Description
CANCELLED
Mondays, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Summer 2: August 5th-August 29th
Instructor: Aki Kano
*please note time change
Open to those with experience as well as beginners, discover the art of capturing the essence and unique beauty of people and animals. Learn the fundamental techniques and principles of watercolor painting specifically tailored for portraiture. Through a series of structured lessons and hands-on demos, you will gain understanding of composition, color, light and shadow, as well as proportion, and the nuances of capturing facial features.
The curriculum will first focus on fundamentals of watercolor painting as we will review the best materials to use as well as foundational exercises to develop brush control, color mixing, and tonal values. Then Aki will go over the basics of the face and its structure as well as the placement of the main features. We will transition to exploring the intricacies of portraiture, studying how to mix flesh tones, render fur, and add fine details to the face. Aki will demonstrate the step-by-step process of portraiture, from composing the initial sketch to building layers of pigment, delicately blending colors, and painting the details.
