This camp is dedicated to various aspects of painting with the most popular painting media: acrylics and oils. By the end of this camp students will learn to asses the desired color by mixing, correctly represent lighting, texture and proportions of objects, strengthen their knowledge of color theory, and bring home a landscape, a still life (morning students), and a cityscape (noon students).
This camp will teach you:
- Similarities and differencies between acrylic and oil painting methods
- Color mixing and brushwork
- Color theory
- Perscpective (linear and areal)
- Composition
- Working with a reference
Detailed Schedule
Day 1.
9:00am-12:00pm. Intro to color theory: primary and secondary colors, opposite / complimentary colors, color temperature, tints and shades. Obtaining a desired color by mixing. Compositional sketches of a large still life. Beginning underdrawing on a large canvas.
12:30pm-3:30pm. Intro to human anatomy. Intro to color theory (for students that join at noon). Compositional sketches for creative self portrait. Beginning underdrawing on a large canvas.
Day 2.
9:00am-12:00pm. Intro on pre- and post- impressionist styles of still life painting. Finalizing underdrawing and starting painting a still life.
12:30pm-3:30pm. Intro on pre- and post- impressionist styles of portrait painting. Finalizing underdrawing and starting painting a portrait.
Day 3.
9:00am-12:00pm. Detailed shading of still life objects, loose painting of background and folds.
12:30pm-3:30pm. Detailed shading of facial features, loose painting of background and hair.
Day 4.
9:00am-12:00pm. Finalizing a still life. Intro on watercolor technique. Starting a final project of a choice.
12:30pm-3:30pm. Finalizing a portrait. Intro on watercolor technique (for students that join at noon). Starting a final project of a choice.
Day 5.
9:00am-12:00pm & 12:30pm-3:30pm. Final project of a choice.
