Portrait Painting in Oils
Instructor: Abner Cope
Date(s): 04/15/26-04/18/26, Wednesday-Saturday.
Times: 9:30am-4:30pm (lunch break from 12:30-1:30pm)
Level: All
Age: 18+
Class Fee:
- Members: $200
- Non-members: $250
- Live Model Fee: $25
Location: OCAF School Street Studios Upper Classroom
Materials: Supply List
Class Description:
This class is designed to help artists enhance their skills in painting portraits. All skill levels from beginning to advanced are welcomed. While painting from the live model, artists will employ various techniques for developing accurate proportions, and the placing the portrait properly on the canvas. Participants will receive instructions on starting the portrait with a solid structural drawing done in monochromatic lines and tones on a stained canvas. Color, and how to observe color on the model will be emphasized. We will utilize a limited palette of colors to develop the portrait from the darks in the model, to the middle values, and then to the lights and highlights in the model. Instruction will be based on demonstrations, discussions, and individual critiques.