Event Details
This comprehensive workshop covers all aspects of painting a traditional portrait. Topics include achieving a likeness, modeling light and shade, mixing flesh tones, and applying paint through various techniques. All participants will produce at least one finished portrait. Includes demonstrations and portrait history. Valuable information for all levels. Note: Tuition includes a $25 model fee.
Learning Objectives:
Students will learn to analyze and construct a portrait using clearly defined steps.
Students will be able to achieve a likeness through the careful observation of shapes and their color/value equivalent, which together form the "topography" of the face.
Students will learn how to mix and adjust colors to produce accurate flesh tones.
Students will be able to produce one completed portrait, either a head and shoulders or the entire torso and hands.
Students will be able to paint a recognizable portrait from life.
Students will gain an appreciation for the art of portraiture from their own work as well as becoming acquainted with historical and contemporary examples as a basis for further study.
Weekend Workshop (14 Hours)
Instructor: Theodore Xaras
Dates: Saturday-Sunday, October 17-18, 2026
Time: 9 AM—5 PM
Fee: $250
Location: Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building, Room 461
Happens on the following Dates:
Oct 17, 2026, 9:00am to 5:00pm Timezone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Oct 18, 2026, 9:00am to 5:00pm Timezone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)