PAINTING PET PORTRAITS

Instructor: Eliza Moser

Friday and Saturday, April 23rd and 24th, 10 am to 3 pm

2 Day Workshop 

Hybrid Course, attend online or in-studio

$175 Non-Members | $ 150 Members

Learn how to paint the portrait of a devoted family member—your pet! Working from a photo reference of your own choosing, create a life-like oil painting of your furry friend. In this two-day workshop, we will capture critical proportions and shapes in the drawing stage of the painting and come to understand how to conceptualize light and render a three-dimensional form. We will examine the process of mixing accurate colors, and finally, learn techniques for creating textures such as fur and feathers.

Pet Portrait Materials:

1 8×10 photo reference of your pet

1 8×10 canvas or panel

1 8×10 sheet of tracing paper

1 2B pencil

1 kneaded eraser

1 T-square

Oil Paints: Cadmium Red, Cadmium Yellow, Titanium White, Ivory Black, Ultramarine Blue. (if you have other colors at home, feel free to bring these as well.)

Mineral Spirits

Tight-seal jar for mineral spirits, or a mineral spirits container

Brushes: various sizes, including detail brushes. Recommended: Synthetic Round brushes, but feel free to bring brushes of your preference. 

Optional: medium, such as linseed oil. Recommended: Gamblin Galkyd Gel or Liquin.