A Weekend Portrait in Oils with Zarahn Southon
This 2-day portrait class focuses on direct wet-into-wet (alla prima) oil painting using the Zorn palette of white, yellow ochre, red, and black.
The course explores classical approaches and techniques, including palette organisation, colour, tone, light, proportion, and anatomical structure, with students applying these methods to painting from a live model.
Participants receive one-to-one feedback, alongside demonstrations and discussions on the principles of light, colour, and form.
Materials list
WEEKEND: 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.
Recommended stores 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
• Warehouse Stationery – has Winton oil paint
Master Study
• A3 sized canvas pad
Portrait Study
• A3 canvas pad)
• Pencils HB, B, 2B
• 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 Gamblin Gamsol or Michael Hardy Oil Medium Miracle (in place of odourless turps)
• 2 x screw cap jars
• 1 x Mahl stick (*optional)
• 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, refined linseed oil optional.
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
Oil paint
You will be using a limited palette based upon the colour theory of Anders Zorn and will have the option of adding more colors if required. I use a mixture of Old Holland, Schminke, Rembrandt, and Williamsburg oil paint.
Zorn palette (essential)
• Titanium white
• Yellow ochre
• Cadmium red
• Ivory black
At Browne School of Art, we also have a selection of basic materials available for purchase:
Paper in A1 - A2 sheets, newsprint, cartridge, sugar grey, wet strength, bulldog clips, pencils
charcoal, erasers, white chalk, black ink
Er kunnen 2,9% + NZ$0.30 transactiekosten van toepassing zijn.
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Standard Booking
Online payment includes payment fee of 2.9% + NZ$0.30. Offline payment details on confirmation page.
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Beschikbaar tot za 14 nov 10:00
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NZ$235.00 | |
Standard Booking + $10.00 BSA Student Fund - Donation
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.
Cursuskaartje - dat alle alle 2 data.
Beschikbaar tot za 14 nov 10:00
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NZ$245.00 |
Browne School of Art
194 Great North Road
Grey Lynn
Auckland
112212
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