Portraiture Curriculum

Thursdays from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm

Level 5: from May 17 to June 21

Gary has done a few thousand portraits, beginning when he professionally drew portraits at Expo ’67 in Montréal for 14 hours a day, 7 days a week.

In this workshop series, Gary shares his concepts and practices for capturing likeness in drawing portraits. Expect exercises to improve your seeing and your accuracy. You will be drawing yourself and each other in class. Near the end of the course, there will be a professional model who will let you practice what you have learned over a long pose. Students will be exposed to different artists’ works and short demos will also be included.

Level 1 : Anatomy

Facial features, Accuracy, shapes, shadows, edges and rendering. Lots of homework plus practice from pictures and one live model 3 times.

Level 2 : Draw like the masters

A 3 colours Drawing introduces minimal colour and temperature. Some homework plus lots of practice from pictures and one live model 3 times.

Level 3 : Soft Pastel

Creativity in Portraiture using soft pastels. Practice from pictures and a few live model

Level 4 : Sensitivity to VALUE ~ GRISAILLE for Portraiture

In this intro to oil painting each student will work on one portrait for the entire session from a photo they bring.

Level 5 : Portaiture ALLA PRIMA

Paint in oils again but this time in ‘alla prima’ practising first from photos first, then later from a model for a long pose.

A $30 fee will be applicable for this Level as was for others

In both levels 4 and 5 there will be long videos by different portrait artists.. I will lend some out so you can watch most of them on your own time.

Then I plan to repeat the Levels starting anew in September.

The level 1 course is a prerequisite for level 2 and beyond.

Price: $170.00 + $30 (Model fee if applicable) for 6 weeks

Register with Gary at (416) 910-5535 or click here

Instructor: Gary Smith

BA in Fine Art, Teacher Degree and Art Supervisor Certificate. An artist and art coach who is a graduate from The Faculty of Art, Guelph University and teaches Drawing and Painting at LucSculpture, does murals and portraits and exhibits frequently. His work is carried by Libby Gallery in Toronto and Gallery on the Bay in Hamilton. Gary also founded CLUB DRAW for Life Drawing which is offered at LucSculpture on Sundays. He also offers unique “Escape with Gary Art Workshop here in Canada and abroad.

Join us on an Escape to Portugal this July 2012

To learn more about him, his work and those workshops visit http://www.escapewithgary.com