You each will be given 1 mini canvas ONLY to work with.
You each will draw and paint from OBSERVATION.
*You may take a very well crafted photo to work from.*
The main goals for this assignment:
1) Learn the pros and cons of the oil medium.
2) Continue pushing your work to include highlights, midtones and shadows for photorealism.
3) Simplify the composition by zooming in on the object and keeping the composition simple.
4) Include a "horizon line" to get your object to sit in the frame/canvas.
5) Follow the Fat over Lean rule.
TIPS FOR SUCCESS:
1) Start laying out your painting composition and values with an oil sketch. This is a THIN underpainting consisting of a color and thinner. This will dry quickly so that you can then add subsequent layers of paint and color without having to wait too long for it to dry. Burnt sienna is useful to lay out values and composition, whether you work on a white canvas or tone it with a neutral gray first.
2) Understand the medium. “Oils’ long drying time lets you create paintings with delicate blending, fine detail and textural affects, great for painting portraits. On the other hand, oils’ long open time doesn’t let you make corrections immediately by layering wet over dry paint. Appreciate it's buttery consistency and pure colors.
2) Paint thick over thin, fat over lean, and slow-drying over fast-drying. That means using thinner paint and less oil in the first layers, saving thicker paint and higher oil content for later layers. This will help ensure that earlier layers dry first and will help to keep your painting from cracking. Start with an underpainting of paint and drying medium, then move to a painting medium with just oil paint.
3) Clean your brush between colors and with soap and water when finished painting. Oil painting can get messy. Have paper towels handy to wipe excess paint and medium off your brushes. Have a container of soap and water for cleaning brushes between colors at your desk.
You each will draw and paint from OBSERVATION.
*You may take a very well crafted photo to work from.*
The main goals for this assignment:
1) Learn the pros and cons of the oil medium.
2) Continue pushing your work to include highlights, midtones and shadows for photorealism.
3) Simplify the composition by zooming in on the object and keeping the composition simple.
4) Include a "horizon line" to get your object to sit in the frame/canvas.
5) Follow the Fat over Lean rule.
TIPS FOR SUCCESS:
1) Start laying out your painting composition and values with an oil sketch. This is a THIN underpainting consisting of a color and thinner. This will dry quickly so that you can then add subsequent layers of paint and color without having to wait too long for it to dry. Burnt sienna is useful to lay out values and composition, whether you work on a white canvas or tone it with a neutral gray first.
2) Understand the medium. “Oils’ long drying time lets you create paintings with delicate blending, fine detail and textural affects, great for painting portraits. On the other hand, oils’ long open time doesn’t let you make corrections immediately by layering wet over dry paint. Appreciate it's buttery consistency and pure colors.
2) Paint thick over thin, fat over lean, and slow-drying over fast-drying. That means using thinner paint and less oil in the first layers, saving thicker paint and higher oil content for later layers. This will help ensure that earlier layers dry first and will help to keep your painting from cracking. Start with an underpainting of paint and drying medium, then move to a painting medium with just oil paint.
3) Clean your brush between colors and with soap and water when finished painting. Oil painting can get messy. Have paper towels handy to wipe excess paint and medium off your brushes. Have a container of soap and water for cleaning brushes between colors at your desk.