Egon Schiele & Gouache Bundle
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This comprehensive bundle covers both a retrospective of Egon Schiele; how to use gouache; how to reproduce Schiele gouaches; and how to create Schiele-type watercolours in the style of his later works. It includes:
-Egon Schiele: Man and Method
-Intro to Gouache
-Schiele Gouache
-Schiele Watercolours: Nuance
Hands and Feet Bundle
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Get both our full Hands class as well as Feet and Ankles and 2 hours of draw-along hands homework! This bundle includes
-Hands
-Feet and Ankles
-Hands Homework
Beginners Life Drawing Full Bundle
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The complete beginners life drawing bundle! These videos span two years and cover hours of class time, draw-alongs, demonstrations, and homework. Included are
-Intro to Online Drawing
-The Envelope and Proportions
-Contrapposto and Proportion
-Contrapposto Homework
-Multi Model Poses Homework
-Life Drawing: How It's Done
-Beginners' Practical Anatomy
-Drawing Annie
-Torso
-Contrapposto: Models and Masters
-Beginners' Baroque
-Life Drawing: How It's Done (2)
-Dynamic Figure Drawing
-The Seated Nude
-Seated Nude Homework
-Beginners Workshops 1-5
Beginners Portraiture Drawing Bundle
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This 9 part bundle of some of our most popular portraiture classes runs the gamut of skills you'll need to create convincing portraits of your own! Classes include
-Eyes, Nose, and Lips
-Intro to Portraiture
-Profiles
-Hair
-Expressions
-Form and Shading
-Additional Portraiture Classes
Watercolour Portraiture Bundle
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In this 8 part bundle we cover a wide variety of watercolour portraiture classes--including one drawing class, Intro to Portraiture. Classes include
-Watercolour Portraiture Workshop
-Water Media
-Intro to Portraiture
-Watercolour Portraiture 4
-Watercolour Sketchbook
-Primary Colour Portraiture
-Primary Colour Portraiture 2
-Watercolour Portraiture: Professional Technique
Beginners' Water Portraiture RECORDING
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Learn to create portraits in water mediums in this new entry level class which will see beginners gain a dual understanding of portrait drafting and techniques used with water mediums. Ink, watercolour, and gouache are all acceptable for use in this class, and Ann will briefly be giving an overview of the different merits of each.
You can expect to learn
--How to draft a portrait
--Painting with water mediums: brushwork
--How to work with light
--How to depict skin in water mediums
You will have the option of working from a common reference photo, or your own photograph if you would like to create a unique portrait.
Please bring
—Red, Yellow, and Blue Watercolours, Inks, or Gouache. Ann will be using Senellier Inks and Watercolours
—RECOMMENDED COLOURS INCLUDE: Yellow Ochre, Raw Sienna, Sepia Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Alazarin Crimson or Pyrrol Crimson, Red-Brown, Vermillion, Bistre, Raw Umber, Ultramarine, Pthalo Blue
--Paintbrushes
--Watercolour Paper or Board
--2-3 Cups Water
--Paper Towels/Rag/ Etc... for Wiping
--Pencil and Eraser
--RECOMMENDED: Hair Dryer
Beginners' Watercolour Portraiture Workshop RECORDING
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In this hands-on beginners' workshop we'll be building up our knowledge of watercolour portraiture with hands-on exercises including
--Painting Features (Eyes, Nose, Lips)
--Troubleshooting: Common mistakes
--Flesh Tone Building
--Drafting and Painting a Portrait
The class will start with an introduction to portraiture and drafting before moving on to an exploration of some of the particularities of various facial features before finishing with a full portrait painting exercise. The workshop format means you can expect to be actively painting the full time, and will also allow us to tackle some of the most common problems that beginners face when attempting watercolour portraits on their own. At the end of class, anyone wishing to stay for discussion, questions, or further exercises are welcome to do so.
