Randall M. Hasson – Workshops and Lectures
Layering, Glazing and Color
Randall M. Hasson
Traditional Painting
3 days
Levels: All.
Using a variety of painting methods, this
workshop will explore traditional
techniques and modern materials. The
goal is to understand value, form and
color with subjects of the participant’s
choice: portrait, still life or landscape.
Day 1 begins with exercises in
techniques of Layering, Glazing and
working with value to build depth of
form and luminous color. Day 2 will
delve into comparisons of traditional
color theory and modern pigment
reality. Day 3 continues with exercises
in techniques utilizing Golden’s new
“Open Acrylic”, a product that can
mimic the characteristics of oil painting
without the odor and toxicity.
The Randall M. Hasson Studio • 30 Arroyo Pequeño • Santa Fe • NM • 87506 •
858.792.0902 [email protected]
Randall M. Hasson – Workshops and Lectures
Traditional Painting
3 days
Levels: All.
Day 1: Layering and glazing techniques with Acrylics
Masters of the past achieved luminous effects in
coloration with thin transparent glazes. Learn how
Acrylics can help a painter achieve this level of
depth without the use of solvents or thinners. This
first day will explore the use of Acrylic paint,
mediums and gels in the process of building glazes.
We’ll talk about value vs. color and techniques with
watercolor-like washes and gain understanding of
how to unify the surface of a painting. The
participant will paint their choice of subject which
can range from representational portraits,
landscapes or still-lifes to glowing abstractions.
Day 2: Traditional Color Theory to Modern Pigment Reality
Building on day one, we will begin with essential
information about both traditional and modern pigments
and explore the applications of each. Many new organic
pigments have been introduced into the artist’s palette in
the last 20 years and offer an entirely new way to see color.
We will make comparisons in appearance with traditional
color and modern pigments. Participants will gain
understanding of how to mix clean colors, how to glaze
with transparency or translucency, which products build up
textures, and the use of impasto techniques. Learn how and
why each technique can affect the final appearance of color.
Though Acrylics are the medium of study, the information
can be applied to oil, watercolor, and other wet media.
Understanding pigments, Examples.
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Comparison of organic and inorganic
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Zinc White, versus Titanium White
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Glazing with the Quinacridone family
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Using organic pigments to keep color from
becoming muddy
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Understanding the lightfastness of pigments
The Randall M. Hasson Studio • 30 Arroyo Pequeño • Santa Fe • NM • 87506 •
858.792.0902 [email protected]
Randall M. Hasson – Workshops and Lectures
Day 3: Adapting Oil painting techniques with Acrylics
Have you stayed away from painting because of
the odor and the mess of traditional oil paints?
Acrylics allow you to adjust your painting
methodology to suit your own personal goals and
define your personal style. Breakthroughs in
technology will allow the artist to control drying
times and use acrylic paints and mediums to
mimic effects and textures they are used to getting
with traditional oil paint without the use of
thinners or solvents. This workshop will highlight
the new Golden product line called “Open”
acrylics to paint in a traditional style.
Levels: All.
The Randall M. Hasson Studio • 30 Arroyo Pequeño • Santa Fe • NM • 87506 •
858.792.0902 [email protected]