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Introduction to Oil Painting - 2 Day Workshop


  • 90 N. Meaders St. 90 N Meaders St Dahlonega, GA, 30533 United States (map)

INTRO TO OIL PAINTING WITH
ANNE HOPE!
FEB 23 & 24
11am-4pm
$125 for both days includes all supplies, lunch on Monday the 23rd, snacks and drinks. 
Please click the link to register 
706-525-
1563

 

INTRODUCTION TO OIL PAINTING

WHAT  WILL BE COVERED

DAY ONE

February 23            FROM   11:00 – 4:00

PAINTING BASICS

Creating your own composition using sketches, canvas preparation and underpainting. The light source and its importance of consistency with shadows and highlights. Color value and the use of positive and negative space. 

Making the scope and scale of your objects work within your painting.

Finding the correct perspective of objects in your overall composition.

BRUSH BASICS

Showing examples of over a dozen different types of brushes, their uses and the different materials they are made of.  Demonstrating the different brushes and the effects they can make. How the varied materials they are made of can create different effects.  The proper cleaning of your brushes to make them last.  You will also practice with the brushes to make clouds, bushes, trees, rocks, water and other landscape fundamentals.

COLOR BASICS

We will cover the color wheel and how to work with a limited palette of color. You will practice color mixing using the primary colors only.

 

DAY TWO

February 24              FROM 11:00 – 4:00

I will give you an example picture of a basic landscape. (See sample above). 

You will begin your own composition working independently with the skills you have learned. I will help you along but will not be demonstrating it for you.

You are free to add your own creativity to the basic example.

(There will be coffee, juice and muffins for breakfast Monday and Tuesday.
Lunch will be served on Monday and only light snacks on Tuesday.

The cost is $125.00 for the both days and all supplies are included.
Cancellation must be no later than Friday the 20th by 5:00 P.M. to receive a refund.
We cannot apply the fee for the workshop to any other classes.)