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Paint Sketching

  • Intermediate
  • 18 and older
  • $400
  • 2540 Barrett Ave, Richmond, CA
  • 24 hours over 8 sessions

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What you'll learn in this painting class:

Loosen up your painting through fun exploration and experimentation of process! Execute two painting sketches per class, exploring specific process elements. Some painting experience recommended. Open to all painting media, but an emphasis on oil.

Week 1: Simplification
Week 2: Altered Color- color as value
Week 3: Working on saturated toned canvas
Week 4: All together or focal point out
Week 5: Paint Handling- thick and thin, depth and focal points
Week 6: Paint over an old painting

What to Bring:

  • 16x20 Grey Matters disposable palette
  • Brushes: at least two small, two medium, and two large brushes of either a filbert or flat type (oil and acrylic, choose bristle hairs if you like to see brush strokes, soft synthetic if you like smoother paintings)
  • Painting medium (for folks using oils or water soluble oilsI recommend Gamblin’s Solvent Free gel)
  • Odorless mineral spirits (for folks using oils)
  • Silicoil jar (for folks using oils)
  • Rags or paper towels
  • Canvas or panels or watercolor paper- somewhere in the 9x12 to 16x20 range of size
Paint colors:

  • titanium white
  • cadmium yellow medium
  • cadmium lemon
  • yellow ochre
  • cadmium red light or pyrrole red (Winsor red)
  • permanent alizarin crimson
  • burnt sienna
  • burnt umber
  • ultramarine blue
  • Pthalo Blue (Winsor blue green shade)
  • ivory black

Refund Policy

When class/workshop enrollment is below the minimum three days prior to the first day of class, the class may be cancelled. If there is a cancellation, we will contact registered students at least 2 days before the start of the class/workshop by email or by phone.

We will offer students the option to transfer into another class or receive a full refund for the amount paid.

Classes are not refunded due to failure to attend class, planned absences, minor illnesses, or vacations.

If you drop a class:

  • If you drop a class at least 8 business days before it starts, you will receive a 100% refund minus a $20 administrative fee.
  • If you drop a class between 7 to 2 business days before it starts, there are no refunds. At this point students may receive a class credit if the school is able to replace your seat with another student before the start of class. If this is not possible, crediting will not be offered.
  • If you drop a class on or after the class start date, no refunds or credits are possible.

Transfers:

  • If you transfer to from one class to another class of equal value or more, there is no administrative fee.
  • Otherwise an admin fee will be charged for transfers.

In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.


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