• Learn to Proof a design for accuracy.
• Learn to create a value sketch or value drawing prior to painting. This exercise will also enhance your skills for still life drawing.
  
• Explore and learn to apply both an umber and gray scale under-painting. This is very important for rendering realism as well as color harmony. This painting method was used in many of the old Dutch still life paintings that are seen in museums today.
  
• Learn to develop a three dimensional composition with correct value placement for 3D form.
• Learn how to trouble shoot the design elements prior to painting with proofing exercises and by rendering a graphite pencil shading.
• This course also teaches the student how to render a grouping of objects, establish value relationships and create depth and dimension within a still life painting.
• Discover the effects of value placement for creating surface textures such as metal.
  

This class is taught at the Traditions Online Art School

Students have 3 months to complete the class

IMPORTANT Suggestion: It is highly recommended that students have a good understanding of the concept of form. Taking Core class #3 will be very helpful to the success of this still life painting. Core Class #4 builds on the concepts taught in Core Class #3.

• Registration is ongoing, students may register for this course at anytime.  
• Once you have purchased the class you will receive a confirmation email and you can enter the classroom.
•  Taught using DecoArt Traditions Artist Acrylic Paints.
• Self paced - students work along at their own pace.