Portrait & Figure in 2 & 3 Dimensions - Evening

Portrait & Figure in 2 & 3 Dimensions - Evening

Spring Class | This course has been canceled

414 Plush Mill Road Wallingford, PA 19086 United States

3rd Floor Middle

All Levels

3/17/2020-5/26/2020

6:00 PM-9:00 PM EDT on Tue

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$495.00

Member Discount Available

In this comprehensive class, students choose to work in 2 or 3 dimensional media utilizing clay, pastel, charcoal or oil. All students will learn to represent the figure from direct observation of a life model. Demonstrations on modeling particular parts of the figure in clay as well as demonstrations illustrating the anatomy and proportions of the head and body will be given. Instructions and demonstrations of different techniques of soft pastels, oils and charcoal will be given to the students during the long studies of the figure.

  • A separate model fee will be paid to the instructor in class.
  • Please see supply list for materials needed.
  • There is no class on 4/7/2020.
  • FOR PASTEL STUDENTS:

  • You need only bring materials marked with an * to the first day of class. We’ll talk about different kinds of pastels and supports in class.
  • *Drawing board, 18”x24” or bigger
  • *Clips or tape to attach the paper to the board
  • *Pastel paper in middle-toned colors (Strathmore pastel paper in assorted colors is good for beginning and widely available)
  • Any paper with a tooth is fine for the short studies, Canson Mi-Teintes in middle toned grays or Wallis papers are good for longer portrait and figure drawings.
  • *Pastels
  • Any brand that you already have will be fine to start with. No oil pastels.
  • I use Rembrandt, Unison and Sennelier brands of soft pastels and Nupastel brand of
  • hard pastels. Also, I use pastel pencils for portrait details (Crab-Othello brand).
  • Get the largest collection of good quality pastels you can afford, the more you have, the easier it is for you to work. A set of half-sticks is an economical way to get a color range.
  • *Kneaded eraser
  • *Charcoal sticks. Vine charcoal, soft willow fine
  • Charcoal pencils
  • Flat bristle brash (for removing pastel)
  • Lotion-free wipes for hands
  • Workable Fixative (optional)

  • FOR OIL PAINTING STUDENTS
  • Brushes - Bristle Filberts in different sizes: # 2, # 4, # 7, # 9 and 12
  • Small Rounds for detail work.
  • Palette knife - a medium seized Flexible diamond shaped blade.
  • Palette - Large (18”x 20” or larger), wood or glass palette.
  • Paper towels
  • Thinner - Odorless turpentine in container with lid.
  • Medium - linseed oil
  • Canvas or panel – acrylic primed, it also can be toned in advance in some neutral color.
  • Oil paints: Winsor Newton, Gamblin and Rembrandt oil colors are very good.
  • Titanium White
  • Yellow Ochre
  • Burnt Sienna
  • Burnt Umber
  • Alizarin crimson
  • Cadmium Red
  • Cadmium Orange
  • Cadmium Yellow Light
  • Cerulean Blue
  • Ultramarine Blue
  • Veridian

  • FOR SCULPTURE STUDENTS
  • Clay has to be purchased from the Community Arts Center, one bag is enough.
  • The armature can be ordered from the online catalog of Complete Sculptor website: http://www.sculpt.com/
  • For sculpting the head you can buy 12” student head armature.
  • You also can make it yourself by attaching the 12” long galvanized pipe (1/2” diameter) to a 12”x12” (or bigger) board by a flange.
  • If you want to do a terracotta figure or a relief, bring a Formica or laminated board, 14”x18” approximately.
  • Also, please bring a spray bottle and the thin plastic bags to cover the sculpture.
  • If you have hardwood modeling tools, bring what you have.
  • If you don’t have them, I will bring tools to the first class for you to borrow, try them out and see what you need to order.