Figure in the Landscape — Participants Hub (Private)

Last updated: September 21 2025

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Class Schedule (Europe/Rome)

Saturdays — September 6, 13, 20, 27; October 4, 2025, 18:00–22:00 (Europe/Rome)


Late enrollment: Your signup includes all past recordings, materials, and remaining live sessions.

Session 5

Recording

High-resolution photo of my demo painting in progress (after the session)


Materials for Session 4

• Your painting in progress (completely dry)

• All materials for oil painting: paints, brushes, palette, palette knife

• Medium: 50% linseed oil + 50% odorless mineral spirits

- optionally very soft natural hair fan brush or old round squirrel brush for softening the edges.

- optionally Oleo Impasto Medium by MH, or other kind silica based gel medium

 Full detailed list here : Download PDF

Meeting ID: 815 3721 2238

Passcode: 068678

Slides - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12e7HwxQNrtS0zYoZwjQCGQNDUZmf4_Rn?usp=sharing

Materials for Session 5

• Your painting in progress (completely dry)

• All materials for oil painting: paints, brushes, palette, palette knife, and some old worn-out soft-hair brushes.

• Medium: 50% linseed oil + 50% odorless mineral spirits

- optionally very soft natural hair fan brush or old round squirrel brush for softening the edges.

- optionally Oleo Impasto Medium by MH, or other kind silica based gel medium

 Full detailed list here : Download PDF

Session 4 — Overpainting / Modeling Part 2

Recording

High-resolution photo of my demo painting in progress (after the session)


Materials for Session 4

• Your painting in progress (completely dry)

• All materials for oil painting: paints, brushes, palette, palette knife

• Medium: 50% linseed oil + 50% odorless mineral spirits

- optionally very soft natural hair fan brush or old round squirrel brush for softening the edges.

- optionally Oleo Impasto Medium by MH, or other kind silica based gel medium

 Full detailed list here : Download PDF

Session 3 — Overpainting / Modeling Part 1

Recording

https://youtube.com/live/vub9d85RmgI


Slides:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Z_gD3lIiEf5-9T-fIVm6a7MWyAQlPKAs?usp=sharing


High-resolution photo of my demo painting in progress (after the session): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XOYi2RSI5XfHkenHtKwU_7SDSFe3BWUg/view?usp=sharing


Materials for Session 3

• Your painting in progress (completely dry)

• All materials for oil painting: paints, brushes, palette, palette knife

• Medium: 50% linseed oil + 50% odorless mineral spirits

- optionally very soft natural hair fan brush or old round squirrel brush for softening the edges.

- optionally Oleo Impasto Medium by MH, or other kind silica based gel medium

 Full detailed list here : Download PDF

Session 2 — Color & Full-Color Underpainting

Details - Session 2

🔗Slides (Session 2):


🔗Recording


🔗Reference with blur (values)

We’ll use a blurred version of the reference to emphasize value simplification when you squint. Keep that mental filter in mind throughout mixing.


My work-in-progress (hi-res images)


Materials for Session 2

  • Your transferred drawing on canvas (completely dry)
  • All oil-painting materials: paints, brushes, palette, palette knife
  • Medium: 30% linseed oil + 70% odorless mineral spirits
  • Optional: Oleo Impasto Medium by Michael Harding, or another silica-based gel medium

Session 1 — Intro & Drawing

Details - Session 1

🔗 Recording


A quick note about drawing

Drawing is often the most demanding part—especially in figure work. Since this workshop is open to all levels, use a two-track approach:


  • Plan A (recommended): Do your own drawing during the session.

  • Plan B: If it goes off track (or if you’re completely new), use the printable preparatory drawing to transfer and move on to the painting process. Keep practicing drawing, but for this class it’s okay to shortcut to painting.


🔗Printable drawing (both 30×40 cm and 12×16 in)


🔗Reference image folder


🔗Slides — Recurring mistakes (email)


Materials for Session 1


General setup

  • Easel or a comfortable support
  • Reference image: a good color print or a tablet (I’ll use an iPad) — folder above
  • Screen for the YouTube/Zoom stream (TV/monitor/tablet)


Drawing

  • White drawing paper, taped to a board or canvas with masking tape
  • Graphite pencils: HB and 2H recommended
  • Erasers: kneaded eraser + pencil eraser
  • Ruler (~60 cm)
  • Masking tape


Transferring / underdrawing on canvas

  • Oil-primed canvas with a dry Raw Umber imprimatura (prepare in advance so it’s dry)
  • Raw Umber (tube), palette, palette knife, paper towels, oil clamp, clip-on palette cup
  • A fine pointed brush #1 (sable)
  • Linseed oil and odorless mineral spirits
  • Ballpoint pen