Oil Paint

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Oil Painting Introduction		Oil Painting Introduction Adult: Beginner - Intermediate [Class Dates]

Overview This is a five-day course (3hrs/day). The primary subjects relate to oil paint and what it takes to make a painting. Working with pen and pencil, participants will develop ideas and plan a painting. Two full classes are spent making a painting of the artist’s choosing. Objectives Develop the tools to make an original oil painting. Get the fundamentals down and use them to draw from life and photo references. Days 1.     Intro & Materials 2.     Viscous Mediums and Composition Pattern, Movement, and Contrast (Composition of brushstrokes) 3.     Ideas: Content/Subject (Sources, Thumbnails, Drafts, and Sketchbooks) 4.     Prep and developing a painting (Blocking-in and painting with Oil on Canvas) 5.     Develop and Finishing Touches (Oil on Canvas) Outcome At the end of these classes, participants will have 2 oil paintings. A further understanding of the medium will have been developed through application and discussion.

Materials Oil Paint Set, 1 Small & 1 Large Canvas. Assorted Brushes, Sealable Jars, Palette, Small Bottle of Mineral spirits, Basic 8x11 Sketchbook, 2 black pens (Jelly Roll), Pencils