About the Class:
This class will focus on the foundations of landscape painting. Overall subjects which will be covered are: SHAPES: you'll learn how to simplify a landscape, how to identify the important shapes, and a basic understanding of composition. VALUE: you'll learn how to consolidate the landscape into four values, how to identify the value of color, and the four planes of a landscape. COLOR OVERVIEW: you'll become familiar with the "split primary" palette, create a color wheel, and basic color mixing principles.
Dates: Tuesday, September 23 and Wednesday, September 30 from 6-9pm at 3024 Paseo
Cost: $65
Materials provided: Easel, table, paper towels and water.
Materials students need to bring: See materials list below!
MATERIALS LIST: If you are brand new to painting and need all the following materials I urge you to shop the Amazon link below. Sometimes Amazon is not the most reliable source because their providers run out of stock, etc. so once you reach the Amazon link, you'll see all the products there. If you click on something and discover that it's out of stock or no longer available, simply search Amazon with the name of the product and you should have success.
If you already have materials, please make sure you have colors listed below and bring only those to class. This is important. Please bring "flat" brushes.
- PAINT: I have provided links for each color within the “MATERIALS LINK” below. -OR- You can find these colors locally at Hobby Lobby, Michaels, or Jerry’s Artarama
- COLORS:
- Titanium White
- Yellows
- Cadmium Yellow Light OR Hansa Yellow
- Yellow Ochre OR Yellow Oxide
- Reds:
- Cadmium Red Light OR Vermillion
- Alizarin Crimson
- Blues:
- Cobalt Blue
- Ultramarine Blue
- Burnt Umber
- SPRAY BOTTLE: Really any spray bottle will do. This item is not listed on the “MATERIALS LINK”
- BRUSHES: I prefer you use “flat” brushes. If you don’t have a set of good brushes, I have chosen a “set” of flat brushes which contain all sizes needed and is more cost effective than buying them individually. Find the set in the “MATERIALS LINK” below.
- PALETTE: You’ll do best with a “stay-wet” palette. They are expensive. I will instruct the class on how to create your own stay-wet palette using simple, inexpensive items; a cafeteria tray, parchment paper, and a plastic spreader. See the “MATERIALS LINK” below.
- CANVAS: We will use one 12x16 inch stretched canvases for this class. Canvases are not included in the “MATERIALS LINK”. You can easily order them online or pick them up locally.
- PALETTE KNIFE: If you don’t have one, find this in the “MATERIALS LINK” below.
- SKETCH BOOK: For taking notes and drawing. If you don’t have one, find it in the “MATERIALS LINK” below.
- PENCIL: No special kind is required. I have listed the one I will use in the “MATERIALS LINK” below.
MATERIALS LINK: Wildfire Gallery's Amazon Page - Abstract Landscape Class Supplies
(click on link above OR copy and paste this https://amzn.to/3WEm1XH into browser)