Watercolor Group: Painting People (Utah County)

Painting People Using Watercolors!

The focus of this semester will be painting people, both portraits and the clothed figure. We will cover proportions of the head/face, and the body. There will be special focus on gesture, and the body-in-action poses. Additionally, how to render drapery/clothing in watercolor will be demonstrated. Each step of the art piece will be broken down into logical progression of Light to Dark, and General to Specific.

Location:

Highland Community Center at 5378 W 10400 North Street, Highland, UT

SUPPLY LIST:

Supply List is a general suggestion for starting the class. 

Good sources to buy supplies include Cheap Joe's online and Blick's in Sugar House 1025 East 2100 South SLC, or online. 

PAPER: Arches # 140lb. Cold Press paper – 12x16 Block or 4-5 22x30 Sheets You will get a much better result if you use "quality" watercolor paper, and a very poor result if you buy cheap, student grade watercolor paper. 

BRUSHES: Please buy "quality" watercolor brushes. Cheap starter-set brushes will not last long or hold their shape/point very long. 

Start with synthetic sables or squirrel-hair brushes which are reasonably priced. Pure Sable brushes are very expensive. Flats: I have a 2", 1", 3/4", 1/2", and 1/4" I prefer Richeson Professional 7010 Steve Quiller brushes that can be found at Jerry's Artarama online. Rounds: 2 Large (10-16), 2 Medium (6-9), 2 Small (2-4) Good Brands: Windsor Newton, RichesonProfessional 7010 Steve Quiller, Isabey, Robert Simmons, Escoda ,Kolinsky, Blick, Princeton etc. 

Oil Painting Brush: One small FLAT boar bristle brush (for help in lifting out color if needed) Palette with separate wells There should be separate wells in the palette to squirt your tubed paints into and let it harden up. You will also want mixing space. I recommend labeling your colors with a black sharpie near or on the inside of the well, so you can remember them while you're using them. 

PAINTS: For beginners, you may start out using an Educational Crayola or Prang Watercolor Set Surprisingly enough, they have good bright colors and strong pigments which work pretty well when you're just starting out. If you want to go one step up… Tube 

Watercolors to Start: 

o Cad Yellow Medium 

o Yellow Ochre 

o Cad Red Medium 

o Alizarin Crimson 

o Cerulean Blue 

o Sap Green 

o Cobalt Teal 

o Burnt Sienna 

o Ultramarine Blue 

Good Brands: Windsor Newton, Holbein, Daniel Smith, Senneliar, Cheap Joe's etc. Please do NOT buy inexpensive student-grade starter sets tube paints like Artist's Loft. They are grainy and have fillers and do not produce a good result. 

***NOTE OPTIONAL For more intermediate/advanced watercolorists: I use Ted Nuttle's palette which consists of the following purely transparent colors. 

You are welcome to get these colors if you'd like to use exactly what I do: 

Holbein:

Brilliant Orange

Vermillion

Yellow Light

Burnt Umber

Daniel Smith:

Ultramarine Blue

Quinacridone Burnt

Peacock Blue

Orange Windsor

Mineral Violet

Newton

Indigo

Permanent Alizarin

Antwerp Blue

Crimson Scarlet

Windsor Blue Red Shade

Lake

Hooker’s Green

Quinacridone Gold

Aurelian Yello

Windsor

Blue Shop Towels They are very absorbent, and can be thrown in the washer and dried and reused over and over again for watercolors. Please bring one roll of these to class. 

Masking Tape: 1 Roll of 1” Masking Tape. We will be taping up all our projects so this is required of each student. Don't bring blue or other colored tapes. Just get regular cream-colored masking tape. 

Water Container Any jar will work. I prefer a divided container so I can wash out color in one side and continually retrieve clean water from the other. 

A board to tape your paper to. This can be gatorboard, light wooden board, plexiglass, sintra, etc. The board should be at least 4-6 inches bigger on all sides of the watercolor paper you are taping up. I use Sintra board. 

A table easel or something to tilt your board on. 

Fine Mist - Spray Bottle 

Pencil(s) - 2B, HB, 2H 

Kneaded Eraser Non Abrasive to watercolor paper and can be molded into different shapes to make erasing easier. 

Misc. Items: 

*tooth brush for splattering 

*Masking fluid or miskit (fluid for masking out whites) *Course salt for texturing 

*sketchbook to take notes or draw out thumbnails or try different techniques 

*Mr Clean Original Magic Erasers or sheets, found in Grocery Stores 

*Permanent Black marker fine tip for inking/sketching 

*Tote Bag or case to keep watercolor supplies in 

If you have any questions, please call or text Shelley Young at 385-375-0728

INSTRUCTOR:

This class is taught by Shelley Young. Learn more about our instructors at https://www.visualartinstitute.org/art-faculty

DROP-INS:

This class IS open for drop-in students. All students (registered and drop-ins) must bring their own supplies. If you want to be able to drop-in to more classes, please consider getting one of our flex passes.

REFUND POLICY:

We are only able to offer refunds up to 2 weeks before the start of class. We do not offer refunds or credits or make up classes to students who miss class.

TRANSFER POLICY:

We may be able to transfer you to a different class depending on space availability.

CLASS CANCELLATION:

We find that students learn better in larger groups. If we feel the number of registrations is too low to promote a good learning environment, we may cancel the class. In the event we cancel a class, we will reach out to you as soon as possible to come to a solution.

TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM:

We try to make our classes as accessible to everyone as possible. We are able to offer a limited number of tuition assistance scholarships each term. You can complete an application on our website or call our office for assistance applying.

MULTI-CLASS DISCOUNT:

When you register for more than one class, you can receive a discount up to 10% per class!

ADA ACCESSIBILITY & ACCOMMODATIONS:

Our classrooms are ADA accessible. Some courses may involve tasks or activities that may be difficult for individuals with limited strength, difficulty bending over, and sitting or standing for long periods of time. We are happy to work with students to find solutions to make their experience positive and doable. For example, wheel throwing takes arm strength and bending over the wheel. Students may work on hand-building projects instead of throwing. Please reach out to our office to discuss your needs.


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