3.6 – What’s So Special About Value?
All three dimensions of color are important, but value is first among equals. If our goal is to describe form, light and space in our pictures (and it…
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3.5 – Practical Example: Hitting a Target in Color Space
Here's a hypothetical scenario for hitting a color target efficiently by thinking 3-dimensionally about color space.
3.4 – On Palettes
Choosing colors for the palette all hinges on what you're planning to paint – a selection of paints that makes sense for one subject won't necessari…
3.3 – On Mixing Color
We should think of mixing color as a kind of navigation through color space. Different paints will chart different "routes" to the "destination".
3.2 – Color Space
Part of what makes the Munsell System useful for painting is that expressing color with 3 variables results in a color model that is 3-dimensional –…
3.1 – The 3 Dimensions of Color and the Munsell System
The Munsell System is a framework for referencing color, specifying any color with just three variables: hue, value and chroma. It's useful in paintin…
2.2 – Painting Technique Overview
There are lots of different ways to paint. Which approach you choose depends largely on your own stylistic preferences. This lesson explains my approa…
2.1 – Why Oil Paint?
There are several reasons why we prefer oil paint at the studio over other media. This lesson explains why.
1.3 – Setting Up to Paint
There are 2 main differences between painting and drawing with respect to setting up your workspace. 1) Paint is quite a bit messier and harder to co…
1.1 – Still Life Painting Introduction
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1.1 – Introduction to Anatomy of the Face
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1.2 – Materials for Anatomy of the Face
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2.2 – Facial Structures & Landmarks
The bulk of this course will focus on the muscles and cartilaginous forms of the face. We’ll also start with a plastic skull, so there’s no need t…
2.3 – Getting Started With Clay
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3.2 – Temporalis
The temporalis is named for the Temporal bone of the skull on which it sits. Located squarely on the side of the skull. Its primary function is to clo…
3.3 – Buccinator
The word “Buccinator” comes from the Latin word for “trumpeter”, and offers a clear indication of this muscle’s location and action. It’s …
3.4 – Masseter
Masseter is one of the more superficial muscles of the jaw region, and makes a significant contribution to surface form. In fact, when you clench your…
3.11 – The Mouth
In sculpting the mouth, we have to consider both the relevant muscles, and non-muscular structures such as the modiolus on each side and the marginal …
3.10 – The Ear
The ear is a tricky area for a lot of artists because it’s so complex. But an understanding of the major components of the ear and how they’re sha…
3.1 – Frontalis
All muscles have at least two points of attachment: and “origin” and an “insertion”. These are distinguished by the action of the muscle: the …