How To Paint Creatively From Photos

What you'll learn
The best way to paint from a photo
How to use a photo as inspiration for your creativity
Requirements
You will need paints (these can be watercolour, acrylics, pastels or oils), brushes and paper or canvas. Also a sketchbook or paper, and pencils or pens.
Description
This course will help you to improve your painting, especially when working from photos. It will also help you to develop your own unique style.My aim is to give you an easy five step framework that will enable you to become creative with any photo. By using the photo as a starting point, as an inspiration, I will show you how to develop your painting in a way that is unique to you. I'll demonstrate how to get several compositions from one photo, how to focus in on what inspires you, and how to use this to form strong tonal images that will be the backbone of your painting. I will then show you how to use what you have learned to create a piece of art that is eye-catching and painterly. Find out how to paint with just a small selection of colors, how to draw accurately and simply, how to express yourself in you art, and how to be free from the tyranny of copying! (This course is not for those who want to paint the photo exactly as it is.)There are demonstrations to follow and some assignments that will help you to develop your skills.You will need a small selection of paints, either watercolor, oil, gouache or acrylics. I demonstrate using water mixable oils and watercolors, but my methods are easily transferable to any medium.I suggest the following colors, but don't worry if you don't have them all. These are just suggestions but you can use whatever colors you have at home. My suggestions are: Two blues - ultramarine and cerulean two reds - cadmium red (or pyrrole red), and alizarin crimson (or primary magenta)two yellows - lemon yellow and cadmium yellow medium two earth colors - yellow ochre (or raw sienna), and burnt siennaYou will also need something to paint on - good quality watercolor paper, or for oils use MDF board or canvas.A variety of brushesA sketchbook or drawing paper and a 5B pencilI provide photos to work from, but please also use any photos you have at home that inspire you!By the end of the course you will have all the skills you need to create stunning and original paintings. You will be beginning your journey of developing a style that is unique to you. And you will never be stuck for ideas of what to paint next!
Overview
Section 1: Introduction
Lecture 1 Introduction to the course
Section 2: Getting creative with photos
Lecture 2 The five steps
Lecture 3 Stage 1: Getting the right Composition
Lecture 4 Stage 2: Designing with Thumbnails
Lecture 5 Stage 3: Drawing the bare essentials
Lecture 6 Choose your Colors
Lecture 7 Stage 4: Blocking in with color
Lecture 8 Stage 5: Finishing the painting with details
Section 3: The painting projects
Lecture 9 Introduction to the painting projects. Please watch this first!
Section 4: Practice: a LANDSCAPE painting in oils / acrylics
Lecture 10 The landscape photo reference
Lecture 11 Stage 1: Composition
Lecture 12 Stage 2: Thumbnails
Lecture 13 Stage 3: The drawing
Lecture 14 Stage 4: Blocking in
Lecture 15 Stage 5: Final details
Section 5: Practice: Painting BUILDINGS in watercolor
Lecture 16 The photo reference
Lecture 17 1. Composition
Lecture 18 2. Thumbnails
Lecture 19 3. Drawing
Lecture 20 4. Blocking in
Lecture 21 5. Final details
Section 6: Practice: a STILL LIFE painting
Lecture 22 The still life photo reference
Lecture 23 Stage 1: Composition
Lecture 24 Stage 2: Thumbnails
Lecture 25 Stage 3: The drawing
Lecture 26 Stage 4: Blocking in
Lecture 27 Stage 5: Final details
Section 7: What next?
Lecture 28 Learn more and show your paintings.
Beginner or intermediate painters who want to improve their art.
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https://www.udemy.com/course/how-to-paint-from-photos/