Saturday Oil Painting Class Allan Storer

Service Description

This All Day Two Part Painting Class gets you going in the right direction to begin and inform your wish to become an Oil Painter. Additionally if you wish for success in any medium other than oil, you will find Allan's clear explanation of the colour wheel an easy to follow, essential guide for your future practice. With numbers limited to two, this class is the next best thing to personal tuition with all students able to have maximum attention and guidance. ONE DAY TWO STEPS PAINTING PLAN Getting You Painting in OIL ...... Two Easy Steps is all it takes on Allan's Two Part Plan designed to get you going in the right direction with the basics of oil painting. STEP 1 : The Essentials 11.00am -12.30pm A basic knowledge of colour is critical for the oil painter and in this session we will cover essential colour mixing enabling you to create and match all the wonderful colours necessary to create your future works. You will learn all about Primary, complimentary secondary, tertiary colours Relationships between colour combinations, oppositional energising and harmonious colours. Warm and cool colours. How to mix a custom palette and save money when purchasing your “start up” colour palette tube paints. You are now ready to tackle your first painting. Break STEP 2 : Paint Your Picture 1.30pm -4.30pm. Paint Materials and images provided. Please supply your own canvas and we will provide an image or bring your own image if you want to paint a favourite. You will learn and have continuing support with - composition, canvas wash, blocking in, bringing your painting to completion. Finding and developing your own style, application techniques, impasto and/or thin glazing, colour saturation, blending, painting wet on wet, volume, perspective and much more. THINGS TO REMEMBER This Class in Allan's easy to find and access Twickenham studio, is only 5 mins walk from Twickenham mainline station. Please bring a canvas or canvas board no longer than 30cm. on the longest side and protective clothing. Oil paint can be messy!! Coffee/Tea Provided. Feel free to bring wine and nibbles too for the pm Part II if you really want to unwind.--- On street Parking or nearby Car Parks e.g Waitrose, access off Arragon Road, Twickenham - Closest Stations: Twickenham (overground) then turn right 5 minute walk Or Richmond (underground) then 10 minute bus or Train to Twickenham