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Oil/Acrylic: Oil Painting: Beginning Portrait and Figure in an Environment with Sissi Sneve-Schultze

Price range: $160.00 through $190.00

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Oil Painting: Beginning Portrait and Figure in an Environment with Sissi Sneve-Schultze

Dates: Wednesdays, October 29-December 10, 2025 (6 weeks)
Time: 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Cost: $160 Members/$190 Non-members

This is a supportive, low-pressure environment perfect for artists who are new to portrait and figure painting or who want to build confidence before painting from life. (Working from photo references).
This beginner-friendly class introduces students to the fundamentals of painting the human figure and portrait in oil — with an emphasis on placing the subject in a meaningful environment. Working from carefully selected photo references, students will explore how to build a strong composition, capture accurate proportions, and bring life to the figure using the expressive, direct alla prima (wet-into-wet) painting technique.
Through step-by-step demonstrations and plenty of individualized guidance, students will learn how to simplify complex forms, understand light and shadow, mix realistic skin tones, and use color and brushwork to convey atmosphere. The figure won’t stand alone — students will also consider background, setting, and how the figure interacts with its environment to create a compelling narrative.
No previous portrait or figure drawing experience required, but basic oil painting familiarity is recommended.

www.sneve-schultze.com

Recommended Supplies, or bring what you have.
Oil Paint, Split Complementary Palette (+).
Recommended Brand: M Graham, (solvent free), Gamblin, Sennelier, Vasari, etc., avoid “student grade” paint.
White: titanium / zinc, and/or flake white
Naples Yellow Light
Cadmium Lemon Yellow (Yellow Light), and Cadmium Yellow Deep)
Cadmium Red Light
Alizarin Crimson (Quinacridone Magenta or Quinacridone Rose)
Ultramarine Blue (Cirullean Blue, Manganese Blue, Pthalo Blue)
(Viridian or Sap Green)
Yellow Ocre
Burnt Sienna
Raw Umber
Ivory Black
Medium: Gamblin Solventfree Gel, bLiquin Light, M. Graham: Walnut Alkyd Medium, Old Masters Maroger, or bring what you have.
Paint Brushes:
Silver Grand Prix Filiberts #2, #4 , #6 (Flats #2, #4,#6) or Rosemary Company brushes.
2 Palette Knives, one of which comes to a point
Disposable grey palette paper pad, or your regular palette
Gamsol or Turpenoid.
Canvas:
Ampersand gessopanel, Centurion linen panels, etc. We will work mostly on 8”x10” to finish
within 2.5 hours. (Avoid craft store painting surfaces, generally these need additional prepping/
gesso).
Canvas paper pad.
Paper towels or lint free rags. (Viva or Bounty recommended.) Baby Wipes for hands.
Apron and gloves.
Sketchbook/pad (for thumbnail sketches), pencil/s, or charcoal
Viewfinder
Recommended:
Grid Painter App for phone or iPad. $1.99 (I think)
Shop for supplies online for larger selection and reasonable prices.

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