Female oil portrait:

Study nuances of oil painting from life and create a female portrait with a great Russian master.

Duration of the course:

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Teacher:

Anna Marinova

Online course with English subtitles

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Self Study

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Access for
1,5 months

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During the course,
you will learn to:

Work with models

Choose materials considering the specifics and requirements of oil painting

Сreate a color palette and mix different oil hues

Choose a still life based on the skin tone of the model

Work with different patterns and textures

Find successful compositional, color, and tone solutions for a portrait

Put a proper and fair price on your paintings for the Russian and foreign art markets

Cooperate with art dealers and galleries to sell paintings

Who will benefit from the course:

Learn how to work with oil from theory to practice

Ongoing artists

Practice and develop your technique with a professional artist

Students of art universities

Discover the author's secrets, improve your skills and get inspired

Professional artists

Devote your free time to your favorite activity and learn new art materials

Art lovers

Course Program:

Section 1.Theory

Section 2. Practice

9 lessons

2 hours 50 minutes

In the theoretical section, you will get acquainted with the basics of oil painting, learn how to calculate the cost of your artworks and look for models, as well as learn about the nuances of cooperation with art dealers and galleries.

Lesson 1

Introduction

We are getting acquainted with the author of the course and the educational program.

Lesson 2

About the artist

The lesson will allow you to get to know the master, her achievements and experience more closely, to find out what attracts Anna to realism, how she had developed her painting style and why every artist should conduct social networks, what are the ways of selling paintings and what are the nuances of working with galleries in Russia and abroad.

Lesson 3

Oil painting technique

We will get acquainted with the basics and history of oil painting, learn about the drying process of artworks and the use of materials that speed up this process, as well as learn how to correct mistakes on canvas.

Lesson 4

Pricing

From the artist's personal experience, you will learn what makes up the price of a painting and what helps to form it for the Russian and foreign markets, what nuances exist in working with art dealers and galleries, and whether it is worth publishing the prices of artworks in the public domain.

Anna Marinova

6 lessons

50 minutes

In the practical section, you will learn all the stages of creating a large-format female oil portrait: searching for compositional, color and tone solutions, creating a palette based on the main colors, working with a model and light, giving the work volume and completeness.

Lesson 1

Etude with a peach

We learn to choose a still life based on the skin tone of the model and train to combine colors on peaches for the subsequent complication of objects. We select a color palette, make a sketch and look for a background solution, study the nuances of the first color fills, the texture of strokes, and color ratios.

Lesson 2

Using the limited color palette

We create various hues from the limited number of colors, create a range of hues, train to create a diverse palette of three and five basic colors.

Anna Marinova

Complete program: 2 sections

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Cost:
135 $

Purchase

Cost:
135 $

Lesson 3

Working with the model

We learn to set the model and the background and study the features when setting the model and the light.

Soslan Sosiev

2 lessons

42 minutes

You will learn how to transform a tonal sketch into a color one, create an imprimatur, and work with shadows.

Lesson 1

Color sketch

The lesson is dedicated to converting a tonal sketch to a color one. You will create imprimatur and outline sketch objects, learn how to combine colors in painting with brush strokes, and learn the main differences between working on tonal and color sketches.

Lesson 2

Color sketch

You will clarify the details of the main figure, get acquainted with the concept of artistic selection, learn how to arrange shadow and color zones and create the painting with two layers.

Soslan Sosiev

7 lessons

4 hours

You will study the features of working on a large-format painting, the nuances of creating it
background and color solutions, composition construction and transmission of light and shadows.

Lesson 1

Imprimatur

You will start working on a large-format painting. You will study the materials for creating the imprimatur and the order of work, set the overall color scheme and work with textures.

Lesson 2

Painting

You will study the features of the various painting materials for
working on a large-format canvas, outline the composition, work with shadows and refine the color and light spots.

Lesson 3

The main objects of the composition

You will start working with the color on the canvas, learn to use colorsand give volume to brushstrokes, introduce cold and warm shades, set the shape of the main object and learn to emphasize the
context of the painting with shadows.

Lesson 4

Secondary objects and details

You will work through the minor details of the painting, learn to follow the rhythm at all stages of creating the canvas and work with the shadow areas.

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Cost:
64 $

Purchase

Cost:
64 $

Lesson 4

Portrait sketch

We are working on a preliminary sketch of the future portrait. We solve compositional, color, and tonal problems for the large-format piece.

Course Program:

Section 1. Theory

Anna Marinova

9 lessons

2 hours 20 minutes

In the theoretical section, you will get acquainted with the basics of oil painting, learn how to calculate the cost of your artworks and look for models, as well as learn about the nuances of cooperation with art dealers and galleries.

Complete program: 2 sections

Lesson 1

Introduction

We are getting acquainted with the author of the course and the educational program.

Lesson 2

About the artist

The lesson will allow you to get to know the master, her achievements and experience more closely, to find out what attracts Anna to realism, how she had developed her painting style and why every artist should conduct social networks, what are the ways of selling paintings and what are the nuances of working with galleries in Russia and abroad.

Lesson 3

Oil painting technique

We will get acquainted with the basics and history of oil painting, learn about the drying process of artworks and the use of materials that speed up this process, as well as learn how to correct mistakes on canvas.

Lesson 4

Pricing

From the artist's personal experience, you will learn what makes up the price of a painting and what helps to form it for the Russian and foreign markets, what nuances exist in working with art dealers and galleries, and whether it is worth publishing the prices of artworks in the public domain.

Purchase

Cost:
135 $

Section 2. Practice

Anna Marinova

6 lessons

50 min

In the practical section, you will learn all the stages of creating a large-format female oil portrait: searching for compositional, color and tone solutions, creating a palette based on the main colors, working with a model and light, giving the work volume and completeness.

Lesson 1

Etude with a peach

We learn to choose a still life based on the skin tone of the model and train to combine colors on peaches for the subsequent complication of objects. We select a color palette, make a sketch and look for a background solution, study the nuances of the first color fills, the texture of strokes, and color ratios.

Lesson 2

Using the limited color palette

We create various hues from the limited number of colors, create a range of hues, train to create a diverse palette of three and five basic colors.

Lesson 3

Working with the model

We learn to set the model and the background and study the features when setting the model and the light.

Lesson 4

Portrait sketch

We are working on a preliminary sketch of the future portrait. We solve compositional, color, and tonal problems for the large-format piece.

Purchase

Cost:
135 $

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Course teacher:

The fundamental academic education at the Russian Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg was reflected in the author's style of the artist Anna Marinova, who develops the traditions of the Russian realistic school of painting in her beautiful female portraits. Anna's stunningly expressive paintings can be seen at personal and collective exhibitions in China, St. Petersburg, and Moscow. Many of them are in private collections in Russia and abroad, and are also regularly presented at the auction houses Christie's and Lots Road in London.

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The study mode:

Video lessons

All lessons are recorded in HD quality.
Courses are opened by thematic blocks at once immediately after the purchase. You can watch the lessons wherever you want. Access to the course is for 3 months.

Homework

Practice is needed to strengthen
the theoretical knowledge. You will be given a task to create your own design at the end of each section.

Final Project and Certificate

After a long-term online course, you receive
a certificate of completion in English.

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We are the only online academy in Russia with the official license for training and education activities. Our students
receive licensed certificates upon course completion.

License 77LO No. 001143 dated December 19, 2019.

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