Painting the Nude
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Painting the Nude
Michael Major MA (RCA)
This course will enable students to combine a variety of historical and contemporary approaches when painting the nude. You will complete many medium size canvases in oil or acrylic that contain all the richness and subtlety of paint and colour, together with some exotic, lush backdrops. You will work from a nude model to investigate colour and technique, and would will become aware of the emotional power of colour and how to increase the expressive content of your painting through the handling of the paint.
Michael Major is a painter living, working and exhibiting in London. Visit his website at www.michael-major.co.uk for more information.
Alternative Dates and Times
Many of our courses are repeated throughout the year. If the above dates is not suitable for you,
or there are no dates showing for this session, then please choose an alternative session.
Please bring with you to the first session:
- A few sheets of A1 cartridge paper (130-250gsm) primed with acrylic primer OR oil painting paper
- Charcoal
- A few light coloured pastels
- 2 canvases approx 30 x 36 inches
- Tubes of oil paints OR Acrylic paints (17 colours): Titanium white and Zinc white - Lemon yellow, Cadmium yellow and Indian Yellow - Cadmium red and Alizarin Crimson - Ultramarine Blue and Cobalt blue - Viridian Green - Violet- Raw Umber, Burnt Sienna, Raw Sienna and Yellow ochre - Ivory black and Lamp black
- Oil painting brushes: Short, flats, bristle (a sensible range of sizes). Please make sure you have a couple of large, medium and small ones
- Lots of rags and tissues
- Jars with lids
- Palette knife
- Turps (Turpintine) or white spirit
- Linseed oil
- Liquin (speeds up drying time)
- Roll of greaseproof paper for palette, or a piece of flat white melamine about 14 x 12 inches.