Painting is a semester course furthers development of skills and 3d observation. Oils, grisaille, and mixed media through still life and assignments. Paintbrush Information and Munsell Color System stressed. Students will also be introduced to Surface Preparation.
OIL PAINTING IDEOLOGY:
TIP: Work DARK to LIGHT TIP: Work SOFT to HARD TIP: Work THIN to THICK TIP: Work BACK to FRONT |
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Alla Prima - Oil painting technique in which the entire painting is completed in one sitting.
Binder - The substance in a paint which holds together (binds) the pigment and makes the paint adhere to the support.
Chiaroscuro - An Italian word literally meaning "light dark", used to describe the skillful balance of light and dark in a painting with strong contrasts to create dramatic effect.
Chroma- The relative intensity or purity of a hue when compared to grayness or lack of hue.
Fat - A term used to describe the high oil content in paints and mediums.
Glazes - The term used for a thin, transparent layer of paint. Glazes are used on top of one another to build up depth and modify colors in a painting. A glaze must be completely dry before another is applied on top.
Grisaille - A monochromatic oil painting which is often used in underpaintings.
Ground - A coating material, usually white, applied to a support to make it ready for painting.
Hue - The perceived color of an object or a combination of less expensive pigments that closely imitates the mass tone of a more expensive pigment.
Impasto - A style of painting characterized by thick, textured paint application.
Imprimatura - An initial stain of color painted on a ground. It provides a painter with a transparent toned ground, which will allow light falling onto the painting to reflect through the paint layers.
Lean - A term used to describe the low oil content in paints and mediums. Thinning with solvent results in a lower oil content.
Lightfastness - The lightfastness of a paint color or pigment is how permanent it is, or how unaffected it is by light.
Pigment - Pigment is the substance or powder that makes up the color of a paint. Pigments are either organic (carbon based) or inorganic (mineral based).
Plein Air - A painting done outside rather than in a studio. The term comes from the French en plein air, meaning 'in the open air'.
Shade - A color mixed with black.
Scumbling - A painting technique where a thin or broken layer of color is brushed over another so that patches of the color beneath show through. It can be done with a dry brush, or by removing bits of paint with a cloth.
Support - The actual material or surface on which a painting is created, for example; paper, canvas, panel.
Tint - A tint is any hue (color) that has been mixed with white.
Tone - A color mixed with grey.
Underpainting - The initial stage or first layer of an oil painting commonly executed using a monochrome or dead color as a base for the composition.
Value - The lightness or darkness of a color, rather than the actual color.
Varnish - A final layer that can be applied over a finished painting. A varnish protects a painting from environmental dirt and dust and is removable for cleaning and conservation purposes.
Binder - The substance in a paint which holds together (binds) the pigment and makes the paint adhere to the support.
Chiaroscuro - An Italian word literally meaning "light dark", used to describe the skillful balance of light and dark in a painting with strong contrasts to create dramatic effect.
Chroma- The relative intensity or purity of a hue when compared to grayness or lack of hue.
Fat - A term used to describe the high oil content in paints and mediums.
Glazes - The term used for a thin, transparent layer of paint. Glazes are used on top of one another to build up depth and modify colors in a painting. A glaze must be completely dry before another is applied on top.
Grisaille - A monochromatic oil painting which is often used in underpaintings.
Ground - A coating material, usually white, applied to a support to make it ready for painting.
Hue - The perceived color of an object or a combination of less expensive pigments that closely imitates the mass tone of a more expensive pigment.
Impasto - A style of painting characterized by thick, textured paint application.
Imprimatura - An initial stain of color painted on a ground. It provides a painter with a transparent toned ground, which will allow light falling onto the painting to reflect through the paint layers.
Lean - A term used to describe the low oil content in paints and mediums. Thinning with solvent results in a lower oil content.
Lightfastness - The lightfastness of a paint color or pigment is how permanent it is, or how unaffected it is by light.
Pigment - Pigment is the substance or powder that makes up the color of a paint. Pigments are either organic (carbon based) or inorganic (mineral based).
Plein Air - A painting done outside rather than in a studio. The term comes from the French en plein air, meaning 'in the open air'.
Shade - A color mixed with black.
Scumbling - A painting technique where a thin or broken layer of color is brushed over another so that patches of the color beneath show through. It can be done with a dry brush, or by removing bits of paint with a cloth.
Support - The actual material or surface on which a painting is created, for example; paper, canvas, panel.
Tint - A tint is any hue (color) that has been mixed with white.
Tone - A color mixed with grey.
Underpainting - The initial stage or first layer of an oil painting commonly executed using a monochrome or dead color as a base for the composition.
Value - The lightness or darkness of a color, rather than the actual color.
Varnish - A final layer that can be applied over a finished painting. A varnish protects a painting from environmental dirt and dust and is removable for cleaning and conservation purposes.
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