Portrait Painting Holiday
What you will learn
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Select and take good source photographs for portraiture
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Work from a direct subject
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Prime and prepare our canvas
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Set up an oil painting palette and organise your working space
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Mix solutions for oil painting
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Mix a range of colours and tones to create realistic flesh tones.
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Create an underpainting using principals from the Masters
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How to block in tonal areas and understand the planes of the face
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Use a range of techniques to add detail, including glazing techniques
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Create a portrait to take home
Pricing
1600€ - What's included:
- 5 full days of painting tuition from Kate Sparrow. Learn how to paint the portrait in oils.
- Half day working from a life model.
- All art materials
- 6 night's accommodation full board in the local Auberge with ensuite bathroom.
- Airport pickup from Biarritz. From Pau or Orthez we will arrange a taxi service for you at an additional charge.
- Lunch will be buffet style/picnic.
- Dinner a full French 3 course meal.
What's not included:
- Travel to France.
- Participants will need to make their own way to the village of Laás in South West France. There will be one pick up transfer from the airport to the village.
- Alcoholic and soft drinks.