The Tricky Foursome – Acrylic

with Greta Guzek

When we were Young II by Greta Guzek

Date: July 16-20
Fee: $475

During this workshop students will encounter the ”tricky foursome”: Design, Background, Value and Colour.

Each of these elements in turn will become the focus, in the hope of  understanding how to manipulate them  into a better painting. The first two days will be spent doing exercises and demos; the next three will be spent creating a painting or two which incorporate what has been learned. Each session will end with a discussion of the day’s work.   WORKSHOP FULL

Supplies

Paper and Canvas:

  • 6 sheets of thick multi-medium bristol card or student grade watercolour paper, approximate size 16″ x 20″
  • 2 sheets of carbon transfer paper 24″ x 18″
  • 2 pre-stretched primed canvases (min. size 30 x 30 or 24 x 30)
    (max. size 36 x 36 or 36 x 48)

Brushes:

  • 1 – 2″ hardware store paint brush
  • 3 stiff Acrylic brushes, flat (square tipped or filbert)
    Sizes: 1/4″, 1/2″, and 1″.
  • plus any other that you may have.

Miscellaneous:

  • Large water container
  • Roll of paper towel
  • 24 large plastic cups (beer glass size)
  • scissors
  • masking tape
  • soft drawing pencil
  • ball point pen
  • roll of tracing paper

Paints:
Professional quality, Heavy Body Acrylic Tubes
Suggested brands: Liquitex, Golden or Tri Art

The following colours are suggested, although you may have similar shades by a different name:

  • Cadmium red medium
    Quinachridone magenta
  • Cadmium yellow medium
    Cadmium yellow light
    Raw sienna
  • Ultramarine blue (green shade)
    Phthalocyanine blue (green shade)
    Prussian blue hue
  • Hookers green hue permanent (Liquitex)
    Light green permanent
  • Dioxazine purple
    Burnt sienna
    Raw sienna
  • Titaniam white
  • Ivory Black
  • 1 jar of Acrylic Gesso (white opaque)