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6-Month START Program
Introduction
Welcome and Course Overview (2:14)
Blending Realism with Abstract: An Introduction
From Realism to Abstract: A Personal Journey (5:17)
Shifting Perceptions, Creating Connections: Three Levels of Seeing (2:59)
Organise Your Workspace
Overview (0:29)
Essential Tools for Drawing and Painting (9:56)
SUPPLY LIST
Fundamentals of Realist Portraiture PART I - focus on drawing
Chapter Overview (1:20)
General Axes (4:34)
Planes of The Head, Light & Shadow Shapes (6:31)
Mapping the Planes: Adapting the Asaro Head to Your Portraits (6:55)
PRACTICE AT HOME: Creative Excercises & References
APPENDIX
Drawing A Realist Portrait
Before We Start: Materials and Studio Set Up (3:27)
Drawing Irene (13:59)
Drawing Sarah (13:43)
Drawing Ella in Charcoal (122:55)
PRACTICE AT HOME: Creative Excercises & Assignments
FOCUS ON: 5 mins videos on additional drawing topics
Chapter Overview
Drawing the Eyes (29:30)
Drawing the Nose (21:12)
Drawing the Mouth (20:10)
GIVEAWAY: Enter the 5-mins Sketch Challenge
FOCUS ON: HANDS
Chapter Overview (1:43)
Basic Anatomy of Hands (8:04)
Hands Demo I - Drawing a Simple Hand (36:32)
Hands Demo II - Drawing Complex Hands
Intro to Painting Hands
PRACTICE AT HOME: Creative Excercises & Resources
Face the Unknown: Experimental Portrait Drawing (PART I)
Chapter Overview
Preparing the Ground: Mounting Paper on canvas (2:09)
Creative Portrait Demo in Charcoal: Focus on Shadow Shapes and Light (19:38)
Preserving the Drawing (0:34)
PRACTICE AT HOME: Creative Excercies, Resources and Assignments
Fundamentals of Realist Portraiture PART II - focus on painting
Chapter Overview (1:39)
Understanding How Light Affects Chroma & Temperature (1:45)
Mastering Temperature: How Classical Painters Created Depth (2:56)
Concluding Notes (0:42)
PRACTICE AT HOME: References and Creative Excercises
Mixing Realistic Skin Tones For Any Complexion
Chapter Overview (0:55)
An Effective Method to Mix Any Skin Colour (3:41)
Color Mixing Demo: How to Organise your Palette (11:14)
Color Mixing Demo: Focus on the White/Pale Skin (15:21)
Color Mixing Demo: Focus on the Olive/Light Brown Skin (13:31)
Colour Mixing Demo: Focus on the Dark/Black Skin (11:04)
Concluding Notes (1:15)
PRACTICE AT HOME: creative exercises and assignment
Abstract Background Techniques
A Method to Unleash Creativity (1:49)
Priming Your Surfaces (2:43)
Creating an Abstract Ground for a Medium Painting (1:28)
Toning & Applying Gold Leaf​ (4:11)
Spray Painting, Stencilling & Layering (9:15)
Tips and Best Practices to Keep Inspired! (3:55)
PRACTICE AT HOME: creative exercises and assignment
Creating Impactful Portraits I : White & Pale Complexion
Overview of the lesson (1:12)
Before We Start: Surface, Composition & Transferring Our Drawings (11:01)
Before We Start: Creating a Color Study using the ZORN Palette (35:54)
Start Painting: Blocking-in (28:57)
Phase Two: Get the Likeness Right (29:09)
Pushing the Portrait Further: Finer Details and Rendering (28:58)
Finishing Touches: Adding an Abstract Background & Varnishing Your Work (21:28)
APPENDIX: A Review of Oil Paint MEDIUMS (8:00)
PRACTICE AT HOME: creative exercises and assignment
Creating Impactful Portraits II : Olive & Brown Complexion (model: Sarah)
Before We Start: Preliminary Thoughts on Composition (3:54)
Before We Start: Mixing Skin Tones for Light Brown/Olive Complexion (17:51)
Let's Start Painting: Blocking-in (32:36)
Painting Phase Two: Modelling (51:55)
Painting Phase III: From Modelling to Rendering (71:33)
Painting Phase 4: Chest, Dress, Hair (37:46)
Final touches & Backgrounds (6:08)
PRACTICE AT HOME: creative exercises and assignment
Painting Hair
Chapter Overview (2:22)
General Guidelines and Color Palette For Different Hair Types (26:47)
FOCUS DEMO: Painting Blonde Hair (14:07)
PRACTICE AT HOME: creative exercises and assignment
PAINTING HAIR - FOCUS CHAPTERS
FOCUS DEMO: Painting Bangs (56:15)
FOCUS DEMO: SHORT HAIR & BALD STYLE (52:15)
Blending Realism With Abstract: Transforming Ideas into a Painting
Chapter Overview
An Insider’s View of My Creative Process
Plan Your Process: Brainstorming, Doodling, Sourcing References and Sketching
Demo I: Sketch Using Images and Imagination
Demo II: Transform Your Sketches Into Small Painting Studies
Demo III: Scale Up Your Studies Into A Large Abstract-Figurative Painting
PRACTICE AT HOME: creative exercises and assignment
ZOOM Calendar of events & extra Topics
About the ZOOM sessions
February: Atmospheric Portraiture with the Glazing Technique (PART I)
March: Atmospheric Portraiture with the Glazing Technique (PART II)
April: Abstracting Flowers
MAY - Warm Light, Cool Shadows? Rethinking Temperature (inspired by Sargent's Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose)
JUNE- Painting Silk & Satin - Inspired by Master Collection at the National Gallery (London)
JULY (date tbc) - Painting Hair: From Renaissance Mastery to Symbolist Expression and Realism
MEDIUMS & BRUSHES
A Review of Oil Paint MEDIUMS (8:00)
Brushes & Brushwork (14:15)
March: Atmospheric Portraiture with the Glazing Technique (PART II)
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