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OIL PAINTING: OLD MASTERS TECHNIQUE
in-person art workshop for teens and adults

teachers:
Maria Zhalnina (San Jose)
Cody Blocker (San Francisco)
Masha Ashikhmina (Mountain View)
Master the effects of glowing skin, soft shadows, silky hair and unforgettable eyes! Learn to use traditional oil painting technique of XVII century, leading your work from the grisaille underpainting to glazes.
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This amazing technique can be applied to any genre of realistic painting. I am currently working on paintings of people riding subway: 
Girls on Subway
Tired Man
Man with a Bag

 $300
all materials & model fee included

6 weekly in-person classes:
SAN FRANCISCO:
Sundays, 1:00-3:00 pm 
January 15 - February 19, 2023
MOUNTAIN VIEW: 
Thursdays, 6:20-8:20 pm 
Dates TBD
SAN JOSE: Fridays, 6:20-8:20 pm Pacific Standard Time
Dates TBD
To schedule make ups for the missed classes, contact your teacher directly.

Detailed Schedule:

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Oil Painting: Portrait or Creative Composition

Day 9 Intro on human anatomy. Compositional thumbnails.

Day 10 Working on a drawing, priming a canvas, transferring the drawing to the canvas.

Day 11 Working on the underpainting.

Day 11 First layer of glazes. Skin halftone application: painting shadows, halftones, lights, and highlights.

Day 12 Second layer of glazes. Skin tone.

Day 13 Final layer of glazes. Finalizing and pulling all work together.

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Materials (for online classes):
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Day 1:

- Thin drawing paper in the size of your canvas (you can tape a few smaller sheets together)

- Pencil

- Charcoal

- Eraser

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Sometime before Day 2:

- Black and Brown Acrylic Paint

- Gesso (Acrylic Prime)

- Canvas

- Sand Paper

Days 2-5:

- Oil paint

- Brushes

- Turpntine

- Linseed oil

- Varnish

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Refund Policy:

We are not offering refunds for new purchases. However, full credit towards future bookings or transfer to another camp/class will be offered for any cancellations made up to 24 hrs before the camp or class start. 

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