005 - Academic Figure and Portrait Painting (Room 202)
(introductory - advanced) - Michael Smith
Mondays & Wednesdays: 6:30 - 9:30pm
January 26th - April 27th (No Class February 16th & March 16th)

$500 = $450 (tuition) + $50 (model fee) (3 CEUs - Twelve 3-hour Sessions)
$950 = $850 (tuition) + $100 (model fee) (6 CEUs - Twenty-four 3-hour Sessions)


This class focuses on practical academic portrait- and figure-painting methods. Students are presented with a clear and organized system for mixing and applying accurate flesh tones by using a traditional structured palette. Simple methods for ascertaining proper proportions, drawing and shading will be thoroughly discussed. The class is designed to eliminate the guesswork and trial-and-error approach to painting, and it is suited to beginning, intermediate and advanced painters.

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