Course Code: SSOP24
Tutor: Zarahn Southon
When: Thu - Sun 9.30am - 3.30pm
Date: 11 - 14 Jan 2024
Duration: 4 days
Maximum Enrolment: 12
Levels: ALL
Cost: $575
This 4-day portrait class will focus on traditional copying and direct wet-into-wet (alla prima)
oil painting using the Zorn palette of white, yellow, ochre, red and black. Students will paint two portraits completed over the four days.
The morning session will involve copying from selected master portrait paintings. Methods taught will focus on the Zorn palette organisation, colour, tone, light, proportion and anatomical structure. Techniques learnt in the morning session will be applied to painting from life in the afternoon. Students will receive one to one feedback with demonstrations and discussions on principles of light, colour and form.
Materials list SUMMER SCHOOL
Summer Portrait in Oils - with Zarahn Southon
A basic kit of materials to get you up and going is listed here. Specialist art shops are the best option and will provide student discounts if you mention that you are attending the school.
The stores we recommend are:
• Studio Art Supplies, Crummer Road, Grey Lynn
• The French Art Shop, Taylors Road, Morningside
• Gordon Harris, Gillies Avenue, Newmarket and Symonds Street, Auckland Central
• Takapuna Art Supplies, Takapuna
Materials required:
Poster Study
• 1 x small white canvas - or off cut taped to board - for colour poster study. The poster study scale ranges from small thumbnails (50 x 100mm) to no larger than 200 x 200mm (*optional)
Portrait Study
• 2 x small to medium sized toned linen or board 350 x 300mm
• NB: you will be drawing & painting straight onto a toned ground. Please bring a canvas that has been primed with white gesso and toned with a neutral colour wash of either, raw umber, burnt umber or grey
• 3 x sticks of medium to hard willow charcoal
• 1 x piece of sandpaper used for sharpening the charcoal
• 1 x kneadable eraser
• 1 x large flat palette (no plates please)
• 1 x odourless turpentine –
• 2 x screw cap jars
• 1 x Mahl stick (*optional)
• 1 x masking tape
• 1 x roll handee towels
• 1 x plastic bag for tissues and rubbish
• 1 x palette knife
• 1 x plumb line or knitting needle for measuring (*optional)
• 1 x oil medium: I use a medium of Schminke stand oil, dammar varnish, and turpentine. If you prefer, mix up your own before class or purchase pre-mixed medium
Brushes: I usually use a minimum of 2 or 3 particular sized brushes at one sitting. I designate one for darks, one for lights, or varying hues, and occasionally one clean brush used to merge brush strokes
• Round Junior Synthetic Series 303 Da Vinci range (cheap good brushes) - sizes no. 3 – 10 is fine for small portraits
• 2 x large Filberts either bristle or synthetic for the background (optional)
• Da Vinci 1875 NOVA Brushes - Filbert
• 2 x size 10
• 2 x size 4
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Standard Booking
Available until Thu 11 Jan 9:30am
Online payment includes payment fee of 2.9% + NZ$0.30. Offline payment details on confirmation page.
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NZ$575.00 | |
Standard Booking + $10.00 BSA Student Fund - Donation
Available until Thu 11 Jan 9:30am
A $10 donation will go to our BSA Student Fund - helping those who are unwaged or under financial hardship (with a Community Services Card) to attend our courses.
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NZ$585.00 |