The Master's Series: Light and the Portrait with Christine Swann MS01

Adult Classes | This program has been canceled

200 Broad Street Sewickley, PA 15143 United States

Community Room

Ages 18+

9/9/2022-9/11/2022

8:00 AM-5:00 PM EDT on Sun Sat

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$395.00

This pastel workshop will be emphasizing how to make pastels work best for you. In this I will need you to bring three different "grades" of pastel. Don't panic! You are not expected to buy a ton and probably have all three types already. We will be working to "push" these differences (powers) against each other to create strong and subtle contrasts. These are examples:

High Power: At least a small set of any one of these: Schminke, Great American or Sennelier.  If they feel very soft, they typically will do.  

Medium Power: These are your "staple sticks” -  Unisons, Giraults, (my favorite and I highly recommend them if you need to purchase some.) Winsor Newton, Holbein, the Richeson (regular) brand, Terry Ludwigs, Diane Townsend or any old round Grumbachers. 

Anything that is not a student grade will work. If the set just says "art chalks" on the box, then they are inferior quality and you will just be fighting with them.

Low Power: These are Nupastels, Rembr

  • **As long as you have a smattering of each of these ”powers,” then you will be good to go. If you have a complete set of something that is your favorite brand, and I haven’t mentioned them above, please bring them too!

    If you have questions, email me at christine@swannportraits.com

  • Surface-  required- 

    2 sheets of 16 x 20" Sennelier La Carte "card" - a gritted surface in the "Sienna Brown" color.  

    You can get this surface from Dakota Pastel online.  

     

    Other supplies

    -     A board to work on for under the paper. The Sennelier LaCarte surface will need to be taped to a hard surface.

    -     Mirror

    -     Microfiber cloth or soft rags

    -     Brown pastel pencils and a bright, yellow pastel pencil-  they come with most sets.

    -     If you are working on an easel, aluminum foil is handy to make a "trap" at the bottom to catch dust.

    -   Sketch book and pencil

    -    Gum eraser

    -   Walking shoes!

     

    You may want to bring some current paintings. I would be happy to critique them - not to criticize, but to strengthen them!