Scott Nelson Foster
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Siena College Alumni Paint & Sip

Introduction



Supplies
Brushes: nylon bristle 3/4 and 1/2 inch one-stroke brushes
Canvas: 18x24 DIY canvas or commercial canvas with decent tooth
Disposable palette or glass palette
Paper Towels
Masking Tape
Artist Grade Acrylic Colors, such as Liquitex or Golden
  • Preferred Colors: Titanium White, Cadmium Yellow Light, Cadmium Yellow Medium, Cadmium Red Light, Permanent Alizarin Crimson, Viridian Hue, Ultramarine Blue (Green Shade), Phthalocyanine Blue (Green Shade), Yellow Oxide (Ochre), Red Oxide (Terra Rosa) Ivory Black
  • Minimum Palette: Titanium White, Cadmium Yellow Light, Cadmium Red Light, Viridian Hue, Ultramarine Blue (Green Shade), Red Oxide (Terra Rosa), Ivory Black
​Subject Matter: Use a photograph of a simple interior or exterior with a clear foreground and background. If you are struggling to find a subject, you may use my photographs of the friary. You'll find them linked here.


Tips for Success
  • Select a simple subject: the complexities of glazing a scumbling enhance commonplace subjects.
  • Take a photograph for the purpose of making this painting.
  • When photographing, stand 20 - 30 feet from your subject.
  • Capture your subject in the morning or later afternoon: the warmer temperature of the light will make it easier to differentiate the lights and darks of your subject.
  • Use as few colors as possible in each mixture of paint. You'll have an easier time remixing when necessary, and your colors will be more brilliant.
  • Look for warm and cool contrasts between shadow and light in each area of the composition.

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  • Home
  • Paintings in Watercolor
    • Recent Work | Cities and Suburbs
    • Recent Work | Still Life
    • House and Home | 2009 - 2010
    • Watercolor Trailers | 2005 - 2008
    • Still Life | 2003 - 2006
  • Paintings in Oil
    • Oil and Acrylic Suburbs | 2010 - Present
    • Real and Imaginary Houses | 2010
    • All the Sun Long | 2008 - 2009
    • Oil and Acrylic Trailers | 2005 - 2010
    • O Time Would Take Me | 2006 - 2007
  • Portraits and Commissions
  • Drawings, Sketches, and Demonstrations
  • Student Work
  • About
  • Contact
  • Professor Foster Office Hours
  • Recent Work Blog