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Learning to Paint in Oils

£440.00

August 2025

Five days
Monday to Friday
10:00am to 4:00pm

Course #: SC10

Bookings for this course will be released on 10-Dec-2024 at 14:00

Description

Learning to Paint in Oils

This oil painting introduction course is for both the beginner and for those who have limited experience of painting in oils. We will provide you with a comprehensive introduction to the materials and techniques of oil painting, giving you a clear understanding of colour, tone and composition.

Tutor: Sarah Jane Moon

August 2025

Five days
Monday to Friday
10:00am to 4:00pm

Course #: SC10

Course Materials

Please bring these materials with you:

Jam jar for solvent 

Dippers (double metal holder for mediums)

Palette knife (Winson & Newton No 22)

Palette – ‘Tear off’ palette or a wooden round or rectangle one (must be flat) 

Odourless solvent like W&N Sansodor (for dilution & cleaning brushes)

Kitchen towel / rags 

Hog brushes in a range of sizes (a set can be useful – round or flat, make sure to get a pointy size ‘1’ for drawing)

Smaller synthetic brushes – can be useful

Oils (titanium white, lemon yellow, cadmium yellow, cadmium red, alizarin crimson, cerulean blue, ultramarine blue). Small tubes are fine, Winsor & Newton ‘Winton’ range are good & relatively affordable

canvas / oil paper – about A4 / A3

 

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