Contemporary Portrait (PAIM-0070)

Spring 2026 · PAIM 0070 · Tufts University · 4 credits · Undergraduate

Designed to help students understand and express the complex landscape of the human head. Look at a variety of contemporary portrait artists; explore many solutions to how to paint people. Students will learn to identify, mix, and apply color using both observational and emotional skin tones. Group critiques provide opportunities for creative problem solving. Directed exercises; time to work on your own projects. Class designed around heavy body paints (oils or acrylics), also open to experimentation with other media. Both virtual and in person participation (depending upon access) are welcome.

Course codes: PAIM-0070, PAIM 0070, PAIM0070, PAIM-70, PAIM 70, PAIM70

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