The Portrait:
drawing to painting
session 2
JuNE 17, 2024 – juNE 28, 2024
This workshop will focus on learning to draw and paint a portrait from life. The Instructor will be going over composition, drawing, likeness, organizing your palette, color mixing, value, edges, and producing a completed portrait.
Sean Cheetham
Instructor
In this workshop participants will begin with charcoal drawing to improve their ability to clearly see values, simplify forms, and achieve a likeness. Then they will progress to a monochromatic palette and continue drawing with paint. Slowly colors will be added to learn skin tones with a limited palette then eventually a full color palette. This class will consist of one and two days poses.
Along with painting we will be taking trips to museums and churches to study paintings, drawings and sculptures of the masters.
People who enroll in both Alla Prima Portrait Painting and The Portrait: Drawing to Painting will get a $150 discount on each workshop by using the Promo Code CHEETHAM when registering. Insert the code CHEETHAM when you are registering for each workshop and you will receive the discount on each registration.
FAQ
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WHAT IS THE REQUIRED SKILL LEVEL FOR THIS WORKSHOP?
All levels are welcome. Some basic life drawing experience is helpful.
IS IT LEGAL TO FLY WITH OIL PAINTS?
It is legal to fly with oil paints in your checked baggage. Solvent, on the other hand, is not. We will provide all necessary solvents and mediums.
HOW MANY HOURS DO WE SPEND EACH DAY IN THE STUDIO?
We will be in the studio approximately 5-6 hours. In addition to the time in the studio we will be going to look at some of the amazing art around Rome together.