Traditional Painting - Principles & Methods For Realism

Learn the History, Fundamentals and Methods, Materials and Production of Traditional Realistic Drawings and Paintings

What you'll learn

Principles e Methods of Traditional Realist Painting

History of Painting and Classic Academicism

The Functioning of an Atelier/Studio of Realist Academic Painting

Materials for Quality Painting: Paints, Oils, Brushes, Surfaces, Palettes, and more, besides Drawing Materials

Preparation of Canvases and Surfaces; Traditional Making of Oil Paint

The Sight-Size Method and the Stages for Realist Drawing and Painting

Colors and Mixtures for an Essential Organized Palette; The Zorn Palette and Limited Color Palette

How to Use Pencil, Charcoal and Brushes, and the Main Concepts for a Production of a Painting

Complete Production of Paintings, from Drawing to Underpainting e Finalizing

Processes and Stages of Still Life and Portrait Paintings, with Demonstrations

Requirements

A basic understanding about Drawing and Painting is useful, but not necessary

All the material used will be shown, listed and comented during the course

Description

This course is designed to give a broad introduction to the fundamentals and methods of traditional painting, from the history of academicism and the functioning of a studio or atelier, the materials and methods of painting, colours, mixtures and paint application, to practical demonstrations of realistic painting!Not only for beginners, but also intermediates, and even advanced professionals who want a greater knowledge of traditional and academic methods of painting.Watch the teacher Rafael Guerra, graduate and former teacher at The Florence Academy of Art, in Italy demonstrate in practical lessons the use of materials, from pencils, charcoal, brushes and paints, to papers and painting surfaces; the use of limited and complete palettes of colours, and how to make the right mixtures for an efficient colour palette that will allow you to paint any subject; and the step by step to produce drawing or painting based on the realistic tradition of the great European academies. In the end, you will have all the basic knowledge of traditional painting and the timeless academic methods and fundamentals for quality painting, such as the Sight-Size Method, the use of lighting, and the steps for the production of any painting. Just a reminder, you will need access to a printer to print the guides; practical exercises are optional, and the student can choose to do them, which will result in the need for materials, or just watch the course and absorb the information. Materials needed for practical exercises, which are ultimately the student's choice to do them or not: - HB Graphite Pencil- Charcoal (Suggested Nitram H, HB, B; explanation of use within the course- Paintbrushes (Suggested round Bristle type, varied sizes; explanation of the use within the course- Oil Paints; list of colors described within the course- Canvas or other painting surfaces of the student's choice- Some tools, such as masking tape, plumb line, etc. will also be necessary, but all the material to be used is described in detail within the course during the demonstrations of the useThe Language is listed as English (UK) because the teacher lives in Europe, but the English is spoken with a Brazilian Portuguese accent. Subtitles (CC) are available but generated automatically

Overview

Section 1: Introduction to the Course & the History of Traditional Painting

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 History of Painting, Academicism and Modernism

Section 2: II Introduction to Traditional Methods

Lecture 3 The Painting Studio or Atelier

Lecture 4 From Drawing to Painting

Lecture 5 The Sight-Size Method

Lecture 6 Hello from Rafael!

Section 3: III Drawing Materials

Lecture 7 Pencil and Others

Lecture 8 Charcoal

Lecture 9 Papers

Section 4: IV The use of the Drawing Materials & Construction of the Drawing

Lecture 10 The Use of Pencils and Charcoal Sticks

Lecture 11 Values

Lecture 12 Drawing Construction

Lecture 13 Drawing Demonstration

Section 5: V Painting Materials

Lecture 14 Oils, Paints and Mediums

Lecture 15 Brushes

Lecture 16 Painting Surfaces

Lecture 17 Preparing Canvas and Panel for Painting

Lecture 18 Palettes

Lecture 19 Limited Color Palette

Lecture 20 Colors and Mixtures

Lecture 21 Cleaning the Palette

Section 6: VI Painting Practice I

Lecture 22 The Use of Brushes and Mediums

Lecture 23 Underpainting

Lecture 24 Grisaille

Lecture 25 Experiment with a Limited Color Palette

Lecture 26 Review of Concepts and Comparison with a Full-Color Palette

Lecture 27 The Steps for a Painting

Section 7: VII Painting Practice II - Still Life Painting

Lecture 28 Still Life Demonstration Part I

Lecture 29 Still Life Demonstration Part II

Lecture 30 Still Life Demonstration Part III

Section 8: VIII Painting Practice III - Portrait Painting

Lecture 31 Preparatory Drawing

Lecture 32 Transferring the Preparatory Drawing

Lecture 33 Underpainting and Introduction of Color

Lecture 34 Portrait Painting I

Lecture 35 Portrait Painting II

Lecture 36 Portrait Painting III

Lovers of Art and Painting, from Hobbyists to Professionals, who look to raise their knowledge about Tradicional Painting,People interested in Traditional Drawing and Painting, and Classical Methods of Artistic Production,People interested in Realist Painting, on any subject,People interested in Painting, who seek knowledge about the use and production of traditional Drawing and Painting Materials