Description

This two hour online class will guide students of all levels through the creation of a well-structured alla prima portrait painting with convincing hair. This is a streamed online course and you will gain access to the entire class as soon as you sign up.  You will have lifetime access to the class so you can return to the material again and again!

We will explore the use of different brushes, sanding, scraping and glazing to mimic the effects of hair using paint. There will be a discussion on how to mix different hair colors, (such as blonde, red, black, grey and brown hair) as well as a concentration how to create convincing hair textures. Participants can use any medium they like in this course. I will be doing the demo in oils and will provide a suggested supplies list for those interested in using oils. By the end of the course students will have a solid understanding of how convey the texture of hair using paint as well as an understanding of how to mix colors to portray the different shades of hair.

Kristy Gordon has been teaching and conducting painting workshops since 2008. She is an adjunct professor at the New York Academy of Art and has taught at numerous schools and academies including the National Academy in NYC, and The Academy of Realist Art in Ottawa and Boston. Gordon has exhibited her work in solo and group exhibitions throughout Canada, the United States, Europe and China. Her work has earned numerous awards including the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant and an Exceptional Merit Award from the Portrait Society of America. She has been widely featured in magazines, art publications, radio and television shows, including International Artist, Fine Art Connoisseur, The Artist’s Magazine, Southwest Art and Bravo!’s Star Portraits. Kristy’s paintings hang in more than 600 collections worldwide including the Government of Ontario Art Collection and The Clearing House in NYC.

Here is a video snippet from the class demo: