Painting: oil techniques and mediums
Time: 18:00 - 21:00
Location: Keeley Street
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- Course Code: VH036
- Dates: 20/09/24 - 11/10/24
- Time: 18:00 - 21:00
- Taught: Fri, Evening
- Duration: 4 sessions (over 4 weeks)
- Location: Keeley Street
- Tutor: Lindsay Pickett
Course Code: VH036
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Duration: 4 sessions (over 4 weeks)
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What is the course about?
Improving your skills and expanding your understanding of techniques for manipulating oil paint. This will build your confidence and encourage an informed, individual approach using this adaptable medium. Demonstrations will introduce the individual properties of different mediums, followed by guidance on how to use them to create depth and nuance in oil painting.
What will we cover?
• The properties of mediums for oil painting such as glazing mediums; linseed oil and Liquin.
• Impasto and glazing in layers.
• Transparency and opacity of paint.
• Wet and dry / wet into wet approaches.
What will I achieve?
By the end of this course you should be able to...
• Combine mediums with oil paint to extend the range of brush marks.
• Use layering and glazing techniques in oil painting.
• Create a varied and nuanced surface in oil painting.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
This course is for all levels – both beginners and more experienced painters who are interested in developing their understanding of how to manipulate oil paint as a medium.
You should be able to follow verbal and written instructions, demonstrations, hand-outs and health and safety information. You may be encouraged to take short written notes for your own use and take part in group discussions.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
• Demonstrations
• Practical work in the studio
• Handouts
• One-to–one tutoring
• Group discussion.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
Materials and resources are provided as part of this course, including oil paint, mediums and brushes. A sketchbook would be useful.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
You will be able to progress on to a variety of painting courses, such as ‘Painting 1, 2 or 3’, depending on your level or ‘Oil Painting Projects.
Lindsay is a graduate with an MA in Fine Art at the City and Guilds of London Art School. He teaches at various adult education providers within the areas of painting and drawing. At City Lit, Lindsay works with both beginners and those looking to develop technical skills within watercolour, oil and acrylic painting alongside drawing using ink and wash techniques. His own art work preoccupies with the isolation of the hybrid misfit. Such misfits are depictions of animal hybrids in a landscape, where they are rejected by their peers. Lindsay who has also experienced social rejection, has used this personal emotive to express the loneliness in his work with great panache.
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.