Join romantic figurative oil painter Ryno Swart for this informative Special Arty Class. Filmed live from South Africa on 4th February 2021.
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In this workshop you will explore a detailed study of atmosphere and mood as vital aspects of figurative art when working from a drawing. Ryno will work through the various elements that make figurative painting looking at the following aspects:-
• Composition
• Life study
• Colour beginning
• Linework
• Scumble darks
• Proportion
• Direct painting
• Impasto
• Edges, lost and found
• Finish
• Atmosphere v detail
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Recommended materials • Stretched canvas: 10 x 14 inches. Ryno uses Belgian linen in a fine weave. Otherwise Winsor & Newton or Primart • A wooden palette • 2 palette cups • Brushes, (bristle) The best brushes are Dynasty series 1350F Nos 10, 8, 6, 4 and 2, flats. Varnishing brush 4cm and a palette knife • Genuine turpentine. • Pigments. Ryno uses Rowney Georgian: Ivory black Burnt Sienna Raw umber Sap green French ultramarine blue Alizarin crimson Cadmium red Cadmium yellow Raw Sienna Titanium white • A hard cover sketch book: Primart “visual diary” • 4B or 5B pencil