Stan Miller, International Watercolor Instructor, will be our teacher for two-day workshops. The first workshop he will be doing portraits and the second Landscapes. Attendees will sign up separately for each day they wish to attend. *Workshops are nonrefundable.

Portrait will be demonstrated by the instructor. Technique, color, choosing paintable subjects, understanding composition and design will be addressed. Students have the option of working on their own subjects or one provided by the teacher.
If students have questions, they are welcome to email Stan: Stan@stanmiller.net

Stan Miller Workshop Basic Supplies:

Arches, 140 pound, cold press, watercolor paper. NO SUBSTITUTES. at least 4, quarter sheets(11” x 15”)
*** PAPER AVAILABLE AT SWAC=$7/FULL SHEET.
TUBES OF PAINT. ===Often students just bring a palette with paint in the palette…NO! You need to bring tubes of paint
Inexpensive mechanical pencil, $1 at any drug store or supermarket
Masking tape. NOT THE BLUE TAPE. Regular cream colored masking tape
1 inch flat, wc brush.
#6 round wc brush, or something close to that size
Additional brushes are welcome
Palette, not too small. A large white dinner plate would work, otherwise a purchased palette. A watercolor board is not required. If you have a palette with paint, bring it along.
Extra scrap wc paper
Kneaded eraser
Grocery store sponge for absorbing water
12 masking tape
13.. Watercolor paints. I recommend…

… one strong red, a Quinacridone Rose, or Cadmium Red, or Winsor Red, or Alizerin Crimson
… *strong blue: Thalo or Prussian Blue (I use Grahams paints and use a Phthalocyanine Blue…thalo blue)
…Yellow: Cadmium yellow, or Hansa, or Azo yellow
……I encourage titanium white
……optional—- black, or paynes gray
……*Other colors are welcome and helpful, but not required

Students have the option (nearly all students choose this) of working from my handouts of portraits and landscapes. I guide them through each handout, doing one stage at a time. Students are also welcome to work on their own subjects from their own images.

Please email me should you have questions about the workshop or supplies = Stan@stanmiller.net
Students are encouraged to bring images of subjects they may wish to paint, not necessarily in the workshop, but in the future.

Miller- Workshop - Painting the Portrait in Watercolor