement in a more immediate way. We will look at how to select photographs to work from, how to draw a likeness onto canvas, then how to recreate the textures of fur, shiny eyes and wet noses of some of our favourite animals. Using acrylic and/or oil paints we will consider how different techniques can be employed to build up and create a beautiful textured portrait. This course is suitable for artists who are already familiar with acrylic or oil paints and confident working with either and is a great follow on from the Fur & Feathers Course.
NEXT COURSE: Starts Thursday 14th November - 19th December, 10am-1pm at Storrington Village Hall, RH20 4DZ. Please contact Kate if you are interested.
COST: £295 for 6 classes of 3 hours, includes teas, coffees and homemade cake.
Brief Course Outline
Week 1 - Preparing to start a portrait - selecting photographs, consider the environment, lighting, composition, collars, bridles and toys and other props
Week 2 - Drawing onto canvas - getting a likeness and starting your under-painting
Week 3 - Texture and colour mixing - looking at tones and brushes
Week 4 - Eyes, noses, tongues and teeth - how to paint the most challenging bits of the face
Week 5 - Hair colour - how to paint both short and long, curly and straight fur
Week 6 - Balancing tones and colours - what to paint in the shadows, assessing the portrait as a whole and finishing off (or starting a new one) and painting whiskers!
Materials List
Cartridge paper or sketchbook; acrylic or oil paper and canvas boards (A4 minimum size); acrylic and/or oil paints (basic colours ie. Cadmium Red, Crimson Red, Cadmium Yellow, Lemon Yellow, Ultramarine Blue, Cerulean Blue, Titanium White and Mars Black plus Burnt Sienna, Paynes Grey, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Umber and Raw Sienna * for more info on paints see Acrylics and Oils Courses); mixing palette; a selection of hog hair and synthetic brushes to include a rigger (I particularly recommend Rosemary & Co. Please ask to see their catalogue and my selection of brushes); palette knives and texture paste (optional); a board, table easel or easel; jars for water/Zest-it thinner; HB or 2B pencils; chalk and charcoal; long ruler; T-bar or set square (optional); eraser; kitchen towel/rags; protective clothing/apron; a varied selection of photos of animals you would like to paint in colour and black & white. Canvas boards will be available or bring your own canvas - you will only need drawing materials for the first session when all you need for the remainder of the course will be discussed.
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