Learning to paint is learning how to see things in a new way. During this course you will achieve this through a variety of painting exercises using different subject matter: still-life, figure and landscape. It is recommended that students have basic drawing skills before joining this class. Course covers: Playing in paint – introduction to basic techniques, experimenting with colour, still life, self-portrait, landscape painting.

Materials

• Canvas board or primed masonite (A4 size)
• Linseed oil
• Turps or substitute if allergic to turpentine (ideally mineral turps for cleaning brushes and pure gum turps for painting)
• Flat bristle brushes of various sizes (0.5 to 2.5)
• 1 x fine round brush
• Palette
• Palette knife
• One stick of charcoal
• Rags
• Newspaper
• Minimum colours in tubes: titanium white, ivory black; yellow ochre, lemon yellow, cadmium red (medium), ultramarine blue and burnt sienna / optional colours: raw umber, alizarin crimson, cadmium yellow (medium), viridian green, cobalt blue and pthallic blue.

PLEASE NOTE: all colours can be student quality, which is much cheaper than artist quality tubes.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course participants will have:

• gained and understanding of OH&S in relation to using oil paints
• learned how to mix and appy oil paints to canvas
• learned paint handling techniques using a variety of brush sizes and gesture
• gained an understanding of drawing and colour in oil painting
• learned how to use paint materials in an economical manner.

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