Venetian Style Figure Drawing & Painting

Week One - working with a live nude model, students will work in a Venetian style sketching and drawing the figure in sanguine and chalk on toned rag paper.

Week Two-Three - working from a photo of the model. Refine the drawing and proportions; define tonal areas and add high lights. Learn to stretch their linen canvas and how to gesso the surface. I will discuss oil paint material list and palette. Home Work before week Three: (See Below For Details)

1) Grid your drawing
2) stretch canvas
3) Gesso Canvas
4) Tone Canvas. Be sure canvas is dry before coming to class!
5) grid your canvas.

Week Four - working from photo. Transfer drawing to the canvas and start the underpainting.
-Painting with only burnt umber and white.

Week Five - the model returns. Reinforce darks and then start scumbling white to create a grisaille under painting. -Painting with only burnt umber, black and white.
Start applying color according to the Venetian system:
- glazing dark over light to create warm tones and then scumbling light over dark create cool tints.
- Painting full palette.

Week Six-Eight - continue with model. Do final atmospheric glazes and scumbles and some alla prima touches to give a sense of brio and liveliness. Finally a demo on how to apply bitumen at a later date when it is completely dry to give the painting a warm glow.
- Painting full palette.

A single pose will continue throughout the 8 weeks