The Poster: Study of the Global Light Effect

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The Poster: Study of the Global Light Effect

$200.00

An Online Workshop Held Over Two Days

Saturday & Sunday, June 11 & 12
Time: 12pm - 2pm, 3pm - 6pm EST
Instructor: Toby Hall

This workshop will be recorded.

In this two day online weekend painting workshop, we will explore the Poster Study (the global light effect). This foundational effect is what we see when we look at a painting from across the room: the big picture that all details are governed by. The course will begin with a demo on light theory for artists and progress into a series of perceptual studies after masterworks. These studies will help us question, understand and begin to represent the light effect on the subject abstractly via value, hue and chroma. As a byproduct of this study, we will gain a better strategic understanding of color mixing and composition. Each meeting will consist of demonstrations and constructive feedback for students.

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Workshops are recorded and available for multiple viewings for a one month duration after the workshop has ended.

Supply List

Paint (Artists Grade - Gamblin, Holbein, Rembrandt, etc)

Limited palette. **Additional colors may be added. Please check back before the workshop begins.

  • Titanium White

  • Yellow Ochre

  • Cadmium Red Medium

  • Ultramarine Blue

  • Ivory Black

  • Brushes

    I prefer to use rounds - I have a variety of sizes (nothing too big for this course, unless you want to work large). A medium range should be fine. I like to have at least 3 of each size.

  • Support

    My preference is portrait-grade linen, but that can get pricey. Stretched or mounted cotton canvas or an acrylic gesso primed panel is fine, as well. For studies, I like Canson's Canva Paper or Arches Oil Paper (scraps of linen can be useful too)

  • Board

    Something like cardboard or masonite to tape studies to

  • tape

    I like black artist’s tape

  • Easel

    Or something to prop up your support

  • Palette

    Wood, Glass, etc. One that you can hold, or to lay flat - up to you.

  • Medium Jar

    Something to keep your medium in (can be one that specifically clips on to your palette, or just a small regular glass jar)

  • Brush cleaner

  • Sealable container for cleaning brushes (with OMS)

  • Solvent

    Odorless Mineral Spirits (OMS) - I use Gamsol

  • Oil for medium

    Stand oil &/or linseed oil - I combine the two with OMS to make a medium

  • Palette knife

    For cleaning palette and premixing paints

  • Sealable Tupperware or a Mastersons stay wet palette box

    To keep paints/palette in

  • Clove oil (food grade)

    A few drops of this onto a paper towel that has been taped to the top of the Tupperware will help the paint last longer.

About the Instructor

M. Tobias Hall (b. 1981) lives and works in Santa Fe, New Mexico.  Tobias has an MFA in Painting from the New York Academy of Art (Class of 2017), and received his BA magna cum laude in Fine Arts (with a focus on Animation) from Arizona State University.

He has taught drawing and painting as a visiting instructor and assistant instructor at Studio Escalier (Paris & Argenton Chateau, France), at the Ryder Studio School (Santa Fe, NM), online with Studio Incamminati and the Teaching Studios of Art®. 

Select images of the instructor’s poster paintings