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Working with Tonal Composition with Steve Huston

Working with Tonal Composition
Compose using a Tonal Approach Steve will guide you through the basics of composition using three values

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Instructor
Steve Huston
Subjects
Art Theory, Painting
Topics
Composition, Human Figure, Still life
Mediums
Oil Paints
Duration
1h 19m 58s

In this video lesson world-renowned painter Steve Huston will demonstrate tonal composition working from a figurative painting by Dean Cornwell and a still life painting by Jean Siméon Chardin. Painting only using black and white oils, Steve will analyze the works of these master artists and show you the basic value structure.

Materials

  • Gamblin Artist Grade Oil Colors
  • Simply Simmons Paintbrush
  • Canvas Panel
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