Designing Drapery in Oil
Class | This class is completed
This class will focus on the seven basic folds and how to paint the variety in different fabrics. We will begin with academic study of the "anatomy" of the fold as well as study when and why they occur.
Moving on we will learn to observe the way the folds are formed in a more "real world" situation as well as how to redesign these folds for better effect and composition. Learning to make sense of the apparent randomness of natural folds is a key ingredient in picture making. We will study a variety of masters and learn how they design folds. We will study painter’s styles, from as loose as Richard Schmid to as refined as William Bouguereau. Class work will be done from handouts, master studies, and from life, teacher demonstrations and critiques are standard.
- NOTE: Watts Atelier carries the supplies you will need for class! Students may purchase supplies before class by completing a purchase form and giving it to their instructor.
- Supplies listed below.
- Painting Grounds (Preferred Brand: Fredrix)
- 9”x12” to 16”x20” (Please stay within these size perimeters.)
- Canvas: Fredrix prestretched canvas: red or green label
- Panels: Fredrix archieval canvas panels
- Brushes (Preferred Brands: Robert Simmons Signet Bristles and Langnickel Sables)
- An assortment of rounds, filberts and flats in sable and bristle.
- Below is an assortment of recommended sizes in bristles and sables.
- (Note: It is not necessary to have all of these sizes but a good idea to work towards getting them.)
- Bristles (Robert Simmons):
- Filberts 2, 4, 6, 8
- Flats 2, 4, 6, 8
- Rounds 0, 1, 2, 4, 6
- Sables (Langnickel if possible, other brands are fine as well):
- Filberts 2, 4, 6, 8
- Flats 2, 4, 6, 8
- Rounds 0, 1, 2, 4, 6
- Brights 2, 4, 6, 8, 10
- Cleaning Solvent: Gamsol Oderless Mineral Spirits by Gamblin
- Solvent container
- Masters Brush Soap
- Palette: Wood or plastic
- Note: Freezer paper is another option.
- Paints (Preferred Brand: Gamblin, Da Vinci)
- Paints minimum:
- Ultramarine Blue
- Cobalt Blue
- Alizarin Crimson Permanent
- Cadmium Red Light
- Cadmium Orange
- Cadmium Yellow Light
- Cadmium Yellow Medium
- Titanium White
- Paints optional
- Yellow Ochre
- Azo Green
- Ivory Black
- Transparent Maroon
- Transparent Red Oxide
- Miscellaneous:
- Roll of paper towels
- Plastic grocery bag for trash
Lucas Graciano
Lucas has been attending the Watts Atelier since 2001. He has worked in the video game industry working in Visual Development. Some of his game credits include: SOCOM 2 and 3, God of War, Alien Hominid, and Twisted
Metal: HO. Lucas now freelances as an illustrator, some of his clients include: Sony Computer Entertainment, SOE, Wizards of the Coast, Reef, Upper Deck, Blizzard, White Wolf, and Quarto Publishing. His work can be seen in “Spectrum 15: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art”, “The Art of World of Warcraft TCG” as well as “Drawing and Painting the Undead”. Lucas was also a finalist in the 2008 Cover Competition for "American Artist Drawing" magazine. For more information on Lucas’ art, visit his website:
www.lucasgraciano.com
His work can be seen in “Spectrum 15: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art”, “The Art of World of Warcraft TCG” as well as “Drawing and Painting the Undead”. Lucas was also a finalist in the 2008 Cover Competition for "American Artist Drawing" magazine.
For more information on Lucas’ art, visit his website: www.lucasgraciano.com