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Fearless Oil Painting: An Intuitive Approach to Color and Depth

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Overview

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Learn how to paint with oils without fear! If you’ve always wanted to try oil painting but were too intimidated to get started, this is the class for you.

This class approaches the medium in a less academic way by building your creative intuition. We’ll work on an oil painting from start to finish and in the process learn how to:

  • Paint with a minimal amount of investment + materials
  • Build your color intuition by mixing your own colors
  • Get the most out of oils with atmospheric effects and blending

Oil paints will give your work life, depth, and magic. Whether you are a complete newbie, or a more experienced artist who wants to try a new medium, this class is accessible to you. The oil painting process is meditative and allows you greater flexibility with what you’re creating. Since oil paints take longer to dry, you can take your time with blending and color mixing, easily achieving effects that are a lot harder in other mediums. Another bonus? People will often pay more for an oil painting than they will for acrylic or watercolor paintings.

Oil paint is my favorite medium to work with, and you can fall in love with it too. Let’s have some fun!

Syllabus

  • Welcome to Fearless Oil Painting!
  • Project: An Oil Painting
  • Understanding Oil Paint
  • Quick Guide: Brushes & Canvas
  • Prepping Your Canvas & Mind
  • Mixing Color Intuitively
  • Building Your Palette
  • Applying the Paint
  • Building Atmosphere
  • Problem Solving
  • Conclusion

Taught by

Amy Plante

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