An Introduction to Painting in Oils

An Introduction to painting with Oils

Saturday October 31st

Time: 10-2pm

Cost: $ 90

          $ 110

          $ 120

Class size: 10

This one-day workshop is designed for beginners and anyone wanting to develop a practical understanding of oil painting.

We will explore the essential techniques and materials used in oil painting, with an emphasis on learning through practical exercises.

The workshop will cover:

• Getting started with oils — understanding basic materials, tools and setup

• Oil painting mediums — what they do and how to use them

• Colour mixing — learning how to mix and control colour

• Coloured grounds — exploring how the colour of the surface affects the painting

• Underpainting — establishing the basic structure, values and colour

By the end of the workshop, participants will have a practical foundation in oil painting techniques and materials, and greater confidence to continue developing their own work.

Michael Herron has been a practicing artist in Sydney for over 35 years and a teacher for the past 30 years. Michael’s qualifications include BA (Visual Arts), City Art Institute, UNSW, and TAFE Certificate of Fine Art.

Read more about Michael here

Materials List

Brushes - a range of sizes and shaped brushes small to big 

Including Flats bristle brushes 

2, 4, 6, 8, 12

Flat Nylon Neef or Taklon  12 mm and 25mm

Oil paint colours:

• Titanium white, 

• Lemon Yellow, 

• Spectrum Red

• Alizarin Crimson,

• Ultramarine Blue, 

• Cobalt blue ( hue),  

• Burnt Umber, 

• Yellow ochre

• Viridian Green hue

A palette knive

Odourless Solvent 

Refined Linseed oil

Disposable tear off A3 palette

Clean Rags

Tea/coffee/milk and biscuits are supplied

(we have a Nespresso coffee pod machine if you would like to bring your own pods)

We use the Humanitix ticketing platform to help us manage our workshops and classes. Humanitix charge a booking fee which we split with you 50/50. Humanitix is a registered charity and 100% of their profits go to social impact projects with a particular focus on closing the education gap.