Instruction and Painting Demonstrations

Porfolio IV - Still Life

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CAPTURING TRANSPARENCY WITH OIL PAINTS Hands-on workshop Medium used: Oil painting on canvas Level: Beginner - Intermediate - Advanced Make it sparkle! Do you avoid attempts at painting glass, assuming that creating a convincing look of transparency would be too difficult? Paint glassware easily and successfully. Learn tips for dramatic lighting and dynamic color. Improve direct observation while recording onto canvas both the transparent and reflective qualities of glass. Take home your own luminous glassware masterpiece. (Optional) Bring extra brushes: #4, #6 brights.

Student comment:

"All three of us, my Mom, sister, and I, thoroughly enjoyed your class, It was my
sister's first time and thankfully she loved it."
Sharon Warden, CA

Painting Demonstration: Capturing Transparency in Oils

Capturing Transparency on Black

• On black canvas, beginning with a white drybrushed value study, many colors of varying intensity and temperature portray depth layers. Glazing enhances the illusion of transparent glass.

• Six steps illustrated and explained, including technical tips.