Class #197: The Portrait on Paper (A Tonal Approach)

Class #197: The Portrait on Paper (A Tonal Approach)

Session | Available

All Levels Welcome

6/6/2024-7/18/2024

1:00 PM-4:00 PM CDT on Th

$230.00

For centuries, artists have utilized toned papers for both their aesthetic qualities as well as a shorthand means toward representing the wide spectrum of values observed in nature.

Students will learn the basic construction and landmarks of the head. Then they will quickly move on to the articulation of the individual features. Using both black pencils and white chalk, students will learn to "key" their drawings, making the most of the advantages these toned papers offer.

This class is designed to straddle the fence between painting and drawing. Students interested in a four-color approach to the portrait in watercolor are also invited.

We will work from live models for which there is an additional fee.

  • $60 non-refundable model fee payable to the instructor.

  • This class meets in our second floor studio.
    No class on 7/4.


  • A supply list will be emailed to you when you register. Please contact the office at fineart1012@sbcglobal.net if you'd like to see a supply list in advance of registering.
Paulsen, Larry

Phone: 312-952-5403

Larry Paulsen studied life drawing under Bill Parks and Fred Berger at the American Academy of Art, Chicago. Larry studied painting with Ronald Sherr and Harvey Dinnerstein at the National Academy of Design, New York.