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Course overview

Working in a gradual progression from the block in, to a simple value statement and ultimately to the last stage of refinement, Aiden Barker-Hill will guide students through the steps necessary to make a convincing, full color still life. Learn how to visually research the form and create a solid drawing using angles and contour. Create an underpainting with a two tone value statement from which the forms can be developed. Explore how to color block the forms, piece by piece, and establish a range of values in color to create seamless transitions of dimensional forms. And finally, complete the painting adding texture and detail with attention to specificity.

  • Construct the initial placement of the still life

  • Create a two value statement on the forms

  • Explore color mixing with primary colors

  • Learn how to bracket values and tones

  • Practice color blocking by area

  • Learn techniques for accurate detail

Course curriculum

    1. Student Orientation Video

    2. Join your community!

    3. Interview with David Kratz

    1. Block In and Drawing

    1. Underpainting in Acrylic

    1. Second Pass in Oil

About this course

  • $69.99
  • 6 lessons
  • 2 hours of video content

Instructor(s)

Aidan Barker-Hill

Instructor

Aidan Barker-Hill is originally from Reno, Nevada. He received his BFA from Laguna College of Art and Design in California and his MFA from the New York Academy of Art. His studio practice is centered around portraiture and depictions of the human form. He currently resides in New York and teaches painting at the NYAA and is enormously thankful to have the opportunity to pass his knowledge onto students through painting classes. Barker-Hill is also a recipient of the Elizabeth Greenshields Grant, an Art Renewal Center Finalist, and is represented by Arcadia Contemporary in NYC.

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