For next week, please have a tone scale mixed, ready to bring to class, 5 tones. Along with enough paint to apply over your under-painting. Remember that #1 and #5 don't need to be mixed, as they are already tubed for you (#1 is WHITE, and #5 is BLACK). So you will need to mix #2, #3, and #4.
To begin, you will need the following supplies (and paper towels / rags):
Start by placing #1 (White) and #5 (Black) on your smooth mixing surface. Use a goodly portion of paint. You will need enough for both your scale, as well as for Wednesday class, to begin painting.
Mix #1 and #5 with your palette knife to create your mid-tone (#3).
Mix your #1 and #3 to create your #2 tone.
Mix #5 and #3 to create your #4 tone. You now have your 5-tones
Lay your tones side by side in a uniform fashion. This is your tone scale (My scale, seen below, indicates 9 tones, but you only have to build 5, unless you want to be extra ambitious)!
Bring your tone scale to class Wednesday, as well as your 5 tones of paint, all mixed and ready to apply to your painting (If you finish mixing your tones days before class, preserve your paints by putting them in your 'Seal-A-Kit', pop the lid on, and put it in the freezer, until you leave for class. They will thaw by the time you arrive).
This is what your painting will look like on Wednesday. Note the brown under-painting, covered with the tonal 'over-painting'...
