Lessons Archive

Female Lips – Zorn Palette

Length: 120 minutesComplexity: Standard

Join me as I lay-in a pair of female lips from 3/4. Emphasis will be on understanding and translating the lip structure into paint using the Zorn palette.

Male Nose – Zorn Palette

Length: 105 minutesComplexity: Standard

Watch as I approach an older male nose in profile using the Zorn palette.

Female Eye – Zorn Palette

Length: 120 minutesComplexity: Standard

Using the Zorn palette I will show how to navigate your way around this female eye.

Female Eye – Burnt Umber and White

Length: 135 minutesComplexity: Hard

In this exercise we will be working from a female eye in 3/4 using the Burnt umber and white palette. Emphasis will be on edge and value control as we work on memorizing the eyes structure from this angle.

Male 5 Min Sketch – First Model

Length: 90 minutesComplexity: Hard

The five minute quick sketch is in my opinion the best with which to really explore the abstractions and rhythms. I will sometimes explore more advanced shadow mapping and the like as I am building my lay ins.