Gesture Figure in Oil with Ben Young

Description

This course will expand upon your figure painting foundational skills, and introduce you to the loose style and expressive edge work of gesture figure painting. These lessons will help you understand color and color mixing in a more instinctual way, as well as help hone your understanding of edge work and your ability to push and design from your reference. This charismatic approach to figure painting is a wonderful way to “loosen up” your painting approach and work on expressive brushmanship.

Materials

• Surfaces
  • Masonite, Hardboard or Canvas.
  • If using Masonite/Hardboard Gesso is required.
  • Size
    • 8×10
    • 9×12
    • 11×14 (max)
• Brushes
  • Variety of Rounds/Flats/Filbert
    • Size 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10
    • Recommended Brands
      • Robert Simmons Signet (Bristle)
      • Rosemary Ivory (In between bristle and sable, good all purpose).
      • Rosemary Eclipse (Sable)
• Cleaning
  • Solvent: Gamsol Odorless Mineral Spirits by Gamblin
  • Solvent container
  • Masters Brush Soap
• Palette (various options)
  • Wood
  • Plastic
  • Sealable Masterson Palette with glass in bottom (recommended)
• Paints (Preferred Brand: Gamblin, Da Vinci, Windsor and Newton)
  • Level 1: Monochrome Palette
    • Titanium White
    • Ivory Black (Or burnt umber)
  • Level 2: Zorn Palette
    • Cadmium Red
    • Yellow Ochre
    • Titanium White
    • Ivory Black
  • Level 3: Warm/Cool Palette
    • Titanium White
    • Ivory Black
    • Cadmium Red
    • Alizarin Crimson Permanent
    • Cobalt Blue
    • Ultramarine Blue
    • Cadmium Yellow Light
    • Cadmium Yellow Medium
• Miscellaneous:
  • Roll of paper towels