Description
PORTRAIT TOOLBOX – WHEN LIKENESS MATTERS
Instructor: Jessi Sevy
SATURDAYS, Feb 8, 15, 22
10 am to 2 pm
This 3-day portrait painting class will guide you in capturing the unique likeness of your subjects. We will use photo references with various lighting conditions to practice finding crucial elements that capture a person’s essence and explore how light, shadow, and color contribute to a compelling portrait. Students will leave the class with a deeper understanding of portraiture.
Reference photos will be provided by the instructor and emailed to you before the first class. Please bring a tablet or printed copy of the references to each class. You will have the chance to work from your own personal photos as homework assignments.
Demonstrations will be done in oils, but students may also work in acrylics and water-soluble oils.
Artist Bio
Jessi studied drawing in her teenage years at an atelier in Hong Kong, the city where she was born. She attended art schools in Paris, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Upon graduating from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, she worked as a 3D computer graphic artist on commercials, games, and motion pictures. In 2006, Jessi moved to Oregon with her family and has been focusing on painting. She mostly works in oil and charcoal. For more information on Jessi’s work, please visit her website at www.jesartstudio.com
SUPPLY LIST
Drawing materials
- * Prismacolor Col-Erase Pencil – CarmineRed (available at Blick or Office Depot) or
Prismacolor Verithin colored pencil – Terra Cotta - https://www.dickblick.com/items/prismacolor-col-erase-pencil-carmine-red/
- Eraser
Painting Surface
- Canvas/panel suitable for oil or acrylic medium: Three 11”x14” canvases needed. (Avoid choosing a rough surface which is difficult to draw on)
Paints
Recommended colors for skin tones
- Titanium White
- Ivory Black
- Raw Umber
- Red (any primary red)
- Alizarin Crimson
- *Transparent Red Oxide (crucial color to have)
- Yellow ochre
- Ultramarine Blue
- *Cerulean Blue (crucial color to have)
Mediums (other options will be discussed in class)
If using oils:
- Gamsol/Turpenoid to clean brushes with
- Linseed or Walnut oil, if you use traditional oil paints
If using acrylic paints:
- Golden Open Acrylic mediums are recommended to slow drying time.
Brushes
- Different sizes suitable for your choice of medium
- a medium size palette knife for mixing paints
Painting Palette Glass palette is preferred for effortless cleanup
Easel A table easel is desirable. The guild has some you may borrow.
Misc Rags or paper towels, cups to hold your medium
