Figure Painting
10 Week Class | Available
In this course, students will gain technical skills and knowledge in rendering the human form in paint. The course allows for direct visual observation of the figure while painting, but the ability to construct the figure from imagination and memory will also be stressed. Generally, poses are one to three classes in duration.
Note: You can work in acrylic or oil paints, oil stick, pastel or charcoal.
Base Tuition: $480 + Model Fee: $115 = $595 Total
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- What You Will Learn:
- Figure proportion & anatomy
- Stages of a painting "block in"
- Tonal scale
- Colour in the master palette & flesh tones
- Composition structure
Tom Campbell
Tom studied painting and sculpture in England at the Camden Art Centre and did his BFA at the Camberwell School of Art and Design, also in London. In 1982, he immigrated to Canada and had his first solo show in 1985 at Gallery Stratford. He has been exhibiting regularly since that time in public and commercial galleries across Canada. His work can be found in corporate and private collections throughout the USA, Europe and Canada.
He has taught at TSA since 1989 and served on the TSA Board of Directors since 2013. He has also taught at Sheridan College, Sir Stanford Fleming College and the ROM. His current art dealers are The Agora Gallery (Stratford) and Galleria St Laurent + Hill (Ottawa).