Painter Skills Drills #10: How to Design a Composition (Patreon)

Materials for lesson #10:Willow charcoalNewsprint paperChamoix eraser & kneadable eraserWhite pencilPigments: White, Black, Burnt Umber, Raw Umber, Viridian Green, Ultramarine Blue, Alizarin Crimson, Burnt Sienna, Venetian Red, Raw Sienna, Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Lemon, Cadmium Yellow, Cadmium Red Light, Cadmium RedPainting surface (any)A selection of brushesGamsol / Gum Turpentine / Spike Lavender Oil (use of solvent is not integral)

Painter Skills Drills:Lesson #1 - how to paint an underpainting and avoid common mistakesLesson #2 - color theory and mixingLesson #3 - how to paint a grisaille and control valuesLesson #4 - the tricolor palette and chroma distributionLesson #5 - the complimentary color palette and chroma neutralizationLesson #6 - figure painting and the Zorn paletteLesson #6.5 - figure painting and the Zorn palette 2Lesson #7 - charcoal sketching and value compressionLesson #8 - the benefits of palette knife sketchingLesson #9 - how to glaze with color on a grisailleLesson #10 - how to design a composition

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