Course overview This master class style workshop is for students with prior oil painting experience who would like to improve their painting skills. The focus of this two day workshop is ‘tone’ as it relates to portrait painting. Marie Mansfield has developed a strong reputation for her tonalist portrait, landscape and still life paintings and in this workshop she will share her knowledge and skills with students. Gaining a solid understanding of tone is a vital ingredient to...
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This painting course is open to anyone, from beginners to those with prior experience. This 4-week program will explore a number of fundamentals including tone and colour, perspective and proportions and finding structure in the painting. We will also look at drawing exercises to help discover gestures and movement in the work. What to expect Each week the class will start with a short demonstration and tutorial and then, students will be given the option to proceed with their own...
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This term course will explore a number of fundamentals including tone and colour, perspective and proportions and finding structure in the painting. We will also look at drawing exercises to help discover gestures and movement in the work. This painting course is open to anyone, from beginners to those with prior experience. What to expect Each week the class will start with a short demonstration and tutorial and then, students will be given the option to proceed with their own...
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Course Overview This painting course is open to anyone, from beginners to those with prior experience. This 4-week program will explore a number of fundamentals including tone and colour, perspective and proportions and finding structure in the painting. We will also look at drawing exercises to help discover gestures and movement in the work. What to expect Each week the class will start with a short demonstration and tutorial and then, students will be given the option to proceed...
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This class will transform the way you paint! Suitable for anyone who has been painting for a while but reached a creative block, feels stale or needs some technical intervention. In this studio-based course, work with experienced tutor and award-winning artist Ashley Frost who is known for his palette knife paintings with compositions that use light to capture a fleeting moment in time. Ashley will recommend structured exercises to help students overcome technical difficulties...
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Painting | Transform the way you paint with Ashley Frost
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<p>This class will transform the way you paint! Suitable for anyone who has been painting for a while but reached a creative block, feels stale or needs
In this exciting and wide-ranging class, students will work on several paintings across the term (working in either oil or acrylics) and by the end of the term and you will be able to express yourself and your subject, more profoundly. What to expect Students will: explore art methods and approaches used by artists from our past and recent history learn warm-up exercises to experiment in a variety of techniques learn both figurative (realism) and abstract art from the colours of...
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Painting for Expression with Juliet Holmes a Court
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<p>In this exciting and wide-ranging class, students will work on several paintings across the term (working in either oil or acrylics) and by the end of
This workshop involves recreating a portrait by Venetian Renaissance artist Titian using historically accurate methods and materials where possible. Jackson will give a brief talk on Titian’s career, painting techniques and materials. The painting will be divided into stages and Jackson will assist in helping students throughout the entire project. Workshop Delivery This workshop will take place across 2 days, with a break over the week to allow time for the painting to dry before...
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Underpainting or Grisaille is a fundamental oil painting technique that was employed by many Old Master painters throughout history, but it is still a common technique used by oil painters today. This workshop will explore the benefits of using underpainting, and how this technique creates depth and realism in a painting. Students will be shown how to develop underpainting in a systematic manner. Materials and tools will also be discussed and a still-life will be set up for...
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This course surveys the fundamentals of traditional oil painting by working through painting projects and discussing the artworks of Old Master painters. Foundational aspects of painting such as tonality, composition, colour and texture are taught as well as the characteristics of oil painting materials and tools. Throughout the course students will explore essential painting techniques including impasto, alla prima, glazing, scumbling and so on. Jackson has a Master of Cultural...
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In this workshop, you will learn to paint a bunch of flowers from life by demonstrating alla prima painting techniques. Alla prima refers to a direct painting approach where paint is applied wet on wet without letting earlier layers dry. Simply pick some flowers from the garden for this lighthearted and stress-free workshop that will encourage you to continue painting throughout Spring and challenge you to see what you can produce in a short 3-hour online session. What to expect To...
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