Portrait Painting in Grisaille
Grisaille is a painting executed entirely in shades of grey or another neutral color. This allows the artist to focus entirely on the values of their painting without the complexity of color. In this class we will create a fully rendered grisaille portrait over the 2-day workshop. Beginning with a drawing in paint, we continue through the under painting to more subtle and nuanced passes.
Required Supplies
Paint:
•Titanium White
•Burnt Umber
•Ivory Black
Supports:
•2 - 11”x 14” Canvas panels toned with a neutral gray ground
•11”x 14” or 12”x16” canvas pad (for homework)
Brushes: You can bring in your favorite brushes to work with, but in case you need to purchase some here is what I suggest to start with.
•1 or 2 each of #2, 4, 6, & 8 filbert bristle brushes
•1 or 2 each of #2, 4 & 6 filbert synthetic brushes
•1 or 2 each of #4 or #6 round synthetic * A very good round is the #4 Escoda Modernisia Other Materials:
•Sketch pad and pencil for thumbnail studies and notes
•Palette (glass or wooden, be sure the wooden palette is sealed such as a New Wave palette)
•Mahl Stick* *(optional but very handy)
•2 trowel shaped palette knifes (Dick Blick style #44 is a good size)
•Clean absorbent rags
•Paper towels
•Refined Linseed
•Picture Perfect "3 in 1 Plus" View Finder or Red Value Filter
