Oils - Adults - ages 15 and up
$45.00 per 2 hour class
Virtual Instruction is available. Contact the Artist.
Materials not included, please see the materials list below
CLASS DESCRIPTION
This course presents students with basic techniques and concepts that are common to oil painting. Each student will get help learning how to handle the unique aspects of oil paint as opposed to other painting media, in mixing colors, brush care, and canvas preparation. As students progress other techniques will be presented.
Materials:
Graphite pencils: 2B, (regular yellow pencils are fine NO mechanical ones please)
Sketch Book: min. 8.5x11
Kneaded eraser
3 small covered containers about 1/2 cup capacity
Paper Towels and or rags and bag for 'rag' clean-up (You will be taking this home for disposal)
Clothes protection Neoprene or latex gloves - optional but recommended
Palette Knife, Plastic sets are fine
Oil Paint palette with a tight fitting lid (helps preserve the paint for the next session)
Paint: **
Please purchase a good brand name like Grumbacker, Soho, Utrect , VanGogh or Shiva. Student grade is OK for starters. This may be a bit expensive but it is better to spend a little more NOT be frustrated due to inferior materials. Dick Blick and Amazon are good online sources for materials, Jerry's Artorama, Texas Art Supply and the Art Store on Main in downtown Houston all have good paint & great values.
Colors:
Cadmium Red Medium, Magenta, Cerulean (blue), Cadmium Yellow Medium, and Cadmium Yellow Light, Sap
Green, Mars or Ivory Black, Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Raw Umber, Yellow Ocher, Prussian Blue, a large
Titanium White
Get one of each** : Boiled Linseed Oil, Turpanoid Natural Brush Cleaner and a Drying Medium like copal. OTHER Brush cleaners will NOT be allowed in class due to the toxicity of turpentine or its derivatives and possible allergic reactions, which are fairly common.(See alternative Paint below)
4 Canvas boards minimum 8.5”x11”or a little larger to start with
Brushes : synthetic or sable made for oils: #10 or #12 flat , #6 or #8 flat or bright, #6 or #8 filbert, #4
or #6 round , & a liner (small barrel long hairs)Jewel It Glue
Alternative Paint: ** Water Soluable (Mixable) Oil Paint:Sometimes called water-miscible oils. You may get this INSTEAD OF regular oils, The two types are NOT interchangeable so you will have to get a copal dryers and other mediums made especially for Water Mixable Oils. They have improved the paint so that is very close to traditional oil paint. Clean up is with water. You MUST choose one or the other type of paint. If you get the water mixable oils bring a container for water.
Virtual Instruction is available. Contact the Artist.
Materials not included, please see the materials list below
CLASS DESCRIPTION
This course presents students with basic techniques and concepts that are common to oil painting. Each student will get help learning how to handle the unique aspects of oil paint as opposed to other painting media, in mixing colors, brush care, and canvas preparation. As students progress other techniques will be presented.
Materials:
Graphite pencils: 2B, (regular yellow pencils are fine NO mechanical ones please)
Sketch Book: min. 8.5x11
Kneaded eraser
3 small covered containers about 1/2 cup capacity
Paper Towels and or rags and bag for 'rag' clean-up (You will be taking this home for disposal)
Clothes protection Neoprene or latex gloves - optional but recommended
Palette Knife, Plastic sets are fine
Oil Paint palette with a tight fitting lid (helps preserve the paint for the next session)
Paint: **
Please purchase a good brand name like Grumbacker, Soho, Utrect , VanGogh or Shiva. Student grade is OK for starters. This may be a bit expensive but it is better to spend a little more NOT be frustrated due to inferior materials. Dick Blick and Amazon are good online sources for materials, Jerry's Artorama, Texas Art Supply and the Art Store on Main in downtown Houston all have good paint & great values.
Colors:
Cadmium Red Medium, Magenta, Cerulean (blue), Cadmium Yellow Medium, and Cadmium Yellow Light, Sap
Green, Mars or Ivory Black, Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Raw Umber, Yellow Ocher, Prussian Blue, a large
Titanium White
Get one of each** : Boiled Linseed Oil, Turpanoid Natural Brush Cleaner and a Drying Medium like copal. OTHER Brush cleaners will NOT be allowed in class due to the toxicity of turpentine or its derivatives and possible allergic reactions, which are fairly common.(See alternative Paint below)
4 Canvas boards minimum 8.5”x11”or a little larger to start with
Brushes : synthetic or sable made for oils: #10 or #12 flat , #6 or #8 flat or bright, #6 or #8 filbert, #4
or #6 round , & a liner (small barrel long hairs)Jewel It Glue
Alternative Paint: ** Water Soluable (Mixable) Oil Paint:Sometimes called water-miscible oils. You may get this INSTEAD OF regular oils, The two types are NOT interchangeable so you will have to get a copal dryers and other mediums made especially for Water Mixable Oils. They have improved the paint so that is very close to traditional oil paint. Clean up is with water. You MUST choose one or the other type of paint. If you get the water mixable oils bring a container for water.
Go to my other currently offered class information pages below:
Acrylics: beginning to Intermediate level - Adults
Drawing: beginning to Intermediate level - Adults
Mixed Media: beginning to Intermediate level - Adults
Watercolor: beginning to Intermediate level - Adults
Acrylics: beginning to Intermediate level - Adults
Drawing: beginning to Intermediate level - Adults
Mixed Media: beginning to Intermediate level - Adults
Watercolor: beginning to Intermediate level - Adults