Level up your portrait painting with a 3 week course facilitated by Portrait Artist of the Year contestant, Robin Danely!

When? Fridays 15 - 29 March, 10-1pm, with 15 minute tea break

What? This three-week workshop will focus on techniques in portrait painting in oils, for beginner to intermediate painters. You will cover basic colour theory, paint mixing and application, and how to use value to render our subject in a realistic way. You will spend time establishing good rendering techniques for facial proportions, and will also explore the use of brushwork to keep the subject dynamic and painterly.

Robin will give a demonstration to open the session, and for the remainder of the workshop you will work on individual compositions.

You will be working from photographs, as opposed to having a live model, so please bring a reference photo of your subject in natural lighting, with no big toothy smiles.

Some paints and surfaces will be available, but try to bring as many of the suggested materials as you can.

Who? For beginner to intermediate painters; experience helpful but not required. Age 16+ (under 18s should attend with an adult). Max group size: 10

How? Purchase via the link below or contact engagement@ovada.org.uk for more info. Standard Cost: £140 / Pay Less: £112 / Pay more: £168

https://www.ovada.org.uk/shop/p/dynamic-...

If your preferred ticket type is fully booked, please contact engagement@ovada.org.uk for help.

Materials: Some paints and surfaces will be available, but try to bring as many of the below suggested materials as you can.

2-3 surfaces to paint on: can be canvas, wooden board, paper, etc. 30x40cm is a good size.

Brushes: 5-6 brushes in varying sizes, ideally medium sizes like 4, 6, 8, 10. Natural bristled brushes are preferable, but synthetic and synthetic blend are fine.

A palette: can be wood, glass, plexiglass, or disposable pad

A palette knife

Paints: ultramarine blue, cadmium red hue*, cadmium yellow hue*, yellow ochre, ivory black, and titanium white are required. Pebeo is a good inexpensive brand.

Linseed oil: this will be used both as a medium and for cleaning your brushes — please no turpentine or spirits!

Kitchen towels or clean cloth rags

*get the “hue” as true cadmiums are expensive!