Week 6: Developing an Underpainting

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Instructor: Stephen Bauman
Subjects: Painting
Topics: Human Figure
Mediums: Oil Paints
Duration: 4h 50m 40s

In week six, you will learn how to develop an underpainting for your sight-size figure painting. Instructor Stephen Bauman will demonstrate how he assembles the underpainting utilizing raw umber and white. You will watch as he creates a fully realized statement of the figure used to inform the upcoming color passes of his painting.

Throughout this course, you’ll have access to the NMA community for feedback and critiques to improve your work as you progress.

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