Summer School - Painting in Oils: Getting Started - Putney School of Art and Design

Summer School – Painting in Oils: Getting Started

Do you want to paint in oils but don’t know where to start?

What The Course is About:

Do you want to paint in oils but don’t know where to start? This two-evenings course with an experienced painter will give you the core skills and techniques to begin your own paintings. The course will teach you how to vary oil painting technique, mix colour and create a sense of light when painting still life objects.

Materials Required:

Oil Paint: Yellow ochre, Cadmium yellow, Phthalo Blue, French Ultramarine blue, Cadmium Red, Burnt Sienna Acrylic paint (for priming paper and dry grounds): White, black Thinners: Linseed Oil, Zest -it Brushes: Size 6 filbert bristle, Size 3 round bristle, I inch House painter bristle Small Palette knife spatula Masking tape Tracing paper or grease proof paper for palette 4 x A2 Sheets of cartridge paper

Previous Experience:

Beginners

End of course:

you will learn about glazing, wet on wet and dry painting techniques, how to mix colours, how to create warm and cool and light and dark colour contrasts, when using the old master palette.