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Painting Intro Part III Beginner

Activity
2025 CAC April-June|#112620

Apr 30, 2025 - Jun 18, 2025
CAC - Painting Studio
18 yrs +, Mixed
Fine Arts and CraftsAdults

Description

Course Description

Painting/Beginners (Introduction to Painting) is a traditional course designed to introduce students to the fundamentals of traditional oil painting. Students will develop a fundamental understanding of the complex medium of oil and acrylic paint through progressive exercises. Students will learn how to handle paint, mix colors, organize picture plane, and develop observational skills. Students will work primarily from still life set-ups.
Note: While not required, it is highly recommended that you take a basic drawing class prior to taking this class. The focus of this course is on Representational Painting which assumes you have a basic understanding of foundational drawing skills.

Course Objectives (General Description)

This is an 8 week course. The goal of this course is as follows:

• Create realistic paintings by developing drawing skills that will allow student to create a proper sense of form and proportion.
• Develop observational skills that will enable the students to translate three-dimensional information onto a two-dimensional plane (the canvas).
• Create a strong sense of shadow and light by observing and developing proper color and value structure of the subject matter.
• Create accurate and dynamic color through proper color mixing.
• Develop knowledge and understanding of the material (oil paint, brushes, medium, solvents, etc) required to make a proper oil painting.

Course Objectives Cool/Warm Colors Still Life Painting and Analogous Colors Still Life Painting)

• Students will continue to tone their canvases and developing an underpainting.
• Students will work on two paintings over the course of the term. One painting divided into a cool and warm color scheme, and another consisting of analogous color scheme. We will spend approximately three to four weeks on each painting.
• Over the course of the first few weeks, the instructor will discuss the practice of painting from photos and making master paintings (the practice of copying paintings from established master painters. At the beginning of the second in-class painting, students will have the option of working from the in-class still life set up or working on their own project from photos.

How Course Objectives are Address

Students will produce two paintings during this course. The goal for all paintings will be to produce paintings that are realistic in form and proportion; that uses color and value to give the illusion of shadow and light, as well as the illusion of form and depth; that displays a strong composition; and skillful use of the paint medium. In addition to developing their skill through practical assignments, the instructor will show students historical and contemporary painting examples appropriate for the skill of painting being taught in this course; give demonstrations; and will give individual and group critiques.

For Both Oil Painters and Acrylic Painters

2 Canvas Board, no smaller than 12” x 16” (You will have to buy more canvas boards, but for the first day of class, please have 2 boards or stretched canvas)
Ebony or HB pencil
Sketchbook

For Oil Painters (Oil Painting Material)

Firm Bristle Oil Paint Brushes
Round brush #1
Round brush #3
Filbert #4
Flat #8 or 10

Oil Paints (Tube size 37 ml unless otherwise stated)
Titanium While (size 150 ml)

Raw Umber
Raw Sienna
Burnt Umber
Burnt Sienna
Yellow Ochre (Optional)
Cadmium Red Medium (Optional)
Cadmium Red Light (Optional)
Cadmium Yellow Medium
Cadmium Yellow Light (Optional)
Ultramarine Blue
Cerulean Blue (Optional)
Alizarin Crimson (Optional)
Viridian Green (Optional)

Acrylic Paint
Raw Umber (size 60 ml) (for toning canvas)

Additional Oil Paint Material
• Liquin Orignal
• Tupernoid Natural (For Cleaning Brushes – Optional)
• Gamsol Solvent
• Silicoil Brush Cleaning Tank
• 2 jars with lids
• Master’s Brush Cleaner (Soap)
• Medal Painting Palette Knife (for mixing)
• Disposable Paper Palette
• Masterson Palette Seal
• Rags to clean brushes
• Art Bin Storage Box (or a box or bag to hold and carry all painting materials)
• Sponge Brush (2 inch) (for toning canvas with raw umber acrylic paint) (Not Required For This Course)

For Acrylic Painters (Acrylic Painting Material)

- Bristle Acrylic Paint Brushes (Same as Oil Paint Brushes)
- Acrylic Paints – Same as Oil Paints with the exceptions listed below:
• All tube size 60 ml except for Titanium White, which should be 150 ml.

