Painting the Portrait in Fantasy Costume with Scott Waddell

Join us for this six-day oil painting workshop with artist Scott Waddell. Learn the foundational principles of light, form, and colour to create incredible three-dimensional realism in your portraits.

Explore the imaginative concepts of fantasy or sci-fi artwork, including “object source lighting” and different coloured alien skin tones.

Your live models in costume will be based on Scott’s favourite space fantasy genre!

Scott Waddell is an internationally renowned artist and instructor. He has exhibited in countless galleries and museum exhibitions. His work has been published in many magazines, art journals, and books. He has taught at some of the world’s top art schools, including the Grand Central Atelier. Currently, he produces premium art instructional content online. This includes his comprehensive Video Tutorials, Patreon Series, and Online Classes.

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Materials List

Paints

Winsor and Newton;

Titanium White, Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Yellow, Cadmium Orange, Cadmium Red, Alizarin Crimson, Raw Umber, Ivory Black. (Any additional colours will be supplied)

Brushes

A range of synthetic round brushes ranging from size 2 - 8. Brushes needn’t be expensive but should be springy and retain a good point.

Solvents and Mediums

We insist on Gamsol as a solvent in the studio. Make sure your Gamsol can be closed/covered when not in use.

A small bottle of Refined Linseed oil.

Canvas

One fine weave, oil primed linen canvas or board, 16 x 20inches (40 x 50cm)

One fine weave, oil primed linen canvas or board, 8 x 10inches (20 x 25cm)

Please stain your canvases prior to the workshop. You can watch a demonstration here.

Palette

A finished wooden palette or glass palette is ideal.

Additional materials

Paper towels, mahl stick, glass jar with a lid (for holding solvent)

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