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Painting the Nude

Painting the Nude

Roger Gill BA (Hons)

This course will enable students to combine a variety of historical and contemporary approaches when painting the nude, and to complete two medium size canvases in oil or acrylic that contain all the richness and subtlety of paint and colour that, together with some exotic, lush backdrops, depict the nude figure. The first day will be devoted to experimentation with the oils and acrylics on primed paper, followed by four days devoted to completing the two canvases. The model will take on a series of poses during the week that reflect the changing nature of this genre over time.

Roger Gill is an artist and freelance tutor who works in London and who has exhibited in the UK and Europe. See www.rogergill.org.

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, then for the rest of the week, two canvasses, approx. 28" x 34"
  • 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, Naples 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 'sans odor' (Turpintine)
  • 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.

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