Additional Acrylic Paint Material
Matt Gel Medium 250ml
Masterson Painter’s Pal Sta-Wet Palette (with acrylic palette paper and Sta-Wet Sponge)
Master’s Brush Cleaner (Soap)
Rags to clean brushes
Jar to hold water (We actually have plastic containers at the art center, so no need to bring a jar.)
Art Bin Storage Box (or a box or bag to hold and carry all painting materials)
A small spray bottle to fill with water. (This will help to keep the acrylic paint moist. You can purchase these spray bottles at any grocery store.)

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Class Fee Assistance Form

Activity meeting dates

Apr 30, 2025 - Jun 18, 2025
Wed1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Instructor

Kyle Bice

More Information

SupervisorGeoffrey Martin
Number of sessions8
DepartmentCultural Arts

Registration dates

Apr 19, 2025 8:30 AM to May 3, 2025 11:59 PM
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Notes

For Both Oil Painters and Acrylic Painters

For the first day of class, please have the following. On the first day of class you will be instructed on which additional canvases you will need to purchase:


2 Canvas Board 11” x 14” (Note: You might buy several canvas boards and use them for all the painting exercises during this term because they are less expensive than the stretched canvases.)

Ebony or HB pencil

Sketchbook

One roll of Masking Tape

12-inch Ruler


For Oil Painters (Oil Painting Material)

(Unless otherwise stated, please have these items with you for the first day of class.)


Firm Bristle Oil Paint Brushes

Round brush #1

Round brush #3

Filbert #4

Flat #8 or 10


Oil Paints (Tube size 37 ml unless otherwise stated)

Titanium While (size 150 ml)

Mars Black


The rest is not required until week 5 of the course:

Raw Umber (not needed until week 5)

Raw Sienna (not needed until week 5)

Burnt Umber (not needed until week 5)

Burnt Sienna (not needed until week 5)

Yellow Ochre (Optional)

Cadmium Red Medium (not needed until week 5)

Cadmium Red Light (Optional)

Cadmium Yellow Medium (not needed until week 5)

Cadmium Yellow Light (Optional)

Ultramarine Blue (not needed until week 5)

Cerulean Blue (Optional)

Alizarin Crimson (Optional)

Viridian Green (Optional)


Acrylic Paint

Raw Umber (size 60 ml) (for toning canvas) (Not Required For This Course)


Additional Oil Paint Material

• Liquin Orignal

• Tupernoid Natural (For Cleaning Brushes – Optional)

• Gamsol Solvent

• 2 jars with lids

• Master’s Brush Cleaner (Soap)

• Medal Painting Palette Knife (for mixing)

• Disposable Paper Palette

• Masterson Palette Seal

• Rags to clean brushes

• Art Bin Storage Box (or a box or bag to hold and carry all painting materials)

• Sponge Brush (2 inch) (for toning canvas with raw umber acrylic paint) (Not Required For This Course)


For Acrylic Painters (Acrylic Painting Material)


- Bristle Acrylic Paint Brushes (Same as Oil Paint Brushes)

- Acrylic Paints – Same as Oil Paints with the exceptions listed below:

• All tube size 60 ml except for Titanium White, which should be 150 ml.


Additional Acrylic Paint Material

Matt Gel Medium 250ml

Masterson Painter’s Pal Sta-Wet Palette (with acrylic palette paper and Sta-Wet Sponge)

Master’s Brush Cleaner (Soap)

Rags to clean brushes

Jar to hold water (We actually have plastic containers at the art center, so no need to bring a jar.)

Art Bin Storage Box (or a box or bag to hold and carry all painting materials)

A small spray bottle to fill with water. (This will help to keep the acrylic paint moist. You can purchase these spray bottles at any grocery store.)