Portrait Painting with Oil: Explore Light and Shade
Colour Mixing: Painting a Simple Object in Full Colour 1
A course by Jane French , Painter
About the video: Colour Mixing: Painting a Simple Object in Full Colour 1
Overview
“It's time for colour! That's why, in this lesson, you will learn to paint an object in full colour. I will also show you how to use the knowledge gained from the previous two lessons to assist you. ”
In this video lesson Jane French addresses the topic: Colour Mixing: Painting a Simple Object in Full Colour 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Portrait Painting with Oil: Explore Light and Shade. Experiment with light, color, composition, and mark-making to illustrate the features and expressions of a subject in a way that captures their story.
Partial transcription of the video
“Colour Mixing: Painting a Simple Object in Full Colour In this lesson, we're going to paint an apple. It's a simple object, and it will be in full colour. You could obviously paint any object you like, but keep it simple for this stage. We're also using a full colour palette. Because it's a green apple with a blue background, I've only included one red, but I'd still include a red just in case I want to use that to change the green that I've made, for example. I've got a Burnt Umber and a white as my darkest and lightest. I've got primary colours, yellows and blues and obviously the red as ...”
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Course summary for: Portrait Painting with Oil: Explore Light and Shade
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Areas
Fine Arts, Oil Painting, Painting
Jane French
A course by Jane French
Jane French is a painter from the South of England. She grew up in a family of creatives with two siblings who are also artists. As a child, she was always interested in drawing and painting and was encouraged by teachers at school to pursue her passion. She went on to specialize in painting at Newcastle University and, after graduating, worked at a design company before completing a postgraduate degree in information design. Years later, she returned to her artistic roots, painting commissioned portraits for Mark Gatiss and BBC Radio’s Ben Jackson among others.
Jane has run workshops and taught at schools and universities, including the Attenborough Arts Center. She has won numerous awards, had her work featured in exhibitions, and was selected to appear in Sky Arts' Portrait Artist of the Year. Jane also contributed to a book published by Bloomsbury Publishing to honor the heroes of the NHS.
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