Please bring
--Watercolour Paper or Mountboard
—Red, Yellow, and Blue Watercolours, Inks, or Gouache. Ann will be using a Rico Design Art Palette
—RECOMMENDED COLOURS INCLUDE: Yellow Ochre, Raw Sienna, Sepia Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Alazarin Crimson or Pyrrol Crimson, Red-Brown, Vermillion, Bistre, Raw Umber, Ultramarine, Pthalo Blue
--Paintbrushes
--Watercolour Paper or Board
--2-3 Cups Water
--Paper Towels/Rag/ Etc... for Wiping
--Pencil and Eraser
--RECOMMENDED: Hair Dryer
For more information, don't hesitate to contact us at soholifedrawing@gmail.com
Beginners' Charcoal Chiaroscuro RECORDING
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In this all new beginner’s class we’ll be learning how to shade using charcoal by focussing on chiaroscuro—the art of pushing light and dark values to their limits. Favoured by artists such as Rembrandt, Chiaroscuro is a way to create drawings and paintings with instantly dramatic tones, and is a good way for beginners to dive into the world of values.
Taught by Ann Mackowski, you can expect a detailed breakdown of drafting and finishing chiaroscuro drawings on charcoal using on-screen demonstrations and visual breakdowns of the figures we’ll be drawing--and by the end of class a newfound understanding of how to add drama to your work.
Please bring
Charcoal
Paper
Eraser (optional)
Paintbrush (recommended), q tip, smudger, or any other material with which to smudge the charcoal
Intro to Watercolour Nudes: RECORDING
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In this introductory class we'll be looking at how to use watercolours to create luminous nudes. With step-by-step instruction, all skill levels are invited to join, as Ann will be covering, among other things,
--Warm and Cool Tones
--Highlights
--Reflected Light and Luminousity
--Mixing Flesh Tones
--Drafting your Painting
We'll start the class with several exercises in using warm and cool tones to create depth, and briefly explore the different mark making techniques available to you when using watercolours. We'll move on to an exploration of flesh tones and reflected light before a step-by-step draw along and then paint along nude painting.
Watercolour nudes are notoriously difficult, so if you're a beginner please don't worry--there's no judgement or grading here. The best way to learn is to approach the class as an exploration and learning experience--the more experiments you're willing to make the better artist you'll become!
Please bring
--Watercolour Paper or Board
—Red, Yellow, and Blue Watercolours.
—RECOMMENDED COLOURS INCLUDE: Yellow Ochre, Raw Sienna, Sepia Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Alazarin Crimson or Pyrrol Crimson, Red-Brown, Vermillion, Bistre, Raw Umber, Ultramarine, Pthalo Blue
--Paintbrushes
--2-3 Cups Water
--Paper Towels/Rag/ Etc... for Wiping
--Pencil and Eraser
--RECOMMENDED: Hair Dryer
For more information, don't hesitate to contact us at soholifedrawing@gmail.com
Head, Neck and Shoulders RECORDING
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In this beginner to intermediate class we’ll be learning how to create the classic bust—a portrait including the head, neck and shoulders of a subject. We’ll be approaching the subject with a beginners review of portraiture, using simple formulas to construct a proportionate face, while adding in an understanding of how the neck and shoulders influence the placement of the face to create fluid, natural portraits. In this class we’ll cover
—The Bust in Art History
—Basic Facial Proportions
—Basic Anatomy of Head, Neck and Shoulders
—Creating an Expressive Bust
With plenty of step-by-step demonstrations and wonderful references to work from, you can expect to leave the class with newfound compositional ideas, and fundamental tools to construct a proportionate and lifelike face.
To Join
To join click on the Zoom link in the pages document downloadable after going through checkout at the date and time of class. For any technical issues, please email us at soholifedrawing@gmail.com
Beginners' Watercolours: The Farnese Collection
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Painting from statues is one of the best ways to practice building form in watercolour nudes, and in this class, we’ll be using references from Naples’s National Archeological Museum to build our watercolour technique. Against the historic backdrop of the Farnese collection, a monumental aggregate of famous ancient works collected by one of Naples’ most powerful historic families, we’ll be looking at how the ancient Greeks and Romans revolutionised composition of the human form while creating beautiful paintings. You can expect to be painting for most of class time, with the historical basis of the class serving as a launching off point for artistic exploration. All levels welcome—this class is particularly well suited for beginners.
In this class we’ll cover
-History of the Farnese Collection
-The Human Form in Greek and Roman Statuary
-Shading and Form
-Watercolour 101: Painting in Monochrome
-Brief Intro to Washes
Please bring
-Watercolours (any brand/colours are ok; we’ll be working primarily in monochrome)
-Paper Towels
-Good Watercolour Paper
-Pencil and Eraser
-Hairdryer (if you have one)
-One to two cups of water
For any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Ann at soholifedrawing@gmail.com!