Painting the Human Head

Foundations for structuring your portraits
If you have ever wanted to create contemporary and expressive portraits but always end up in a mess, this course is for you! 

For me, drawing skills are essential in the creation of any representational artwork. For portraiture, capturing a likeness relies heavily on solid foundational drawing skills, thus my "Drawing the Human Head" course is a prerequisite.

You will be shown step by step how to model the human head in paint, mix flesh tones and apply subtle color shifts to bring life to your portraiture

We will be working with oil paints. It is possible to apply the concepts in acrylic but please be aware that the demonstrations and advice will relate oil painting only. 

You will have the opportunity to complete weekly assignments and receive personalised feedback through a private website.

Study at your own pace! All sessions are prerecorded so you can watch and rewatch in your own time. 

Live lessons will take place over 5 Tuesdays 12:00pm - 2:00pm Sydney time (AEST)

Week 1: Planes of the head May 3
Week 2: Value May 10
Week 3: Introducing Color May 17
Week 4: Details May 24
Week 5: ​Final projects May 31

Cost:
Online workshop and personal feedback: $160AU
Materials:
Oil paints:
Titanium white
Ivory Black
Yellow Ochre
Cadmium red or cadmium red light (hue is fine)

Brushes: 
1-3 flat, bright (square) brushes, I prefer synthetic but hog is fine.
2 x 9mm, +  1 x 12mm or approx size

Support:
5 - 10 oil painting paper sheets (I use canson) or board A4 size
Painters tape if working with paper

Medium:
Odourless solvent or similar 
Linseed Oil
Jars and dish for medium
Flat palette