Color of Flesh: Painting the Human Body 
Instruction: Ilya Gefter

Friday 27.09.2024
10.00 - 14.30

It has been said that oil colors were invented to paint the human body. Oil painting is indeed sensuous and perfectly suited to convey the corporeality and luminosity of the flesh. However, it may take tremendous amount of experience to approximate the appearance of the body in paint. To save months of trials-and-errors, in this one-day workshop we will learn effective strategies of interpreting the nude figure using color.

Workshop Themes:
Transcribing the figure to tones and shapes
Discovering the colors of the human body
Expressing light on the human body

Methodology:
Lecture
Painting demonstration
Individual practice, feedback and guidance.