Master the simple shapes that make up the face, learn the few colors you need to paint them, and use this mastery to emphasize the idiosyncratic differences between people that turn a painting of a face into a portrait of a person. All the techniques will be explained, then demonstrated by the instructor, then put into practice by students.
-Palette: Masterson Sta-Wet is used by lots of artists, but a canvas panel covered with wax paper
can work.
-12x16 or 11x14 canvas each class
-a wet canvas container (Handy Porters or a clean pizza box works fine.)
-Mirror. Makeup compact is fine.
-Paint. A palette the artist is familiar with is fine, my recommendations are:
-Cadmium Yellow Medium (Hue is fine), Cadmium Red (Hue is fine), Permament Alizarin Crimson (NOT GENUINE ALIZARIN)
-Yellow Ochre, Ultramarine Blue, Burnt Sienna or Transparent Red Oxide, Ivory Black
-Luxury Colors include Dioxazine Purple, Cadmium Orange, Pemanent Green Light, Viridian
-Brushes: size 4, 6, and 8 Hogs Hair Filberts
-A cheap size 0 watercolor brush
-Palette Knife, medium size and flexible
-Paper Towels
-Odorless Mineral Spirits. Don't go cheap here, get this at an art supply store like Meininger's or
Guiry's
-Brush washer to hold the Odorless Mineral Spirits
