like all 1st day workshops the instructor will tell you to draw a sphere and put the correct shades on it. next comes the cube then a glass bottle test. to tell you the truth i do badly at these exercises because they're boring. but i understand why these tests are needed. it's for the instructor to measure your drawing abilities and to correct any flaws.
usually the teacher gives you free reign on what u want to draw so i chose a simple drawing just to learn how to use the medium correctly.
cute yorky pup 8.5 x 10 reeves oil paint on canvas board
i started with a set of 12 reeves oil paint and cheap brushes that i can throw away and wont feel bad about it. in the end, i actually enjoyed oil painting and have decided to do more paintings.
during my painting lessosns i've learned that buying cheap brushes and have their hairs come of while painting can be pretty annoying and embarassing as the teacher looks at your painting over your shouder. no more cheap brushes for me!! right now, i'm favoring the synthetic kind from japan.
prior to this workshop i've been experimenting on making animal paintings using pastel in hopes that i might have the talent to be a wild life artist. this is why i chose to do a dog to practice fur drawing on oils.
here are my pastel works on animals:
husky pup 15 x 21 rembrandt pastel on watercolor paper
chillin tiger 15 x 21 rembrandt pastel on watercolor paper
usually the teacher gives you free reign on what u want to draw so i chose a simple drawing just to learn how to use the medium correctly.
cute yorky pup 8.5 x 10 reeves oil paint on canvas board
i started with a set of 12 reeves oil paint and cheap brushes that i can throw away and wont feel bad about it. in the end, i actually enjoyed oil painting and have decided to do more paintings.
during my painting lessosns i've learned that buying cheap brushes and have their hairs come of while painting can be pretty annoying and embarassing as the teacher looks at your painting over your shouder. no more cheap brushes for me!! right now, i'm favoring the synthetic kind from japan.
prior to this workshop i've been experimenting on making animal paintings using pastel in hopes that i might have the talent to be a wild life artist. this is why i chose to do a dog to practice fur drawing on oils.
here are my pastel works on animals:
husky pup 15 x 21 rembrandt pastel on watercolor paper
chillin tiger 15 x 21 rembrandt pastel on watercolor paper
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