A one-day workshop with tutor, Cordell Garfield, based on a step-by-step process to create a portrait from a photographic reference.

The process will cover:

• Using oil paints

• The typical proportions of the face

• Measuring and mapping out key features from the photograph

• The use of line, tone and value to create the portrait

Cordell will provide supporting handouts as part of the workshop, to explain and demystify the technical terms and techniques involved. You will create a portrait that you will be able to take away with you at the end of the day.

What is included

If the tutor is supplying the materials:

• Oil paints and brushes

• Paper for painting on

• Palettes for mixing paint

• Low odour solvent

• A reference photo can be supplied, if you don’t have one of your own

What you need to bring

Paints, brushes, pre-coloured paper/board/canvas (size from 16 x 12 inches to 16 x 20 inches), low odour solvent and mixing palette. You can bring a reference photograph (minimum size 10 x 8 inches/A4), although this can also be provided by the tutor. Cordell can provide further advice on materials and photographic reference.

Do feel free to contact the tutor beforehand if you have any questions.

Cost

£65 per person if bringing own materials or £75 per person with materials supplied. Suitable for adults (16+) and limited to 9 places.

How to book

Booking is through the tutor. You can contact Cordell directly on his mobile: 07944 395792 or email cordellgarfield10@gmail.com.

About the tutor

Cordell is primarily an oil painter who uses traditional classical atelier techniques. Portraits and figurative work feature strongly in his art. As a contemporary painter, he uses both the traditional or modern whether it’s technique, subject or even an approach.

A full member of the Northampton Town and County Art Society, who has exhibited extensively within the county and beyond notably at the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists. Cordell’s work is held in collections outside the UK and he was awarded the Peoples’ Choice Prize at the Alfred East Gallery as part of their Open 13 exhibition in 2013.

For more information on Cordell and his art practice, view his website: http://cordellgarfield.com/ or Facebook page: #cordellgarfieldfineart or Instagram: @cordellgarfieldartist