Classes

For those of you who have the drawing skills but wish to start painting in oil and learn the basics of classical painting.

We will start with dividing the painting process in stages. This 4-week course will introduce you to the value system in the traditional process of oil painting. We will use a monochromatic palette which teaches us how to see the paint shifts in value. Your work will consist of hands-on painting exercises to help you develop these specific skills.

We will go over the following:

• materials and set-up
• values and value scale
• the nature of light
• form

We will start with value sketches and then proceed to more interesting set ups.

Materials:

• Gamsol and a container
• Linseed oil
• Brushes 3 bristle brushes size 2 and 4 filberts. Hog bristles also on the Trekell website.
• Some soft acrylic brushes - see the following:
  See www.trekell.com If you can order the set of 9 piece bright golden taklon acrylic and oil.
  Mention the word SCHADLER and get 10% off your order. (this is from Koo Schadler, who is an egg tempera painter. She is fantastic, check out her website at www.kooschadler.com )
  Trekell brushes are excellent and very inexpensive.

Oilpaint:

• Ivory Black
• Titanium/zinc white
• Burnt sienna
• (optional) Burnt umber