Beginning to Paint: The Planar Structures
John Singer Sargent strongly advised his students to spend some time painting the head without the features. That way you’ll acquire an understanding of the planar structures of the head in which to fully realize 3-dimensional effect in your portrait painting.
Module 3 is your initial foray into painting portraits in oil. Mixing flesh tones is a large hurdle to cross. Hence, you'll work with a limited palette of only four colors from which you will begin to master flesh tones
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300-MODULE-3 : PLANAR STRUCTURES : Syllabus & Supply List
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301-MODULE 3 : Planar Structures : Profile - Part 1
Part 1 of 5 of the 7/8's profile view begins with the introduction and striking the arabesque and checking the accuracy of your measures. 25:43,
If you haven't already download the reference image at: https://www.artacademy.com/tv/300-Degas.png
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302 - MODULE 3 - Planar Structures - Profile - Part 2
Part 2 of 5 of the planar structure of the 7/8's profile view begins with mixing your initial flesh tones from a very limited palette of four colors.
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303 - MODULE 3 - Planar Structures - Profile - Part 3
Part 3 of 5 of the planar structure of the planar structure of the 7/8's profile view illustrates how to correct passages that are too light ... you don't just paint over. That leads to color collapse. i.e., mud. 7:16
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304 - MODULE 3 - Planar Structures - Profile - Part 4
Part 4 of 5 of the planar structure of the 7/8's profile view introduces you to the pentimento (derived from the Italian pentirsi : to repent). Using the same limited palette of four colors your tonal range is extended to eight values. 49:02
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305 - MODULE 3 - Planar Structures - Profile - Part 5
Part 5 of 5 of the planar structure of the 7/8's profile. The pentimento continues to conclusion wherein you are introduced to temperature. Cool/warm values. 56:42
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BEFORE YOU BEGIN!
Download the supply list and syllabus at: https://www.artacademy.com/tv/300-Planar-Structures.pdfDownload the reference image at: https://www.artacademy.com/tv/300-Frontal.png
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The Pentimento : From your basic palette of four colors a tonal range of six hues is prepared.
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The pentimento continues via window-shading beginning with the frontal eminence (forehead).
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The Pentimento continues with the structure of the cheeks.
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The pentimento continues with the labial tractor and figure/ground relationship.