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Oil Painting: Old Masters Technique

Art School of SF Bay
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Master the art of creating glowing skin, soft shadows, silky hair, and unforgettable eyes using a traditional oil painting technique from the XVII century. Unleash your creativity and learn to transform your work from a grisaille underpainting to mesmerizing glazes. Join us at the Art School of SF Bay and discover the secrets of the Old Masters.

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  • 18 and older
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  • 1954 Old Middlefield Way , Mountain View, CA
  • 16 hours over 8 sessions
Oil Painting: Old Masters Technique
Oil Painting: Old Masters Technique
Oil Painting: Old Masters Technique

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Mon. Feb 8, 2027, 6:20pm PT (8 sessions)

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Mon. Feb 8th, 6:20–8:20pm PT
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  • Mon, Feb 08 at 6:20pm - 8:20pm
  • Mon, Feb 15 at 6:20pm - 8:20pm
  • Mon, Feb 22 at 6:20pm - 8:20pm
  • Mon, Mar 01 at 6:20pm - 8:20pm
  • Mon, Mar 08 at 6:20pm - 8:20pm
  • Mon, Mar 15 at 6:20pm - 8:20pm
  • Mon, Mar 22 at 6:20pm - 8:20pm
  • Mon, Mar 29 at 6:20pm - 8:20pm
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Master the effects of glowing skin, soft shadows, silky hair and unforgettable eyes! Learn to use traditional oil painting technique of XVII century, leading your work from the grisaille underpainting to glazes.

This course will teach you:

  • Classical methods of oil painting using transparent varnishes
  • Working with underpanting and color temperature
  • Achieving realistic & hyperrealistic level of detail
  • Representing texture of human skin, hair, clothes
  • Likeness

Detailed Schedule:

  • ​Day 1: Making a drawing 
  • Day 2: Creating a black and white underpainting
  • Day 3: Establishing color temperature
  • Day 4: Working on the skin tone and the background
  • Day 5: Continuing painting, working on the details
  • Day 6: Finishing the painting

Refund Policy

We do not provide refunds for ongoing classes tuition, courses or camps payments.

  • However, full credit towards future booking or transfer to another camp/course will be offered for any cancellations made up to 2 business days before the camp or course starts.
  • Ongoing classes can be canceled with a 31 business days prior notice.

You can make up a missed class on another day when we offer the same age/skill group class. The make-up class should be arranged in advance, no drop-ins. Limit 2 make-up classes per month. Make-up classes are subject to the availability of space in a similar class. We reserve the right not to provide make-up classes or terminate the class enrollment for repeating truancy.

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