Registration Deadline Extended: September 29
$240 RAA&M Members
$290 Non-Members
What is the most important characteristic of color? Hue? Value? Chroma? In this course, we will break light into its major characteristics and apply this to constructing a painting. Recognizing the shapes of shadows and the different kinds of light will allow us to create a more believable scene with a successful mood. Observe light in the landscape and make a plan! Is it an evening scene with long shadows? Is it a high key painting to describe high noon? Do you need to lower chroma to describe soft diffused light in a foggy or overcast day? We will take things step by step to examine the process of how we see.
Reference photos are welcome, but the instructor will have photos to choose from sent prior to each class. Exercises are encouraged and students are welcome to take notes or just watch. Class will be recorded and available for review for a month after the end of the class.
All levels welcome. Space is limited. Katharine will send you an invite with the Zoom link before the meeting.
Materials list:
Oil and acrylic painters:
Paint Colors: Titanium White, Ivory Black, Cadmium Lemon Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Red Medium, Alizarin Crimson Permanent, Ultramarine Blue, Cobalt Blue, Raw Umber, Burnt Umber, Burnt Sienna. (Optional: Cerulean Blue, Dioxazine Purple, Viridian)
Brushes size 2 to 8 filbert and flats. Palette surface for mixing. Mediums for oil. Unstretched canvas or primed paper of choice 11x14 in. or larger.
Watercolor painters:
Paint Colors: Payne’s Gray, Raw Umber, Alizarin Crimson Permanent, Burnt Sienna, Cobalt Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Permanent Sap Green, Raw Sienna, Yellow Ochre, White (Gouache). (Optional: Cerulean, Hooker’s Green, Cadmium Yellow.)
Brushes size 2 to 8 flats and rounds. Watercolor palette with a large mixing area. Cold pressed watercolor paper 11x14 in. or larger.