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New Instructional Video Download (4 h 25 min)

Hydrangea in My Back Yard

Since many of Katya's students and followers are all over the world and can’t travel during pandemics, Katya decided to make an instructional video, available for download.  In this video the artist will paint a hydrangea outdoors in her back yard.

 Her demonstration with a commentary in English is 4 hours 25 min long. Video downloads (2 parts) are available in Katya Held Gallery store:

https://katyaheldgallery.sellfy.store/p/how-i-paint-hydrangea-outdoors/

Katya will show you how to paint a complex subject with numerous details in a simple wayShe will talk about materials she uses and all stages of her painting process from start to finish.

One of her main focuses will be on creating color/value relationships. She will also explain how to deal with challenges of painting outdoors.

Have fun painting!

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Figure and Portrait Drawing (registation ended)

Fridays, April 15 - June 17 , 2020  9 a.m. - noon.

Studio Incamminati, 340 N 12th St., Philadelphia PA

Tel.: 215 592 7910

For more info, click here:

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One of the main focuses of this class is to study gradual development of a head/figure drawing, overcoming fragmentary observation.  Students study all the stages of a drawing process, executing quick-sketch heads/figures and longer studies. 

Although the class is specifically geared towards a portrait/figure drawing, the methodologies I teach can be successfully utilized with any subject matter, style and medium.

The course begins with quick drawing exercises.  The focus is on studying proportions, structure and planes in order to recognize and locate abstract shapes quickly and efficiently as students navigate the human head/figure.  

The next set of exercises is done with use of limited value range.  Students will study special relationships of lights and darks and mid values.

Students will learn to build the head/figure from simple to complex by studying big simple planes of the human form and how they help an artist to understand value changes. They will further explore smaller planes, turn the form and learn to recognize soft and hard edges and how to bring attention to the most important areas of the drawing.

Instructions are given at the students' easels and through demonstrations.

This class is designed for students of all levels of experience.

Supply list:

  • Graphite Pencils (2H, H, F, HB, B, 2B, 3B, 4B, 6B, 8B)
  • 18 x 24 Strathmore 400 Series Paper Pad
  • Kneaded eraser
  • Pencil eraser (optional)
  • Sandpaper pad
  • Masonite Drawing board 21"x 27"
  • Bulldog clips
  • White pencil (optional)
  •    6 sheets of Canson Mi-Teintes (not Ingres) Moonstone paper
  • 12 sticks or more of Winsor and Newton Medium Vine Charcoal
  • Chamois
  • Cotton rag
  • Foamcore (as a 2nd drawing board) same or larger than the size of the Canson paper (19.5x25.5”)
  • Viva paper towel
  • Various stumps
  • A notebook (optional)
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Introduction to Pencil Drawing (registation ended)

Wednesdays, April 15 - June 17, 2020 6 pm - 9 pm

Studio Incamminati, 340 N 12th St., Philadelphia PA

Tel.: 215 592 7910

For more info, click here:

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This course will be divided into 3 units of study: Bargue linear copies, the Cast and Still Life Drawing. One of the main focuses of this class is to study proportions, that are a major component of all drawing and painting. The better one is at this skill, the easier painting and drawing will be in a future.

In the beginning of the course Charles Bargue drawing plates will be the reference to study fundamental skills. Learning to "see" angles, tilts and points across a flat 2-D surface will lead to a more accurate judgment of proportion (height to width).

Once these linear skills of proportion are acquired, students will then apply them to drawing from life using the cast and still life objects. They will build upon the Charles Bargue technique and advance to learn how to "block in" simple masses of flat value.

In the next part of the course, students will progress from flat shapes into fully realized cast objects. They will study the abstract relationships between line, proportion, shape, planes, mass, and value.

Final still life drawings will be composed from simple objects, and students will explore the relative value.

The purpose of this course is to assist students in developing understanding of a step by step drawing process and technical skills, required in drawing from life.

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Alla Prima Portrait Painting Registration ended

Wednesdays, September 20 - November 29 , 2017  6 pm -9 pm 

Studio Incamminati, 340 N 12th St., Philadelphia PA

Tel.: 215 592 7910

For more info, click here:

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In this class the emphasis will be on exploring in depth concepts essential to mastering the technique of a direct (wet-on-wet) painting.  Although the class is specifically geared towards a portrait painting, the methodologies I teach can be successfully utilized with any subject matter, style and medium.

Students study all the stages of a painting process executing quick-sketch heads (1-2 per class). 

The course begins with duotone exercises.  The focus is on studying structure and plains of the head in order to recognize and locate abstract shapes quickly and efficiently as students navigate the human head.  

The next set of exercises is done with use of a limited color palette.  Students build up special relationships of lights and darks and mid values, learn to recognize soft and hard edges and how to bring attention to the most important areas of the painting.

As the class progresses, students utilize a full color palette and search for abstract color shifts of a flesh and an environment under warm, cool and combined lighting.  They also learn how to enhance colors of setups utilizing color gels. They bring a painting to a complete statement with a painterly approach. 

Instructions are given at the students' easels and through demonstrations.

This class is designed for painters of all levels of experience.

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