Andrew Cadima:
Dichromatic Portraits
COURSE DESCRIPTION
An in-depth study of value scaling between different pigments. We explore how different colors and varying value ranges can affect the tone and expression of a painting.
Day 1: Intro to color and open value portrait
09:30: General talk/meet and greet
10:00: Demonstration of a "full" value portrait, focusing on larger gestures, moving quickly, and how to best space out a value structure. I'll try to get through several sketches demonstrating the interaction of different colors with each other.
11:30: Students choose their colors and work on their own sketches from the same model/reference. I'll walk and offer individualized guidance.
12:30: Lunch
1:30: Another demo working with a different set of colors, focusing on preserving and utilizing vibrancy.
2:30: Students once again choose their colors and work on their own sketches as I walk to offer guidance.
Day 2: Narrowing the value range
09:30: General talk about the day/"post-mortem" of previous day
10:00: Demonstration using colors that force us into a narrower value range; how to cope with and maximize the effectiveness of the limitation
11:30: Students choose their colors and work on their own sketches
12:30: Lunch
1:30: Since this is usually a much more difficult and foreign approach for the students, I find it useful to have an open talk about the issues we ran into and demonstrate how we might overcome those problems. If students are willing, I'll take them and their work to the presentation easel and we'll try and "fix" things together
2:30: Apply new knowledge, potentially choose another color profile, and work on another sketch
4:00: (potentially have each participant sit for a photo under identical lighting conditions to be used the following day. If a student is absolutely unwilling, I will provide a reference for them)
Day 3: Committed self-portrait
09:30: Talk about the mindset of committing to a painting beyond the sketch, the difference of painting from photo reference, the experience of painting one's self
10:00: Demonstration of a more committed painting from a photo reference (one that we will have taken earlier)
12:00: Lunch
1:00: Students have the choice to utilize any of the colors we previously discussed, and work on their own self portraits. I'll walk to observe and offer guidance.
Supply List
I will supply the paint
I think I will have brushes for everyone but 'bring your own brushes' is ideal (I will be using Trekell Golden Taklon flat 2, 4, 10, but brand isn't necessary)
I'm usually pretty open about surfaces, but I will use (and prefer) a primed hardboard/wood panel, around 11"x14" x5 per student (I'll try and bring extras for people)
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