I had a request to repost the syllabus for my upcoming workshops:)
“For
Love or Money: Portraiture and the Pursuit of Excellence” Four-day Syllabus
Chris
Saper copyright 2003-2014
Day 1:
A. Overview of Course
1. Introduction to your Business Plan
2. Introduction to Kelvin temperatures: tungsten, regular
incandescent, fluorescent, and natural light options
3. Likeness and accuracy – The relative
or brush- sizing method
4. Posing the model
Instructor demonstration: Beginning the
portrait –the seven-inch head- seeing and mixing color; photographing the
model
6. Painting the model in cool light
7. Photographing the model in cool light
8. Color, value and edge notes
Student painting – beginning the
portrait - mixing and painting color notes; photographing the model
9. Preparing the photo reference: Sizing,
scaling and proportion
B. Business
lab: Determining your business identity
Day
2: A. Painting
lab: Morning session (Instructor
demo optional)
1. Photographing
the model in warm light
2. Beginning
the portrait , making color notes
B. Business lab:
1. Developing
your portfolio
2. Pricing
your work
3. Presenting
and showing your original work
Day
3: A.
Painting Lab: Morning session
1. Power Point:
Breaking the Chains of Photo Slavery
2. Painting from photographs, cool
light- continuing Monday’s portrait
B.
Business lab:
1. Presenting your artwork effectively
in visual media and shows
Photographing
your artwork; Preparing slides for shows and competitions
Submitting
your original artwork to shows and competitions
2. Preparing
your resource photographs
Adjusting photo size; Making the print
Day
4: A. Painting lab:
continue portrait from Tuesday – interpreting the photograph
1. Composition
and Value Massing
2. Designing
and Executing the multiple subject portrait
B. Business
lab: Copyright & documentation;
client relations; marketing
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