Improve brush handling, color mixing, and simplifying a complex topic into its most important elements through painting sketches. Free yourself from the stresses of always working on a finished painting! Allow yourself to learn quickly by embracing learning as the ultimate goal.
We will be executing two painting sketches per class, focusing on specific techniques and elements. Some painting experience recommended. Open to oil, acrylic, and watercolor, with an emphasis on oil.
Required supplies for this program:As stated in the class description, we will be executing two painting sketches per class, so please be sure to bring at least two substrates to each class, somewhere in the 8x10 to 11x14 range.
You will also need a number of photo references of subjects you would like to paint. There will also be a still life set up each class if you prefer to work from life. Since some painting experience is recommended you most likely already have all of the materials you need to paint- bring all those.
Below is a list of recommendations for materials that I typically suggest, in case you are curious or what to compare your materials to a list. Feel free to come to the first class with what you have and we can talk about if you need additional stuff.
Materials List:In your chosen media, I recommend having something like the following:
- 16x20 Grey Matters disposable palette
- Brushes: at least two small, two medium, and two large brushes of either a filbert or flat type (oil and acrylic, choose bristle hairs if you like to see brush strokes, soft synthetic if you like smoother paintings)
- painting medium (for folks using oils or water soluble oils)
- odorless mineral spirits (for folks using oils)
- silicoil jar (for folks using oils)
- rags or paper towels
- canvas or panels or watercolor paper- somewhere in the 8x10 to 11x14 range of size
Paint colors:Minimum- titanium white
- permanent alizarin crimson
- cadmium red light or pyrrole red (Winsor red)
- ultramarine blue
- burnt umber
Recommended Extended- yellow ochre
- cadmium yellow medium
- burnt sienna
- Ivory Black
Fuller Extended- cadmium lemon
- Pthalo Blue (Winsor blue green shade)
This course is available for "remote" learning and will be available to anyone with access to an internet device with a microphone (this includes most models of computers, tablets). Classes will take place with a "Live" instructor at the date/times listed below.
Upon registration, the instructor will send along additional information about how to log-on and participate in the class.