On this expressive portrait painting course, you will explore how to capture the model with rich, vibrant colours and expressive painting processes. Led by an inspirational and enthusiastic tutor, you will create bold and brilliant paintings, and gain an insight into portraiture through colour and abstraction.
The tutor teaches innovative approaches to acrylic painting, using mixed media to improve your mark-making and painting repertoire. You will paint from a live model with a variety of long and short poses to explore bold and dynamic colour and imagery. The model will be set amongst coloured textiles and props, and you will be looking at incorporating an expressive twist to some of the poses that delve into composition and expression.
By the end of the course, you will have gained insights into expressive painting, have greater confidence in working with vibrant colour and abstraction, know how to make expressive portraits and have a new range of working methods to help progress your painting processes.
Included
The model who will sit for the course and some paper shared amongst the group.
What students need to bring
- White cartridge paper, 300gsm
- Brown parcel paper
- Card canvas, ready-made, various sizes/ boards primed
- Acrylic paints and acrylic primer
- Acrylic retarder/ flow improver/ GUC100/ modelling paste
- A range of brushes (including large household brushes)
- Water spray
- Black Indian ink (water resistant) and coloured inks
- Palette, palette knife
- PVA glue or glue stick
- Rags
- Cling film to keep paints wet (optional)
- Any other water-based paint materials and brushes
Available to buy
Available from shop:
A good variety of art materials are available to buy, including white cartridge paper, 300gsm, brown parcel paper, ready-made canvases and boards, acrylic paints, acrylic primer, acrylic mediums such as retarder, flow improver and modelling paste, a range of brushes (including large household brushes), black Indian ink (water-resistant), coloured inks, palettes, palette knives, PVA glue and Pritt Sticks.
Additional information
Please wear appropriate clothing/aprons for the workshop or studio, this includes stout covered footwear (no sandals or open toes).
Arrival day
Residential students can arrive from 4pm, non-residential students to arrive by 6.45pm for registration
6.45pm: Welcome, followed by dinner (included)
8 - 9pm: First teaching session, attendance is essential
Daily timetable
Course teaching 9.15am - 5pm (lunch included)
Dinner: from 6.30pm (included for residential students)
Evening working: students may have access to workshops until 9pm, but only with permission from the tutor and provided any health and safety guidelines are observed
Departure day
Course teaching: 9.15am - 3pm (lunch included)
Residential students will need to check out of rooms by 10am
Please note, the tutor may make slight variations to the daily timetable as required
