Lekha - 6/30
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Color slides
Eduard Vuillard, 1868-1940 Vincent van Gogh, 1853-1890 Amrita Sher-Gil, 1913-1941 Amrita Sher-Gil, 1913-1941 Alice Neel, 1900-1984 Alice Neel, 1900-1984 Marcia Marcus, 1928- Marcia Marcus, 1928- Marcia Marcus, 1928- Jenna Gribbon, 1978- Elizabeth Peyton, 1965- Alex Katz, 1927- Alex Katz, 1927- Ridley Howard, 1973- Amy Sherald, 1973- Danielle McKinney, 1981- Danielle McKinney, 1981-
6/23 Reference photos - Lekha
Portrait of Joseph Roulin by Van Gogh Man with Pipe by Paul Cezanne Fulang-Chang and I by Frida Kahlo, 1937.
Course Syllabus
Portrait Painting / Rutgers Community Arts / Valerie Suter June 9 th – July 28 th / Wednesdays 6:30-8:30pm EST “The Oxford English Dictionary defines portraiture as ‘a representation or delineation of a person, especially of the face, made from life, by drawing, painting, photography, engraving, etc.; a likeness’. Other semantic roots of the term attach it to the idea of likeness: for example, the Italian word for portrait, ritratto, comes from the verb ritrarre, meaning both ‘to portray’ and ‘to copy or reproduce’. However, this simple definition belies the complexities of portraiture. Portraits are not just likenesses but works of art that engage with ideas of identity as they are perceived, represented, and understood in different times and places.” - Shearer West, Portraiture , Oxford University Press USA - OSO, 2004 “I’ve always felt the portrai...
Materials List
Materials List PAINTS Acrylic paints/paint set Recommended brands: Golden, Liquitex (Professional), Utrecht, Winsor & Newton https://www.dickblick.com/items/utrecht-acrylic-sets-portrait-set-9-colors-2-oz-tubes/ Colors: Titanium White Cadmium Red Red Oxide or Mars Red Cadmium Yellow Medium Lemon Yellow Ultramarine Blue Cobalt Blue Permanent Green Chromium Oxide Green Alizarin Crimson Yellow or Gold Ochre Burnt Sienna Burnt Umber Payne’s Gray Mars Black Optional colors: Cadmium Red Light Cadmium Red Medium Cadmium Red Deep Venetian Red Cadmium Yellow Deep Cerulean Blue Prussian Blue Pthalo Blue Pthalo Green Viridian Green Permanent Green Light Cadmium Orange Manganese violet Gouache paint set https://www.dickblick.com/items/liquitex-acrylic-gouache-essentials-set-of-12-22-ml/ https://www.amazon.com/Winsor-Newton-Designers-Gouache-Primary/dp/B000NB2IDS/ref=sr_1_13?dchild=1&keywords=gouache%2Bpaint&qid=1623089818&sr=8-13&th=1 Watercolor paint...
Tips for documenting work
Lighting Bright, indirect natural light is ideal (outdoors in shade or right next to an open door, and cloudy days are great for diffusing the light). Be sure the piece is not backlit, that no shadows fall on the work, and that the light hits the front of it evenly. If you can’t use natural light for any reason (if you have to take photos at night, for example), you can set up at least two bright lamps at a 45 degree angle from the piece you’re photographing. Photographing Set the piece straight against a flat surface (ideally the surface should be white or neutral-colored). You can hang it on a wall or set it on the floor, depending on your lighting situation. Use a tripod if you have one (or you can set the camera or phone on a steady surface) to prevent blurry photos. Be sure that the piece is centered and that the edges are parallel with the camera’s lens. When photographing, capture at least an inch outside the image so that you can leave some space ar...