INTRODUCTION TO PORTRAIT PAINTING

Begin painting portraits or improve your existing portrait work in acrylic or oil. You will learn drawing methods and insight into how to make a portrait, gaining the right proportions and colour mixing to create form and depth in your portrait work. Portraits work well in any medium but acrylic and oil are more sympathetic to the process. This promises to be a fun day – why not create a portrait of a loved one as a special gift?

What to bring

Portrait reference photographs to work from. Complimentary tea and coffee is available throughout the day. Please bring your own lunch.

If working with acrylic -  acrylic paints, acrylic paper, board or canvas, brushes, waterpot, palette, kitchen roll, masking tape, water spray, pencil, putty rubber. Apron or old shirt, table covering or newspaper.

If working with oil - oil paints, easel, oil paper, board or canvas, brushes, odourless solvent only please, brush washer, palette, kitchen roll, masking tape. Apron or old shirt, table covering or newspaper.