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Course Title Saturday Portrait and Figure Painting Tutor TBC Studio Session Dates Saturdays: 25th September 2021 - 4th December 2021 Reading Week: 25th October – 29th October 2021 Session Times 10:30AM - 4:30PM Course Code E2101P31 Studio Studio 2 Cost £550 Course overview Taught by experienced, preeminent portrait and figure painters, the Saturday Portrait and Figure Painting Class introduces different approaches within portraiture and figure painting. This term, Clae Eastgate will guide you through portrait painting and the technical application for creating a head and shoulders portrait. Working in three modules, the course will cover a drawing technique for effectively assessing and finding head angles, proportions and tonal values. You will also learn colour mixing from scratch, to work with the placement of colour and create palettes for different skin tones, culminating in painting a head and shoulders portrait in full from life. Charlie Schaffer will be concentrating on teaching how to look closer, how to understand what it is you are seeing, and pay equal attention to all aspects of the drawing and painting. Your tutor will support you fully throughout the course in both group sessions and one-to-one support, providing regular feedback, critique and constructive advice. Learning Outcomes Students will be able to: Create portrait paintings using art-historical techniques (glazing, grisaille, verdaccio, use of ‘cartoons’). Experiment with a variety of approaches in creating figurative compositions. Apply skills in drawing and painting to the figure and head in a context Create tonal underpaintings and drawings as preparation for colour paintings. Understand shape, tone and colour better, applying knowledge in the creation of paintings Paint skin, hair and clothes more effectively, and to create a better likeness. Apply safe-working practices at all times. What Level is the course and do I need any particular skills? Some prior experience is recommended if possible, but all levels welcome. About your tutors Clae Eastgate is a portrait painter who lives and works between Shropshire and London. She has over 18 years experience creating projects and commissions for private clients, collectors and institutions. Her portraits have been included in the BP Award exhibition and Ruth Borchard Self Portrait exhibitions. Noted subjects are former Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy, former Scotts Makar Jackie Kay, Dame Jane Goodall and her Majesty the Queen commissioned by the Kennel Club. Her work is in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery permanent collection with another portrait currently in acquisition for a permanent collection. Her current projects are Painting the Poets - a series of painted portraits featuring some of the UK’s finest contemporary poets to be shown in various venues and galleries around the UK and The 4th Age – a collection of portraits featuring people of note now in their 80+ years. She has run portrait painting workshops for several years in collaboration with Cass Art as well as privately, both online and from her London studio. https://www.clae.uk Charlie Schaffer is a portrait painter currently living and working in Brighton. He studied Fine Art:Painting at the University of Brighton and has been teaching at Art Academy London since 2016. Charlie has been awarded multiple prizes, including the 2019 BP Portrait Award, The Brian Botting Prize three times, as well as The Young Artist award at the Lynn Painter-Stainer’s Prize. He has also appeared in Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year twice. He continuously exhibits throughout the UK, and has work held in a wide range of public and private collections, including Lincoln’s Inn and the University of Bedfordshire. www.charlieschaffer.com Weekly breakdown Below is a weekly breakdown of what will be covered. Please bear in mind that these sessions will move with the pace of the group, so a degree of flexibility of what will be covered on which day will be employed. Wk Date Topic/Activity Location What to bring Tutor(s) & Model 1 Studio 2 Pencil (3b) Eraser AM H&S briefing. 25th Sept Small ruler We will begin with a technique for assessing No model angles and proportions of the head giving you A3 Copy (cheap) paper the tools to ‘read’ a head correctly for Photographic portraiture. The tutor will give demos and reference Cartridge paper ongoing instruction. material (minimum A3 size) provided Willow charcoal Clae PM Using photographic reference initially we Eastgate will be practicing drawing heads from all angles then scaling up toa life size drawing to begin looking more deeply at mapping features using comparative measurement. This way of looking trains the eyes natural measuring to find and asses the planes of the face, its geometric structure and tonal values of shape for modelling. We will look at Lucian Freuds drawings. 