Luca Indraccolo
Luca Indraccolo is an Italian-born artist known for his skilful and realistic oil paintings. He specializes in figurative and narrative art.
Ref: S5D29496
Learn how to successfully approach the complicated subject of portraiture painting in oils. You will observe the sitter in the same sustained pose from life to understand the planes and anatomical structure of the head and what to look for to achieve a likeness.
During the course you will look at:
The anatomy of the skull (useful landmarks from an artist’s point of view) - this will allow you to control proportions when working from life, given the inevitable subtle movements and slight changes in the pose by the sitter.
Standard proportions and planes of the head - understanding ideal proportions is a very useful tool to be able to capture a likeness, as the individual character of a particular face relates to this basic structure.
Basic composition strategies for a portrait - you will look at how to place the portrait within the confines of the canvas format.
Different approaches on how to start a painting in oils - depending on your level of expertise and confidence you will either draw on paper and transfer the drawing, or start directly on the canvas.
How to organize a value range to convey a convincing light impression - colour theory and how it applies to practical paint mixing.
The correct use of medium - we will discuss the ‘fat over lean’ principle and its benefits.
The importance of edges to achieve the impression of form and how to manipulate a background to add a sense of depth and atmosphere.
By the end of the this course, you will understand the stages involved in creating a realistic portrait painting and will have learned techniques they can apply to your own work and studies going forward.
Arrival Day - this is the first date listed above
Courses start early evening. Residential students to arrive from 4pm, non-residential students to arrive by 6.45pm.
6.45pm: Welcome, followed by dinner (included).
8 - 9pm: First teaching session, attendance is essential.
Daily timetable
Classes 9.15 - 5pm, lunch is included.
From 6.30pm: Dinner (included for residential students).
Evening working - students may have access to workshops until 9pm, but only with their tutor's permission and provided any health and safety guidelines are observed.
Last day
Classes 9.15am - 3pm, lunch is included.
Residential students are to vacate their rooms by 10am please.
(This timetable is for courses of more than one day in length. The tutor may make slight variations)
Luca Indraccolo is an Italian-born artist known for his skilful and realistic oil paintings. He specializes in figurative and narrative art.
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