Oil painting
Eight Wednesday evenings with a limited palette and odourless solvent.
About the course
We start with a tonal underpainting and four colours, then work towards a finished still life over the last three weeks.
Oil painting at a glance
When
Wednesdays 19:00–21:30
Length
8 weeks
Level
Some drawing helps
Fee
Paints for week one included; then your own (Example prices)
$280
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Week by week
One box for each session, lightest first, in the colour of the medium.
Week 1
Materials and safe solvents
Week 2
Tonal underpainting
Week 3
A limited palette
Week 4
Blocking in a still life
Week 5
Wet into wet
Week 6
Edges
Week 7
Glazing
Week 8
Finishing a painting
Try a free taster class first
Every Thursday at 19:00 a tutor runs a one-hour drawing class for new students. Paper, pencils and tea are on us; you only need to turn up.