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Process: The Complete Guide To Alla Prima Painting For Oil, Acrylic, And Watercolor Painters

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Process

The Process Building Block covers the step-by-step mechanical procedures of creating a painting. I have put these course units into a separate Building Block because, whereas all the other Building Blocks are mostly independent of the medium you are using, this Building Block is specific to oils, acrylics, or watercolors.

Course Unit 1 – Alla Prima Painting
nine step alla prima process – notan painting – oil and acrylic quick color sketch

Course Unit 2 – Watercolor Step-by-Step
eight step watercolor process – watercolor quick color sketch

Course Unit 3 – Working from Photographic Reference
computer screen – digital camera – paper photographs – digital photographs

Materials & Equipment

This part of the library covers everything about the materials and the equipment needed for painting.

Course Unit 1 – Paints and Pigments
properties and types of pigments – choosing acrylic paints – choosing watercolor paints – tube wringer

Course Unit 2 – Mediums and Varnishes
oil mediums – solvents – varnishes – reworking paintings – oiling out – retouch varnish

Course Unit 3 – Oil & Acrylic Supports – Studio
types of painting supports – stretching canvas – gluing supports to mounting boards – preparing supports – sizes – primers – grounds – cutting panels – old painting supports – drying racks

Course Unit 4 – Oil & Acrylic Supports – Plein Air
lightweight painting supports – loose canvas – masking tape – drying paintings quickly – drying boxes – painting support carriers – stretched canvas carrier brackets

Course Unit 5 – Watercolor Painting Supports
watercolor paper – preparing canvas and linen for watercolor – stretching paper

Course Unit 6 – Oil & Acrylic Brushes
types of brushes – brushes for travelling – brush holders – brush cleaners – brush cleaning pots – palette knives

Course Unit 7 – Watercolor Brushes
types of brushes – brush holders and cleaning pots – frisket

Course Unit 8 – Studio Easels & Palettes Oil & Acrylics
oil and acrylic painting studio easels – palettes – water trays – organizer box

Course Unit 9 – Plein Air Easels & Palettes Oil
oil and acrylic plein air painting easels – superlightweight systems – palettes – palette carriers – storing wet pain

Course Unit 10 – Watercolor Easels & Palettes
watercolor easels – palettes

Course Unit 11 – Organizing Your Studio
studio lights – mirrors – taboret – trash can – air cleaner – gloves – hand cleaners – cataloging paintings – photographing your work – framing

Course Unit 12 – Organizing Plein Air Painting
packing list – umbrellas – stool – mirrors – clothing – mahl stick – medium cup – trash can – paper towels – carriers

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