Painting Reflections - Looking at Sorolla Wondreous Plein-Air

MASTER PATH

Introduction

Blending Realism with Abstract: An Introduction

Organise Your Workspace

Essential Tools for Drawing and Painting (9:56)
Overview (0:29)
Brushes & Brushwork (14:15)
PAINTING MEDIUMS (8:00)
Supply List

Fundamentals of Realist Portraiture PART I - focus on drawing

Drawing Realist Portraits

FOCUS ON: short videos on additional drawing topics

Face the Unknown: Experimental Portrait Drawing (PART I)

Create Abstract Grounds using Mixed Media & Gilding

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

Fundamentals of Realist Portrait 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 & 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)
Color Mixing Demo: Focus on the Dark Brown/Black Skin (11:04)
Concluding Notes (1:15)
PRACTICE AT HOME: creative exercises and assignment

Creating Impactful Portraits I : White & Pale Complexion (model: Irene)

Overview of the lesson (1:12)
Before We Start: Surface, Composition and Transferring Our Drawings (11:01)
Before We Start: Creating a Colour Study using the ZORN palette (35:54)
Start Painting: Blocking-in (28:57)
Phase Two: Getting 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)
PRACTICE AT HOME: creative exercises and assignment
APPENDIX : a review of Oil Paint MEDIUMS (8:00)

Creating Impactful Portraits II : Olive & Brown Complexion (model: Sarah)

Before we Start: Preliminary Thoughts & 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

FOCUS ON: How To Paint Hair, Beautifully

Chapter Overview (2:22)
General Guidelines and Color Palette For Different Hair Types (26:47)
FOCUS DEMO: Painting Blonde Hair (14:07)
FOCUS DEMO: Painting Bangs (56:15)
FOCUS DEMO: SHORT HAIR & BALD STYLE (52:15)
PRACTICE AT HOME: creative exercises and assignment

FOCUS ON: Drawing and Painting HANDS

PART III - OVERCOMING CREATIVE BLOCKS & FINDING OUR VOICE

Loosen Up, Scale Up: Turn Small Studies into Bold, Full-Sized Art

Finishing Techniques To Successfully Sell Your Paintings

Intro to the Final Part (4:08)
Creating The Dress (23:32)
How to: Push the Portrait Further (74:31)
Retouching the Hair (27:27)
Merging the Figure with the Background: The Treble-Layers Method (49:37)
Final Touches (4:41)
PRACTICE AT HOME: creative exercises and assignment
APPENDIX: Brushes & Brushwork (14:15)

🎨 INSPIRED BY THE MASTERS: Additional Focus Themes

Conclusion

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