Enhance your painting technique by mastering a-la-prima painting methods that will elevate and refine your artistic style. This comprehensive series of quick etudes provides structured practice across multiple subjects, including still lifes, nature studies, portraits, figure work, and free composition.
This course will teach you:
- A-la-prima painting methods and their applications
- Color theory and practical color mixing techniques
- Masterful, loose brushstrokes that convey movement and energy
- Achieving the finished "unfinished" look through strategic accent application
- Representing various textures and surface qualities
- Developing concentration and artistic resilience
Session 1: Introduction to Quick Studies
Quick Still Life Painting (One fruit): Two 30-minute sessions, one 1-hour session.
Session 2: Simplified Still Life
Quick Still Life Painting with Added Element (Simplified still life): Two 30-minute sessions, one 1-hour session.
Session 3-4: Portrait Painting
Quick Portrait Painting: Two 30-minute sessions, one 1-hour session per session.
Session 5-6: Figurative Painting
Quick Figurative Painting: Two 30-minute sessions, one 1-hour session per session.
Session 7-8: Animal Studies
Quick Animal Painting: Two 30-minute sessions, one 1-hour session per session.
Session 9-10: Landscape Painting
Quick Landscape Painting from Photo: Two 30-minute sessions, one 1-hour session per session.
Session 11-12: Special Projects
Special Project: Two-hour session for each painting. Students will choose their own subject and bring their own reference materials to complete this capstone experience.
