Light of Flesh: Painting the Human Body
 
from the seminar series "Light of Painting"
Instruction: Ilya Gefter

Monday 14.12.2025
18.00 - 22.00

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 figure with color.

What you'll learn:
Transcribing the figure to tones and shapes
Discovering the colors of the human body
Expressing light on the human body
How paint becomes flesh

Methodology:
Analysis of Masterworks
Methods of observation
Step-by-step painting procedures
Individual practice, feedback and guidance (not available in Zoom)