A Beginners Guide to Understanding Light & Shadow: Tonal Painting with Leigh Martin
Have you ever felt frustrated having worked so hard on a painting – only to find that the imagery still looks ‘flat’? Why is the your imagery in your drawing looking flat in appearance, and lacking a strong sense depth. Perhaps it’s the composition? Is it the proportions, or is it the perspective? Some or all of these formal elements may play a part in why your painting may appear to lack depth, but the most integral and effective method for making your paintings appear three dimensional, is understanding how light logically works. If linear brushstrokes help to define shapes and proportions, the handling of tonal values in essence is what turns these shapes into forms in your paintings - giving the appearance of objects existing in space. This course covers simple observational theories and simple techniques, built around how tone (light and shade) works, and can improve the illusion of form in your paintings you make, no matter the subject.
Materials list
A Beginners Guide to Understanding Light & Shadow: Tonal Painting with Leigh Martin
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 (Beside Briscoes)
• Gordon Harris Gillies Avenue, Newmarket and Symonds Street, Auckland Central
• Takapuna Art Supplies Helensville or online
Canvas:
3 x 11”x 14” das acrylic primed canvas panels (available from browns school of art)
Brushes:
Gordon harris synthetic bristle brush ‘filbert’ (1 of each Sizes #4 #8 #10.)
Gordon harris synthetic bristle ‘Flat’ (1 of each Sizes #4 #8 #10.)
Paints: Paints supplied
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.
Cursuskaartje - dat alle alle 2 data.
Beschikbaar tot za 16 jan '27 10:00
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NZ$275.00 | |
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 16 jan '27 10:00
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NZ$285.00 |
Browne School of Art
194 Great North Road
Grey Lynn
Auckland
112212
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