Syllabus for Painting Landscapes in the Studio
Oils, Acrylics or Water Soluble Oil mediums are welcome!
Session 1
Introduction to Landscapes & Painting!
- Studio Logistics & Safety
- Student Introductions
- Materials: Oils, Acrylics or Water-Based Oils are Welcome!
- Painting Technique Overview
- Do You Have a Reference Photograph to Paint from?
- Landscape Painting, Telling the Story
- Time of Day
- Weather
- Location
- Space
Session 2
Skies & Clouds
- Scumbling with a dry brush to create clouds
- Sky Shapes & Holes
- Arizona Skies
- Color Mixing Review: Hue, Temperature, Value & Intensity
- Color Space
- Color as Hue
- Color as Value
- Color as Intensity
- Color as Temperature
Session 3
Trees & Texture
- Tree Shapes & Values
- Creating space & depth
- Texture with Impasto
Session 4
Putting it All Together
- Review
- Paint, Paint, Paint!
