Oil Painting for Beginners Course

Course Summary

The beginners course is a series of lessons giving the essential knowledge and techniques that absolute beginners need to start making their own oil paintings. This is a simple introduction that will serve as an excellent base from which to begin practicing at home and then for further courses or tailored tuition.

By the end of the course you will have made at least 6 oil paintings.

Key Foundations Covered

Subjects Covered

Methods Covered

Additional Elements

None

Course Length

The course consists of 25 hours taught lesson time and approximately 28 hours home-based assignment time.

Course Schedule

The schedule is flexible to suit personal circumstances, but a minimum average of 3 hours lesson time and 2 to 3 hours home-based assignment time per week is recommended, in which case the course would take 8 to 9 weeks.

Course Fees (for one-to-one)

The course can be paid for in one of three ways:

a) £35 per hour, paying after each lesson

b) Blocks of hours paid in advance:

10 hours £315 (10% discount) £31.50 per hour  

20 hours £595 (15% discount) £29.75 per hour

c) Buy the course in it's entirety for £675 (£27 per hour).

Note: Beginners can either take this course and get some immediate experience of making oil paintings and then move onto another course or they can go straight onto a more extensive course. Either way is fine, but absolute beginners may prefer the beginners course at first, as they will have the opportunity to begin making oil paintings very quickly.

Drawing

Blending and Value

Colour Mixing

Landscape / Outdoors

Still Life

Alla Prima Oil Painting