Oil and Watercolour Painting هذه الدورة تدرس باللغة الإنجليزية

تفاصيل الدورة

This course introduces the beginner to painting, using two different media – oils and watercolour, highlighting their different characteristics

The more experienced amateur will acquire more information to advance their skills

We will explore composition and colour and discuss the range of artists’ materials available to the student, so that materials can be bought without making expensive mistakes.

This course if fundamentally about “getting started” in a relaxed atmosphere, on the road to a rewarding and versatile skill, that once mastered, can be a source of endless pleasure and satisfaction.

Both the beginner and more experienced amateur will acquire sufficient knowledge to make paintings, of which they are proud.

Week 1

• Discuss materials
• Discuss making stretcher for canvas
• Discuss items needed for oil painting

Week 2 

• How to deal with composition

Week 3

• Understanding colour – primary, secondary and tertiary

Week 4

• Understanding oil painting
• Experimenting with oil paint
• Working from still life

Week 5

• Continuing to explore oil painting
• Creating form, space, volume, tone in two dimensions through colour and paint

Week 6

• Continuing oil painting

Week 7

• Introduction to watercolour
• Dealing with various techniques

Week 8

• Preparing your paper and starting a watercolour painting

Week 9

• Continuing to explore watercolour

Week 10

• Finishing paintings – small exhibition of students’ work in classroom.
• Discussing students’ futures as painters.