TWO-DAY WORKSHOP: Portrait Painting with Drawing Exercises with YUKA IMATA April 18th and 19th, 10AM to 4PM $250
Overcome common problems when painting by learning fundamental elements of the initial drawing. On the first day in the morning, you will learn how to simplify into light and shadow shapes, then how to create soft and hard edges to show depth of space. The instructor will guide you on how to check the drawing using tried and true tools and methods. From the afternoon, the instructor will explain her step by step approach to painting by demonstrating with a live model, building form and creating depth of space by working with soft and hard edges. On Second day, instructor will show how to create gradation with multiple colors and how to create soft and hard edges in oil. As part of demonstration, instructor will explain how she transfer drawing to canvas. This workshop will provide confidence and the knowledge of how to start a portrait painting with drawing exercises. Open to beginners and intermediate level participants.