ONLINE Understanding Tonal Value (Notan) - Starts Mon 9th January 2023 at 10am
SKU:
LB0901aa12
£85.00
£85.00
per item
Due to the interactive nature of this workshop, we would encourage students to participate live and work along with Lucy, if possible.
A video playback service will still be provided to all students for 60 days.
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Tutor: Lucy Burton
Mon 9th January 10am - 12pm
Mon 16th January 10am - 12pm
(UK timings)
This LivePlus™ online workshop is suitable for beginners and improvers. We would encourage you to have your paints ready to work along with Lucy during each class, but you could also choose to just watch and learn - the decision is up to you.
Workshop details
In this brand-new course, we will look at the theory of creating ‘notan’ (tonal value) studies and why it is an important tool for artists to explore different arrangements of light and dark elements within a composition before beginning a painting.
We will be focusing on practical ways to create strong designs and how to transfer a tonal value study onto our canvas or board prior to painting. We will also discuss how and why to premix paint colours - including which tools, mediums, surfaces, brushes, paints and techniques to use and how modern technology can help us identify the true colours in our compositions.
Specific skills you will learn at the workshop
Equipment & materials list
Materials are not included in the course fee. All the materials and equipment you will need are listed below.
Links to suppliers
https://www.jacksonsart.com
https://saa.co.uk
https://www.cassart.co.uk
https://www.artsupplies.co.uk
https://artdiscount.co.uk
Additional Information
All Ardington ONLINE classes and talks are accompanied by their own online blackboard. Helpful and easy to use, they enable students and tutors to share resources, ideas and photos with each other – just as you would in a classroom environment.
Lucy will offer critique / feedback during the sessions for students taking part live, as well as via the blackboard for any work uploaded by students within thirty days of the final class ending. You will be sent the link to access your blackboard in the week before your class begins and will have access for at least sixty days after the class ends.
After the live session has finished on Zoom, we will share the link to view the recording on the blackboard. You can watch the recording as many times as you like for sixty days.
Mon 9th January 10am - 12pm
Mon 16th January 10am - 12pm
(UK timings)
This LivePlus™ online workshop is suitable for beginners and improvers. We would encourage you to have your paints ready to work along with Lucy during each class, but you could also choose to just watch and learn - the decision is up to you.
Workshop details
In this brand-new course, we will look at the theory of creating ‘notan’ (tonal value) studies and why it is an important tool for artists to explore different arrangements of light and dark elements within a composition before beginning a painting.
We will be focusing on practical ways to create strong designs and how to transfer a tonal value study onto our canvas or board prior to painting. We will also discuss how and why to premix paint colours - including which tools, mediums, surfaces, brushes, paints and techniques to use and how modern technology can help us identify the true colours in our compositions.
Specific skills you will learn at the workshop
- The basics of ‘Notan’ theory
- How to create value studies
- How to adjust your value study to make a stronger design statement
- How to transfer your value study onto canvas or board
- How and why to premix paint colours including which tools, mediums, surfaces, brushes and paints to use
- How modern technology can help us identify the true colours in our compositions
- How and where to apply the paint
Equipment & materials list
Materials are not included in the course fee. All the materials and equipment you will need are listed below.
- A4 sketchbook, pencil & fine liner pen
- Black ‘Tombow’ dual brush pen (or felt tip if you don’t want to buy Tombow)
- Cool gray 3 ‘Tombow’ dual brush pen (or felt tip if you don’t want to buy Tombow)
- A canvas (min 8” x 8”, max A4)
- A selection of synthetic brushes:
- Daler Rowney System 3: short flat ¼”, ½”, ¾”.
- Daler Rowney System 3 filbert size 2
- Small round size 1 synthetic brush
- Palette knife - Winsor and Newton size 22 or similar.
- Oil OR Acrylic paints in the following colours:
- Titanium White
- Lemon Yellow
- Cadmium Yellow
- Cadmium Red
- Alizarine Crimson
- Permanent Rose
- Burnt Umber
- Burnt Sienna
- French Ultramarine
- Phthalo Blue (and any others you may have)
- A flat mixing palette - tear off paper palettes are fine
- Some clean cotton rags and plenty of tissues to wipe brushes clean
- Optional - ‘Stay-wet’ palette (Acrylics only)
- Jar of water (Acrylics only)
- ‘Liquin’ painting medium (Oils only)
- A jar and some low odour thinners eg ‘Zest It’ (Oils only)
- White spirit substitute or Turpentine for cleaning your brushes (Oils only)
Links to suppliers
https://www.jacksonsart.com
https://saa.co.uk
https://www.cassart.co.uk
https://www.artsupplies.co.uk
https://artdiscount.co.uk
Additional Information
All Ardington ONLINE classes and talks are accompanied by their own online blackboard. Helpful and easy to use, they enable students and tutors to share resources, ideas and photos with each other – just as you would in a classroom environment.
Lucy will offer critique / feedback during the sessions for students taking part live, as well as via the blackboard for any work uploaded by students within thirty days of the final class ending. You will be sent the link to access your blackboard in the week before your class begins and will have access for at least sixty days after the class ends.
After the live session has finished on Zoom, we will share the link to view the recording on the blackboard. You can watch the recording as many times as you like for sixty days.