FIGURE PAINTING

Joan Tysinger: Instructor

Phone:  (404) 651-0487 (daytime)

             (404) 377-8637 (evening)

e-mail    jtysinger@gsu.edu

Class Schedule

All modeling sessions will be either two or three classes in length.  You will be informed in advance as to the length of the session during which time you will complete at least one painting.

Each painting assignment will encourage exploration of different approaches to use of color, paint application and/or technique.  Class exercises will be geared towards helping you accomplish your own goals.

Any “paint” material is acceptable and should be chosen in response to each modeling session.

Materials

You must have the following in either acrylic or oil paint or any other “color” paint medium (i.e. oil pastels, crayons, pastels):

White

Cadmium Yellow Light

Cadmium Yellow Medium

Cadmium Red Light

Cadmium Red Medium or Grumbacher Red

Alizarin Crimson (Acra Violet)

Napthol Crimson

Ultramarine Blue

Cobalt Blue

Pthalocyanine Blue

Viridian Green or Pthalocyanine Green

Hookers Green

Dioxazine Purple

Yellow Ocher or Yellow Oxide

Burnt Sienna

Raw Sienna

Burnt Umber

Raw Umber

You will also need:

Pencils: HB. B, 2B

Erasers

Palette at least 16”x20”

Palette Knife

Containers for water or mineral spirits and paint mediums

Mineral spirits and paint mediums as needed

Brushes: At least one large flat and several smaller flat and round

Prepared paint surface, canvas or canvas board and a sketchbook