Oil Painting Basics

Refine Your Artistic Technique with Our Beginner-Friendly Oil Painting Classes. Step by step guidance to explore the world of rendering form with value gradation. Come and learn how to build forms that have depth and dimension

Each 4 week session will focus on building your knowledge of the fundamentals of oil painting. From materials to techniques you will learn how to develop precise methods to create 3D form.

These classes are ideal for beginners as well as those looking to fine-tune their technique. No previous art experience required.

$250 for each 4-week course with all materials included.

Come and improve you oil painting skills in a supportive environment.

Curriculum

Week one

Introduction to Materials

Understanding the Grisaille method

Intro to light and shadow

Mixing value scale to rendering basic shapes

Week 2

Materials

Elaborating on light and shadow masses

Rendering a figure through the rub out method

Week 3

Option to applying a Grisaille to the rub out painting created in week 2.

We will sketch out a new painting and apply the grisaille method to render the form.

Week 4

Refining the week 3 painting.