Portrait Painting Workshop 17-18 June 2023

Portrait Painting: 2 day intensive course, 10-1pm & 2-5pm, Saturday – Sunday.

12 hours of instruction | video recording of demonstrations to take home 

Over two days participants will undertake a portrait painting from life.  Participants will learn the fundamentals of underpainting, the importance of an imprimatura base, the partial merging of subject and ground, and the organisation of space according to masses of shadow and light. Through the second stage, participants will learn about colour selection and mixing, application and blending, how to create sharp and soft edges, the use of impasto and ‘broken strokes’. All sessions will be aided by individual assistance/critique, and instructor demonstrations, which will be video recorded and sent on to participants after the workshop.

Note: the aim is to create, in the time-frame, a ‘study’ of any degree of finish, which enables the learning of processes described. Whilst participants do not need prior oil painting experience, experience in drawing is essential.

Materials

Participants will need to bring: small to medium canvas, oil paints, brushes, turpentine, linseed oil, two lidded jars, j-cloths (or cotton rags). Colours: raw umber, raw sienna, burnt sienna, yellow ochre, cadmium red (or vermillion), naples yellow, white, black. Recommended beginner brands: Winton, Evans. Higher quality brands: Windsor and Newton, Michael Harding, Old Holland. Please avoid unbranded ‘starter packs’ from supermarkets!