Monday, September 3, 2012

Color and Lighting /Figure Painting Class -UPDATED w/ In Class Demos

   I'm teaching a painting class for the first since I taught at Mark Westermoe's school in Sherman Oaks back around 2000. The main gist of the class is seeing and recognizing natural color relationships and pushing them. Learning to observe color from life and increasing your repertoire of color combinations....

The purpose of the in class demos is not to show how well I can paint, but to teach an idea or concept. Although these are loose, drawing and structure is always stressed

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Longer study (1 hour-ish)

Limited palette- Yellow Ochre, Quinacradone Red, Ivory Black, White


Limited palette- Yellow Ochre, Quinacradone Red, Ivory Black, White





Color Filters-(Usually 20-30 minutes for my demos)
Palette: Cad Yellow Medium, Cad Orange, Quinacradone red, Ultramarine Blue, Viridian

Limited Palette-Cad Yellow Medium, Quinacradone red, Ultramarine Blue, White 
(High Key/ LowKey)


Limited palette- Yellow Ochre, Quinacradone Red, Ivory Black, White



           Limited Palette-Cad Yellow Medium, Cad Red Lt, Alizirin Crimson, Ultramarine Blue, White 
(High Key/ LowKey)


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11 comments:

  1. And of course I find out in typical late Cooper style that the class is full. So anyone interested for NEXT TIME or to be on the waiting list...feel free. Or something....

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  2. Nice to see you blog splotching! Hope u continue to teach this course in the future. Have fun in class.

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  3. Good to hear from you, Chris!! I hope to keep teaching it as well...it should be fun. Stop by if you get the chance!!

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  4. You should check out the amazing figure sculpting and painting reference models at www.anatomicalfigures.com

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  5. Hi I really love your work. Its my dream to take your class!! I am on the waiting list, crossing my finger to get in! :)

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    1. Thanks, Diana- thats really sweet!! There's a lot of great classes out there- I'm flattered that you think well of mine. CDA is a great school, and any class that Kevin has at his school will not disappoint. I'm sure you'll get in...or you'll take something better!!!
      Cheers,
      Dan

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  6. Thanks for the reply! I was just wondering if you plan on teaching next summer as well. Or if you do any other classes/workshops outside of CDA. I was not able to get into your class this summer, but I really hope to meet you some day!

    Thank YOU!! :)
    Diana

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  7. Diana,
    Sorry you couldn't get into the class. I don't know about future terms as that depends on my schedule at Disney, and what Kevin needs at his school, CDA.
    No plans currently to do workshops or other classes outside of CDA-its too much time on top of working at the "Mousehouse." And I hope to meet you, too!!!

    Dan

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    1. Oh I see... Well good luck with all your work! I admire all of your paintings& visual development works! Your colors and design is absolutely beautiful. best wishes to you Dan Cooper!

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  8. Beautiful work Dan~ Thanks for teaching this great class!!

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  9. I am nothing but your humble servant (and you're tougher than I am!!!)
    :)

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