ASSIGNMENT

Your assignment is to create your own figure painting! You’ll begin by selecting a good photo to work from (you may choose one from posespace.com or use your own photo). Next you'll learn how to develop a well structured underpainting using comparative measuring. From there you'll start blocking in the color first then move to rendering the anatomy. Upon completion of this class you will have a painting which you are proud of.

I'm using oil paints but you can also use acrylics. It is a bit more difficult to blend with acrylics because they dry so quickly but you can buy retarding gel to keep the acrylic paints wet longer, which will help with blending. Also you can buy acrylic gloss medium which could be used for glazing instead of the medium I'm using, which is walnut alkyd medium.

DELIVERABLES

Post your progress in the Project Gallery for feedback from the other participants. Here’s what to upload as you go through the stages to creating your portrait painting:

Your block in of the basic proportions (underpainting)
Your completed painting

RESOURCES

Please download the attached files, which include handouts that describe the drawing of the features, the construction of the hands and feet, a supplies list, palette handout and figure proportions handout.

Norman Britland

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