Limited Palette Portrait Painting

Limited Palette Portrait Painting

The final aim in this Classical Method course will be to acquire the classical academic method of painting used by the old Masters and to create with the Limited Palette (black, red, yellow and white) a fully rendered portrait.

At the basis of this course, there are the painting methods that are established as both academic and classical. This workshop offers students an introduction to the fundamental foundations of academic painting using its main tools while also providing a basic understanding of the history of portraiture. Moreover, you will learn to select and prepare materials for painting, measurements and proportions, the artistic effect of chiaroscuro and improve observation skills and paint realistically.   

Our Program is divided into sessions, each session twice a week is the length of three hours, developing the same painting over 4 weeks (8 sessions). Students will also be shown examples of methods used by the old masters each lesson, and will be encouraged to research, and provide examples of portraiture they connect with. There will be a final group critique.

About the instructor Eric Drummond

After studying Art History at the University of Guelph, Eric was accepted and enrolled at The Florence Academy of Art in 2016. There he was taught to draw and paint the figure from life and compose portraits and still life, using the traditional methods and practices developed by the old masters. Trained to work from life and staying true to the sight size method, Eric is passionate about teaching these skills to his students. 

Tuesday and Wednesday evenings 6:00-9:00pm

January 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27, February 2, and 3

Instructor: Eric Drummond

Location: Good Studio North

$360 + materials

*Fees are non-refundable and non-transferrable.

*TAP Centre for Creativity reserves the right to cancel any course or workshop at any time if the minimum number of students required is not reached. In such cases, fees will be fully refunded.

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These Materials are mandatory

Materials:

• prepared wooden palette (must oil out palette everyday for two weeks before beginning course)

• stretcher bars(40x45cm)

• primed linen or canvas 45x50cm (preferably order claessens 66, if not Bijan’s Art Supplies has rolls)

• refined linseed oil (Bijan’s)

• Gamsol (Bijan’s)

• oil cups

• paper towel

• palette knife

• X-acto knife

• staple gun

• stretcher pliers

Brushes hog hair from da vinci or tintoretto (1 of each size and type)

• size 14(flat and filbert, and wash)

• size 8(flat and filbert)

• size 6(flat and filbert)

If brushes cannot arrive in time, Bijan’s has a variety too. Ask for hog hair brushes.