Mixed-Media Portrait & Figure / Drawing and Painting

Instructor: Wennie Huang

Course Description:

Draw and paint directly from portrait models in a variety of color media. Combining techniques in watercolor, pastel, color pencil, marker, pen and charcoal, and collage, instructor Wennie Huang conducts daily demonstrations reviewing strategies for understanding facial proportion to create a likeness, as well as layering applications for line and color to create dynamic and expressive portraits.

A. Dry Color Supplies (one or more of the following)

• Rembrandt Soft Pastels 15-30 Half-sticks)
• Colored Pencils (At least 15 basic colors)
• Charcoal (1 stick - compressed)
• Graphite pencils of your choice

B. Wet Color Supplies (one or more of the following)

• Watercolors (4 or more colors - either liquids in a tube / pan or cake in a boxed set)
• Gouache (4 or more colors – liquid tubes)
• Colored Inks (3 or more colors) / Black Ink or Sumi Ink
• Acrylic Paint (3 or more colors)

C. Paper (one of the following):

• 1 pad of Bristol Board, 9” x 12” / 4 sheet minimum
• 1 pad of Watercolor Paper (90 lb or more – Hot or Cold Press) / 4 sheet minimum - your choice of size

Additional Supplies:

• #6 or #8 Watercolor Brush (sable or synthetic)
• 1/2 “ – 1” Flat Watercolor Brush
• Thin artist or MASKING tape
• Scissors
• Straight-edge - ruler and triangle
• X-acto knife or blade
• Kneaded eraser (Design)
• White Enamel Palette for mixing paint
• 2 containers for water
• Spray bottle
• Paper towels
• Palette Knife