Saturday 11/ 15 & Sunday 11/16
10am-2pm
$250
Join celebrated artist and author Roberto Osti in his newest workshop at the FAAM!
In this 2 day, 8 hour intensive Master class, the participants will practice portrait drawing from life on toned paper with charcoal and chalk, a time honored, efficient and fun technique that any figurative artist should practice and master.
Over the course of the two sessions the salient aspects of this technique will be demonstrated. Each day is dedicated to one long pose, working from alive model, to give the participant sufficient time to develop a finished artwork.
During the model breaks, short lectures and demos will be given to discuss measuring techniques, main volumes and structure of the head, tonal rendering and mark making methods. Roberto will work with each student during the course of the drawing sessions, giving personalized comments and advice.
In addition, images of Old Masters portraits will be discussed to appreciate the versatility of this technique, how it has been used by various artists in the course of centuries and to use as technical reference and inspiration.
Materials
Gray or tan toned paper, Strathmore charcoal will do but you can also try Canson, Mi teintes, Fabriano, Hahnemuhle, Stonhenge
Compressed Charcoal pencils. Generals (in hard, medium, soft and extra soft gradations) is a good and cheap brand, Wolff’s Carbon (B, 2B, 4B, 6B) is excellent but a little more expensive; a stick of soft charcoal to tone the sheet of paper.
White chalk in pencils or sticks
Blending stump, erasers (mars plastic, kneaded eraser, Chamois, General’s Factis mechanical eraser or Tombows Mono Zero mechanical eraser.
Sharpening tools and sand paper
Saturday 11/ 15 & Sunday 11/16
10am-2pm
$250
Join celebrated artist and author Roberto Osti in his newest workshop at the FAAM!
In this 2 day, 8 hour intensive Master class, the participants will practice portrait drawing from life on toned paper with charcoal and chalk, a time honored, efficient and fun technique that any figurative artist should practice and master.
Over the course of the two sessions the salient aspects of this technique will be demonstrated. Each day is dedicated to one long pose, working from alive model, to give the participant sufficient time to develop a finished artwork.
During the model breaks, short lectures and demos will be given to discuss measuring techniques, main volumes and structure of the head, tonal rendering and mark making methods. Roberto will work with each student during the course of the drawing sessions, giving personalized comments and advice.
In addition, images of Old Masters portraits will be discussed to appreciate the versatility of this technique, how it has been used by various artists in the course of centuries and to use as technical reference and inspiration.
Materials
Gray or tan toned paper, Strathmore charcoal will do but you can also try Canson, Mi teintes, Fabriano, Hahnemuhle, Stonhenge
Compressed Charcoal pencils. Generals (in hard, medium, soft and extra soft gradations) is a good and cheap brand, Wolff’s Carbon (B, 2B, 4B, 6B) is excellent but a little more expensive; a stick of soft charcoal to tone the sheet of paper.
White chalk in pencils or sticks
Blending stump, erasers (mars plastic, kneaded eraser, Chamois, General’s Factis mechanical eraser or Tombows Mono Zero mechanical eraser.
Sharpening tools and sand paper
