Painting the Head in Oils with Joseph Todorovitch
Instructor: Joseph Todorovitch
Duration: 10 Tuesdays, July 5 - Sept. 6, 2016
Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Full Access: $599
Online Only: $399
Location: Huntington Beach, CA
Difficulty: All levels
Join celebrated painter Joseph Todorovitch for a comprehensive 10-week class on painting the head with oil paints. Joseph will discuss his approach to painting heads from life and all aspects that come along with it. Joseph will demonstrate and explain step-by-step what factors should be considered and how to interpret the situation to make informed choices about personal creative instincts as well as share his views and opinions about painting what he sees.
Full Access Participants will be working alongside Joseph from weekly rotating models. Joseph's work with be recorded live, as well as broadcast to large displays so you can follow along with Joseph no matter where you're positioned in the studio. The recordings from each class will be published within 48 hours of class so that you can review all material including material you may have missed during class. Participants will benefit from Joseph's generous teaching style with one-on-one critiques of your classwork.
Participants attending the class with the Online Streaming Only pass will also get access to the full video recordings from class as well as critiques. Online participants will work from high quality model photos that will be provided on the class page each week. You can upload photos of your weekly work into the class chatroom and you will get a full critique from Joseph during the following week's class. You can watch the recordings on your own time, and you do not have to participate in the critiques if you don't want to.
All participants will receive access to the class recordings and reference images for one full year.
Oil Colors: Titanium White, Lemon Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Orange, Cadmium Red, Venetian Red, Alizarin Crimson, Transparent Oxide Red (or Burnt Sienna), Cobalt Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Viridian
Walnut oil painting medium or a refined linseed oil
Odorless mineral spirits (Gamsol brand, please)
Sealed containers for mediums and solvents
A roll of paper towels (Viva brand)
Brushes: A variety of sizes are recommended, ranging from 1 to 12, Bristle brushes and sables (Rosemary & Co series 279 are recommended)
Palette knives of various sizes
A palette (preferably glass with neutral grey beneath it)
Glass scraper
Canvas: An oil primed linen is recommended, around 12×16 in size
Easel: Mobile French easel (Being mobile and completely ready to paint is challenging but a very important part of the organizing process of painting. If your materials aren’t completely ready and conveniently available, the difficulttask of making a good painting is further complicated)

Joseph Todorovitch is a contemporary painter immersed in figurative subject matter exploring painting through the lens of a naturalist perspective. A product of Los Angeles Ateliers and research abroad, he has become nationally recognized as a fine artist exhibiting across the country and accumulating accolades including the Draper Grand Prize at the Portrait Society of America’s annual competition. His work is internationally collected and has been exhibited in various museums in the U.S. as well as the Beijing World Art Museum in China, an historic exhibition of American art, the first of it’s kind in China. Todorovitch has taught drawing and painting for over a decade in notable institutions such as California Art Institute, Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art, Laguna College of Art and Design, Scottsdale Artist’s School, Dreamworks Studios, among others and now including Art Mentors at New Masters Academy. He continues to teach and exhibit with vitality… “Joseph Todorovitch is one of the bright figures of the new representational expression in contemporary Art. Exploring the new expressive possibilities in presenting the human figure and expanding its visual language is part of a wider movement of taking the traditionbased approach to the next step. The technically fluid, expressive tools merging tonality, color and shape reflecting the perceptional and cognitive developments of our generation is an inherently contemporary expression of contemporary visual cognition.” Classical Underground.
Sales are non-refundable but in some cases we can switch a student’s enrollment in a class that has not yet started to another class of equal or lesser value. New Masters Academy reserves the right to cancel, limit enrollment, substitute instructors or models, reschedule or modify a class with notice to enrolled students. If a class is canceled enrolled students will be given a refund. If an instructor is unable to finish a class term a refund will be given to students at a pro-rated amount.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Q.Is this class online or in-person?
A.This 10 week class takes place live and in person in our Huntington Beach studio. We will be recording the class and students will get online access to the recording for a full year. We also sell a online-only option for students who can’t make it in person.
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Q.How advanced do I need to be to take this class?
A.This class is for all levels, from the total beginner to the working professional artist. There’s no better time to learn good drawing habits!
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Q.Is there an age limit on who can attend this class?
A.Because we will be working with nude models, students must be 18 years of age or attend with a consenting parent.
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Q.Is the Online-only version of the class interactive?
A.Yes. Online-only students will get access to each class recording on the Monday following each Saturday class and have access to all videos for one full year. Students can also get critiques and feedback from the instructor. Critiques are recorded during the live class and can be viewed on the following week.
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Q.I live in California. Should I attend in person or Online-only?
A.Students attending in person will get the most out of this class, including one-on-one feedback and critiques with Joseph.
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Q.Do you expect to sell out?
A.Yes! Also there are no guarantees we will ever offer this class again. If you’re interested, sign up!
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Q.What's the maximum class size?
A.We’re capping the class at 20 students to ensure that everyone gets enough personal attention.
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Q.$599 is a lot for me to pay at once. Are there payment plans?
A.Yes, we offer a payment plan. Contact us for details.
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Q.As an online-only student, can I watch the class happen live?
A.The class is not streamed live. It is recorded and then published the next day. Students will have access to the recording for one whole year after the release date. You submit your drawings for critique the week before each class
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