Color can be a powerful tool in creating emotion in art. By manipulating color, I’ll show you how to mold a face in paint to create depth and dimension. We’ll loosen up, paint with our fingertips, and create from the heart of our 7 year old selves. We will first create beautiful backgrounds using inks, oil pastels, and by scrapping paint with a palette knife. I’ll then show you how to shade and highlight using complimentary colors to enhance the facial features.
We will use golden GAC acrylic polymer to build luminous soft layers within the face. By building luminosity the face holds more depth and the many colors tell a story.
Supply List:
- Golden GAC100 acrylic polymer
- A set of water soluble oil pastels - I like portfolio or caran d’ache neocolor II
- Acrylic paints - bring your favorite colors (think bright and/or pastel color palette.) Also, bring a heavy body white.
- Watercolor paper - hot press cut to 9x12 or 11x14. Bring 3-4 sheets
- Stabilo marks all pencil in Black
- Palette knife or old credit card
- Brushes - a variety of sizes (I prefer the cheap hogs hair variety pack)
- Container for water
- Rags or several paper towel sheets
Optional:
- Adirondack alcohol inks - a couple of your favorite colors
- Craft heat tool
A Little About ME
Mindy Lacefield draws inspiration from her collection of dolls from the 80s and the nostalgia of simpler times. These revisits have taken her art in mixed-media to a whole new world of whimsical enchantments. It is here, in this world of play and folly, that she feels most comfortable. Remembering how a child paints - using hands, creating free without restrictions, and not worrying about what the grownups will think - is the power of art.
Mindy is a full time artist living in central Arkansas with her husband and two pooches. When she’s not in the studio, she loves to watch independent films and is inspired by the movies of Tim Burton, Alfred Hitchcock, and Stanley Kubrick.
