Description

Week 1: Materials, Safety & Mark-Making
● Overview of oil painting materials and safety
● Palette setup and paint consistency
● Brush handling and mark-making
● Introduction to odorless mineral spirits (OMS)
● Color swatches and brushstroke exercises

Week 2: Color Mixing & Limited Palette
● Warm vs cool colors
● Mixing clean secondary colors
● Tints, shades, and muted tones
● Avoiding muddy color
● Optional use of cobalt teal and magenta

Week 3: Values, Light & Simple Forms
● Understanding light and shadow
● Creating value scales
● Painting simple forms (sphere, cube, cylinder)
● Monochromatic studies using raw umber and white

Week 4: Still Life Painting
● Basic composition
● Blocking in shapes
● Working dark to light
● Brush economy and layering
● Completing a small still life painting

Week 5 (Optional): Color, Mood & Personal Style
● Using color to create mood
● Soft vs hard edges
● Refining and correcting a painting
● Individual feedback

Week 6 (Optional): Final Project & Critique
● Final details and highlights
● Knowing when to stop
● Care and drying of oil paintings
● Group critique

Supplies List
● Oil-primed panel (8×10 or 9×12 recommended)
● Oil paint colors: Titanium White, Cadmium Red, Alizarin Crimson, Raw Umber, Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Yellow, Ultramarine Blue, Ivory Black
● Optional colors: Cobalt Teal, Magenta
● Boar bristle brushes (small, medium, large – flat or filbert)
● Odorless Mineral Spirits (OMS)
● Paper towels
● Palette (wood, glass, or disposable)
● Palette knife (recommended)