Painting the Portrait (Online) October 4th,11th,& 18th
(12pm-3pm central standard time)Note: class may go longer than 3 hours
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The 3 day workshop will concentrate on the salient topics relating to painting the portrait in oils. Each day will start with Jacob doing a lecture/demonstration pertaining to relevant topics and skills in the various stages of a portrait painting. During the course the participants will have the option to paint multiple portrait paintings from a photo reference giving them an opportunity to work through the principles covered in the workshop to give a greater understanding
Two class critiques will be available. -One during class(unless requested to be done through email) -Another one on one critique done through Zoom or Whats App(or email if it is requested) Main topics covered during the workshop; -composition -accurate drawing (proportions) -value control (benefits of the 5 value system) -edge control -cool light vs warm light -importance of proper temperature shifts -using value and color to show depth -color theory -simplifying shadow shapes. -the use of various tools and techniques to achieve expressive -Creating a sense of motion -The use of line within a painting -wet into wet painting vs.wet on dry painting Itinerary for online class
Day 1: Introduction to the portrait workshop
There will be two short portrait demonstrations. One will be using coool light and the other will be with warm light. Concepts to be covered include accurate placement, sight sizing for proportions, massing in the forms, value choices, composition, color design, and different paint consistency for the different stages. -Optional homework: two quick studies. One warm light and the other cool light. Day 2: Begining stages of a studio portrait -Group critique -Optional homework: continue painting the portrait using the concepts from the demonstration. Day 3 Finishing the portrait -Finishing touches on the studio portrait painting. -Question and answer session about various topics relating to painting. -Class length is 3 to 3.5 hours per season. -Each session will be recorded and available for 6 months to view at your leisure |
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