Starting from the basics, your tutor will provide exercises and tuition to help you improve your painting and portraiture skills or help you get to grips with the basics in this area. This course is suitable for beginners, or for more experienced artists looking to polish up their skills.
The course will cover topics such as:
- Grisaille greyscale painting
- Understanding light and shade
- Working with the Zorn palette
- Using a full colour palette
- Structure and anatomy
Tutor: Kathy Dereli
Kathy is trained in traditional techniques in drawing and sculpture which she uses to create well-crafted artworks with a modern sensibility. She has lead classes and demonstrations in both disciplines for several years.
Dates
19th, 26th October
2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th November
7th, 14th, 21st December
Venue
BOLD Place
8 Bold Place
Liverpool
L1 9DN
Cost
£170
Materials
The essential materials to bring include:
pencils and paper for exercises
oil paint paper or canvas, palette, brushes, paints, cleaning rags or kitchen tissue, odourless mineral spirit or turps
(suggested range in order of importance: titanium white, ivory black, cadmium red light or vermillion hue, yellow ochre, burnt umber, ultramarine, alizarin crimson, cerulean, cadmium yellow or lemon yellow)
