Students begin by drawing a plaster cast in charcoal, developing their ability to render accurate proportions and value relationships. After students finish a charcoal cast drawing, they are introduced to the fundamentals of oil techniques in grisaille, paint handling, and modeling form. Once this has been achieved, students may progress to still-life painting in oil, working on values, color relationships and composition.

A 3-day workshop in which participants will have the opportunity to explore planning pictures that hold the viewer's attention.

This listing is for the lecture/demo only. See also: Composition for Visual Impact (Full Workshop)