“Drawing Hair + Skin”
On Zoom
2 Days
September 14 + 15
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm (New York Time)
$149
“Painting Hair + Skin”
On Zoom
2 Days
September 28 + 29
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm (New York Time)
$149
Sicily Artist Retreats
Marsala, Sicily
Oct 05, 2024, 7:00 PM – Oct 12, 2024, 7:00 PM
FORM AND COLOR: PAINTING THE FIGURE with Steve Assael
Package: $5,200
WORKSHOP DETAILS
Steven will discuss an analytical and dynamic approach to painting the human figure, emphasizing color and value relationships in a related atmosphere.
We will stress the development of form through observation and interpretation of plane shifts projecting and receding from the eye.
Aspects of anatomy, proportion, and movement will be discussed, along with the development of an Alla Prima technique involving scumbling and glazing.
Learning to see is a selective endeavor where understanding is an extension of our mind's eye. We will look at color as value and temperature as form.
This class will paint from a live model. Students can choose a model and paint the portrait or the figure.
We will discuss techniques for dealing with the changes that occur as a model poses, learning to hold and interpret what you see with a selective eye.
● The development of form through observation and interpretation of plane shifts projecting and receding from view.
● An emphasis on color and value relationships and how they relate.
● Aspects of anatomy, proportion, and movement will be discussed along with the development of an Alla Prima technique, which involves scumbling and glazing.
● A simplified method of measuring proportions
● A simple way to see the basic anatomical features of the figure
● Painting the figure with a focus on rhythm and movement
● The development of light and shadow and the reflective properties of flesh
The course will involve lectures, demos, and critiques daily. Steven will discuss materials and craft, light and shadow issues, form, flesh's reflective properties, and other painting aspects. There will also be a discussion of selecting an expression in the moment.
