About the Course
Explore the wonder of painting the Still Life with Sophie Newnham. Working with oils over the 10 week course we will be learning a range of techniques to get the best out of this beautiful medium. Suitable for beginners and beyond. Taking inspiration from the wonderful Still-Life and Landscapes of Giorgio Morandi.
We will learn
- Drawing with the line, marking out flat shapes, bottles, pots, natural objects
- looking at heights, widths, and how one object relates to the next.
- Shading, tuning the eye into tonal differences. Where does the light come from? Learning about negative space, where to plot objects. Vertical spacing vs horizontal.
- Everyday objects will be our inspiration.
- Preparing the canvas and mixing the palette.
- Painting in thinner tonal layers of colour, fat over lean. We will cover how to strengthen tonal gradients and create volume through shadow and light. Mixing a monochromatic palette.
- Composition- learning how to plan out, measure and place several objects within a space. Measuring angles, heights, widths and understanding negative space.
- Understanding colour theory and mixing the palette from marking out with thin layers to adding thicker layers of rich buttery oils.
- Gain confidence with colour application.
- Building up colour through impasto application. Learning how to create depth and definition with oils.
- Fine-tuning and balancing out our paintings, looking at background vs foreground. How can we create highlights and add depth. Creating an overall balance to each composition.
- creating a series of paintings from several compositions over the weeks.