2 Studio 2 AM Recap using the drawing technique, 2nd Oct assessing measurements with comparative Model x 2 Drawing equipment form shapes and tonal values. You will make a life (Portrait) last week, plus primed size drawing using the studio models as canvas – sheets/oil reference. We will take the drawing deeper. Clae painting pad. (minimum PM We will layout a drawing on a canvas Eastgate A3 size) using the initial basic technique for finding angles and proportions 3 Studio 2 Primed canvas sheets or AM Introducing colour using a limited colour 9th Oct oil pad no smaller than palette. Building confidence in colour mixing A3 (to be used for the by looking at colour temperature, harmony Photographic palette and colour and colour placement. An initial demo from reference swatches). the tutor then working together you will each provided create a colour reference swatch chart. Oil colours (or acrylics): Titanium white, Yellow PM Using our colour charts and Clae ochre, Paynes grey and Cadmium Red (hue or photographic model reference material we will Eastgate mid tone red), practice how to identify and mix colour systems for all skin colours. Brushes, brush cleaner, clean up paper towels or rags. (see note for colours required) Boards 4 As per previous week AM Using your canvas with the head and 16th Oct Studio 2 equipment shoulders mapped out we will start our first painting. This painting will be monochrome Model x 2 and will concentrate on assessing shape, (1 of 2) brush work technique, placement and tonal (Portrait) values. PM Starting a second canvas you will move Clae into the colour painting. Using your colour Eastgate reference charts to help identify, mix and place colour. We will look at Lucien Freudand Kyffin Williams portrait painting. 5 Studio 2 (painting from previous AM In this last session we continue with our 23rd Oct week, can be stored at paintings working from the studio models. You Model x 2 the art academy for the will receive continual tutoring with all the (2 of 2) week) stages you have learnt, considering and (Portrait) implementing each as your portrait develops. Clae PM Friendly critique of work to finish the Eastgate course. Reading Week 6 Charcoal/pencil/conte We will consider format, scale and field of 6th Nov Studio 2 Eraser, paper view, making thumbnail sketches to explore Small canvas (tutor to different options. Model x 1 advise) (1 of 1) Range of paint You will then concentrate on tone to create a brushes, suitable for tonal monochromatic painting, initially oils and an Charlie blocking in the entire surface with 3 tones, oil Painting pack or Schaffer then gradually introducing a 4th, 5th, 6th and the same colours listed within (see 7th tone. We will look at Seurat’s drawings. preparation requirements) 7 2 Small canvases We will look at colour and colour mixing, 13th Nov Studio 2 (tutor to advise) considering warm and cool, using a limited Range of paint Model x 1 brushes, suitable for palette of black, red, yellow ochre and white. (1 of 2) oils and an In the afternoon we will look at how to use oil Painting pack or complimentary colours and use a primary Charlie the same colours colour limited palette of red, yellow and blue Schaffer listed within (see (and white). preparation requirements) We will look at Goya and Seurat in relation to the exercises this session. 8 Medium canvas (tutor Three-week pose (wk 1) 20th Nov Studio 2 to advise) Working from the model we will put to use the Range of paint lessons learnt in the first 3 weeks. Model x 1 brushes, suitable for (1 of 3) oils and an oil Painting pack or the same colours Charlie listed within (see Schaffer preparation requirements) 9 same as previous Week 2 27th Nov Studio 2 week A continuation from last week. Model x 1 (2 of 3) Charlie Schaffer 10 same as previous Week 2 4th Dec Studio 2 week A continuation from last week. This section of oil Painting pack or the course will end with a friendly critique. Model x 1 the same colours (2 of 3) listed within (see preparation requirements) Charlie Schaffer Preparation Requirements & Additional Costs YOU MUST BRING YOUR OWN MATERIALS The Academy is a white spirit and turpentine free environment and only odourless spirits, such as Zest-it or Sansodor, are permitted on the premises. You must provide your own spirits, which can be recycled for longevity. We request that you bring 2 small jars (one with a lid, one without) to hold your spirit, and a few cloths rags for brush cleaning (such as an old cotton t-shirt). Below is a list of what is currently required for the course. Please also check the ‘what to bring’ sections above. Your tutor will advise if further materials or equipment are required as the course progresses. Ideally you will need: