Classical Oil Painting for Naturalist Bird Portraiture
Colour Mixing and Palette Organisation 1
A course by Sarah Margaret Gibson , Classical Realist Painter
Joined March 2021
Joined March 2021
About the video: Colour Mixing and Palette Organisation 1
Overview
“Now you will learn how to select a limited palette of pigments based on the colours of your subject. You’ll also learn how to lay them out on your palette, and then how to accurately pre-mix colour values before the painting process begins.”
In this video lesson Sarah Margaret Gibson addresses the topic: Colour Mixing and Palette Organisation 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Classical Oil Painting for Naturalist Bird Portraiture. Learn the fundamentals of drawing and painting to create a realistic oil portrait using the alla prima technique.
Partial transcription of the video
“Colour Mixing and Palette Organisation Now, you will learn how to select a limited palette of pigments based on the colors of your subject. You'll also learn how to lay them out on your palette and how to pre-mix color values accurately before the painting process begins. An essential part of learning to paint is learning the art of organizing your palette and having some approach to how you mix your colors and approach color within a painting. Some artists like to lay out all of their primary colors at the top of the palette, and mix with the brush as they go. That works for some artists a...”
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Course summary for: Classical Oil Painting for Naturalist Bird Portraiture
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Category
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Areas
Fine Arts, Naturalistic Illustration, Oil Painting, Painting
Sarah Margaret Gibson
A course by Sarah Margaret Gibson
Sarah Margaret Gibson is a classical realist painter from Cincinnati, Ohio. Artistic expression has always been present in Sarah’s life; her maternal grandmother was a curator at the Cincinnati Art Museum, and her paternal grandmother was a watercolor painter. Sarah received her formal training in drawing and painting in Florence, Italy. She studied at the Angel Academy of Art, and later the Florence Academy of Art, from which she graduated in 2013. Sarah also taught at the Florence Academy’s intermediate studio as principal instructor for three years until leaving Italy.
In 2015, Sarah Margaret moved to the west coast of Scotland, alongside her husband and fellow artist, Lee Craigmile. Together they co-founded the Glasgow Academy of Fine Art in 2019, where Sarah is the academic director. The academy is an atelier-style school, teaching traditional methods of representational drawing and painting. Her work can be found in numerous private collections throughout the U.S. and UK, as well as in permanent exhibitions in New Salem Museum of Art and New Britain Museum of American Art.
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