PORTRAIT PAINTING IN ACRYLIC with Robert Rost

Start Date: Coming soon
Time TBC
Duration: 6 weeks
Location: Online
Capacity: 20
Fee: £240
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Supported by Winsor & Newton

Course Description

For those wishing to learn the core skills of portrait painting in acrylic and develop best practice in painting and study habits. Artist Robert Rost shares his understanding and experience of this genre and takes you step-by-step through materials, the application of colour, painting and drawing techniques, an understanding of the human head, composition and much more.

Portrait Painting in Acrylic will enable you to work and study independently in the genre of portrait painting. This practical course is ideal for beginners, is encouraging and supportive, and  is available to anyone with the necessary materials, a table-top to work on and access to Zoom.  Session recordings will be automatically available for the duration of the course for absentees or those wishing to enjoy the class again.

Key outcomes of Portrait Painting in Acrylic include: 

Development of portrait painting techniques  
Understanding of acrylic painting methods 
Exploration of study habits & techniques
Insight into materials and their properties 
Insight into the properties of colours
Production of own portrait paintings 
Feedback from professional artist

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PORTRAIT PAINTING in acrylic is for:

All artists including beginners
All nationalities (sessions conducted in English)
Age 16 +

Materials

Essential
Acrylic paint set	recommended	GALERIA 20 X 12 ML
Alizarin Crimson acrylic colour	recommended	W&N GALERIA ACRYLIC COLOUR 60ML TBE PERM ALIZARIN CRIMSON
Burnt Umber acrylic colour	recommended	W&N GALERIA ACRYLIC COLOUR 60ML TBE BURNT UMBER
Paynes Gray acrylic colour	recommended	W&N GALERIA ACRYLIC COLOUR 60ML TBE PAYNE'S GRAY
Raw Umber acrylic colour	recommended	W&N GALERIA ACRYLIC COLOUR 60ML TBE RAW UMBER
Acrylic Painting Pad approx. 26 x 36cm	recommended	ACRYLIC PAD 300 26X36
Acrylic Gloss Medium	recommended	W&N GALERIA ACRYLIC ADDITIVE 250ML BTL GLOSS MEDIUM
Acrylic brushes	recommended	W&N COTMAN BRUSH SERIES 333 NO.3
Acrylic brushes	recommended	W&N COTMAN BRUSH SERIES 667 NO.1/2
Small range of flat & round synthetic acrylic brushes	recommended	Acrylic brushes

Workstation

Faculty

Timetable & Guidelines

Week 1	Introductions	Lead artist introduction to the course. An overview of study methods and how to create reference materials.
Week 2	Understanding Volumes	Identifying shapes within a portrait and how to depict these on a 2D surface through drawing and painting.
Week 3	Colour & Materials	An overview of acrylic paint and the benefits of using an acrylic medium. Introduction to the use of colour and colour palettes, colour mixing and colour contrasts.
Week 4	Colour, Texture & Focus	Development of the use of colour. Texture and focus in portrait painting. Use of colour to create depth. Importance of grey tones, highlights and mixing skin colours.
Week 5	Painting Portraits	A look at various approaches and ways of working while painting a portrait including style, point of view, storytelling and composition.
Week 6	Completing a Portrait	Finishing touches such as highlights, soft edges, details and special effects as well as archiving, varnishing and presenting. Presentation of final portrait

Fee

Technical Information

Padlet

We use Padlet as our course interface. Once you register you will receive a link to your course Padlet. Here you will find all relevant course documents including TIMETABLE which contains the Zoom session links. You will also find your own column where you can upload images and documents. Here is a course Padlet sample.

Zoom

We use the Zoom platform for live sessions. You will find the link to each session posted in your course TIMETABLE on Padlet. There are two ways to access the live session:

1. Via the Zoom app
Before joining a Zoom meeting on a computer or mobile device, you can download the Zoom app here or here or here. Otherwise, you will be prompted to download and install Zoom when you click the Zoom session link on TIMETABLE.

2. Via Google Chrome Browser
If you are using Google Chrome, you will see a dialogue box inviting you to launch the Zoom app.
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362593-Launching-Zoom-from-a-web-browser

Zoom System Requirements

For Windows, macOS, and Linux:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362023-System-requirements-for-Windows-macOS-and-Linux 

For iOS, iPadOS, and Android:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201179966-System-requirements-for-iOS-iPadOS-and-Android

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Paint Palette	Essential	The following are suitable; paint palette, ceramic plate, piece of glass
Jars	Essential
Rags	Essential	For dabbing brushes and wiping up spills
Pencils & pens	Essential	For drawing and sketching
Drawing paper	Essential
Palette knife	Desirable	For mixing colours
Apron	Desirable
Easel	Desirable