The subject of skin
when it comes to painting
has beguiled and fascinated artists since the beginning of time.
How different artists apply it, how they achieve it, when they glaze and underpaint, and when they mold colored two-dimensional clay to make something look alive. This module combines an overview with hands-on demonstrations on recipes for how for how to capture its translucence.
Example Curriculum
- Introduction and Greetings from a Winter's Day (1:04)
- Welcome I'm so happy to have you here! (1:16)
- How to Move to the Next Lectures (0:25)
- Skin tone and Glazing (3:29)
- Mixing Colors Golden Rules (6:17)
- Recipes Introduction (2:08)
- RECIPE: 1 Color + White Cool (1:13)
- RECIPE: 2 Colors + White (Liquid Cover Girl) (1:03)
- RECIPE: Four Colors + White (1:48)
- RECIPE: 1 Color + White Covergirl 80s (1:38)
- RECIPE: "Flesh" (0:40)
- The Virtue of Red Hot Shadows (0:41)
- Verdaccio Earth vs Pthalo Green (2:31)
- Literal or Imaginative (1:23)
- Sculptural Paint Application (2:18)
- Go Deeper Join Oil Painting Fluency & Flow (0:37)
- About You
Join Contemporary Artist Kimberly Brooks as she walks you through various thoughts on how to create the illusion of skin with paint.
About
Artist, Author Kimberly Brooks is a contemporary artist who exhibits internationally. She is the author of The New Oil Painting (Chronicle Books). Her work has been featured in numerous publications ranging from The LA Times, Vanity Fair, Modern Painters, and New American Paintings and many more. She is the founder and host of FirstPersonArtist.com .
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