How to paint like William Adolphe Bouguereau
2d February 2023-16th February 2023
About workshop
  • Sergey Gusev makes this workshop online via Zoom.
  • ​Students paint the portrait in oils.
  • Students download the full video tutorial How to paint like William-Adolphe Bouguereau (Lesson 3)
  • The group consists of 5-10 students.
  • It will take 2 weeks (5 online lessons, each lesson takes 1 hour, plus homework that students will do on their own).
  • During the video meetings Sergey gives a task for each step, explains how to make it the right way and avoid the most typical mistakes.
  • Students may ask questions about the painting process.
  • After the task is well explained and there are no qustions left students start working on their own. 
  • When the students are done with each particular step they send back to Sergey a photograph of their work in progress.
  • Sergey corrects each work and in the beginning of the next lesson explains how to correct all the mistakes (if they exist) and gives the nesxt task for the students.
  • ​Sergey doesn't paint along the students.
How the worshop works
Lesson 1. Underdrawing (1 hour plus homework). ​During the first lesson students will make an underdrawing for the portrait using charcoal and canvas as a surface. Sergey explains during online meeting how to make the underdrawing. Students do the underdrawing by themselves after the video lesson and send back to Sergey their underdrawings (photographs). During the second lesson Sergey corrects the underdrawings and explains how to do the underpainting. 
Lesson 2. Underdrawing (1 hour plus homework). During the second lesson students will make the uderpainting in oils using 1 color (burnt umber) and turpentine. In the beginning of the second lesson Sergey gives critique on the previous stage (underdrawing) and explains how to do the underpainting.

Lesson 3. Blocking in (1 hour plus homework). ​When the underpainting is finished and dry students  start blocking in with the entire palette. Sergey explains  during a video meeting how to work with the colors, which mediums and brushes to use. As always in the beginning the artist talks about the results of the previous step and answers the students' questions.
Lesson 4. Finishing details (1 hour plus homework). This is the final part of the workshop. Sergey explains how to work on the final details and gives personal recommendations to every student. After the homework is done students get one more hour of critique from Sergey.
List of art supplies
  • Canvas, primed, stretched on stretcher bars, size 16x20 inches (30x40 cm, 12x16 in). Linen, cotton, panel.
  • charcoal,
  • oil paints (any brand):
  1. white titanium
  2. umber burnt
  3. ochre yellow
  4. lemon yellow,
  5. ultramarine,
  6. sienna burnt,
  7. cadmium red.
  • ​Mediums:
  1. odorless thinner (gamsol),
  2. stand linseed oil (any brand).
  • ​​Brushes: synthetics and bristles (different sizes).
  • Palette (wooden or plastic)
I recommend to have these oil paints but you may have also some extra ones like cadmium yellow or sienna raw if you prefer to work with them.
Schedule:
  • Lesson1. 2 February 2023. 7 p.m. (GMT+1)
  • Lesson 2. 6 February 2023. 7 p.m. (GMT+1)
  • Lesson 3. 9 February 2023. 7 p.m. (GMT+1)
  • Lesson 4. 13February 2023. 7 p.m. (GMT+1)
  • Critique day. 16 February 2023. 7 p.m. (GMT+1)

Pricing
  • Standard plan $250 (basic support).
  • Personal plan $400 (includes 3 personal video meetings (1 hour each) with Sergey Gusev).
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Standard
​$250
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Personal
​$400
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After the payment is received you will get email from Sergey Gusev with the link to the online workshop within 24 hours.
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