Learn the "Alla Prima" technique, where you'll create oil portraits in a single session, capturing the likeness of your subject with both spontaneity and skill. You will gain experience mixing realistic skin tones, mastering value relationships, under the guidance of direct instruction and live demonstrations. Perfect for those new to portrait painting as well as individuals seeking to refine their technique.

Registration includes model fee.

Supply list:

Paint
Small tubes (any professional brand is great) Please stay away from Masters
Touch and Artist Loft and Gamblin 1980 brands.
Titanium White (Gamblin)
Raw Umber (Gamblin)
Ultramarine Blue (Gamblin)
Transparent Red Oxide by Gamblin OR Burnt Sienna (Winsor & Newton)
Yellow Ochre (Gamblin)
Venetian Red (Gamblin),or Cadmium Red or Scarlet Lake
Paper towels
Metal palette knife
Palette (disposable palette paper or a glass palette)
2 five packs of 8x10 or 9x12 canvas or canvas panel (any brand)
Small bottle of refined linseed oil (any brand)
Small glass jelly jar for linseed oil
Brushes
A variety of synthetic soft bristle and synthetic taklon brushes. Any brushes you
have or have a preference for are fine.
Synthetic Soft Hog Filbert sizes 10 & 6 &4 Round soft Hog 2
Synthetic Golden Taklon round size 2
Please do not bring any solvents