Course curriculum

  • 1

    Start Here!

    • A Quick Intro to Your New Classroom
  • 2

    Welcome to the course!

  • 3

    Building Blocks

    • Lesson: Materials Overview

    • Download the supplies list here!

    • Exercise: How to hold your paintbrush

    • Exercise: Painting from your Shoulder
  • 4

    "Rules" of Oil Painting: What you need to know!

    • Lesson: The "Rules" of Oil Painting

    • Download the "Rules" Here!

    • Exercise: Playing with Consistency

    • Checking in!

  • 5

    Overview: How to Make a Painting

    • Lesson: How to Make a Painting

    • "How to Make a Painting" Handout

    • Lesson: Choosing Your First Subject

    • Lesson: Painting from Life: Tips with Every Day Objects
  • 6

    Making a Painting Look "Real"

    • Lesson: Making a Painting Look "Real" (Values Part 1)

    • Exercise: How to Mix Paint (Values Part 2)

    • Download a "Values" Reminder Here!

    • Lesson: Seeing Your Subject Simply

    • Checking In!

  • 7

    Your First Painting in Black and White (Demo + Follow Along!)

    • How to set up your palette for a painting

    • Preparing the Surface + Drawing in Shapes

    • Lesson: What to do when you think you messed up [Oil Paint is Forgiving]

    • Filling in the Darks

    • Filling in Midtones/Lights

    • Finishing Touches (Highlights)
  • 8

    Painting in Color

    • Lesson: An Introduction to Color As Value

    • Exercise: Identifying Value in your Colors

    • Choosing Your Palette

    • Download a Handout on Color Here!

    • Demonstration: Full Painting in Color
  • 9

    Putting it all together: A Tuscan Landscape Demo

    • A Full Demonstration of a Tuscan Landscape Painting
  • 10

    Next steps

    • Congrats! Here's what's next...

    • More resources for you

    • Before you go...

    • Would you like to share your first painting?

When you sign up for any of my classes, you will also be put on a general email list so you can be encouraged in your journey as well as notified of new classes. I can't wait to see what you make!

What People Are Saying

Feeling Brave

Katherine

I feel like I am really trying out new things that I wouldn't have been brave enough to try before! I have also circled back to the basics--something I haven't done in a long time!

Love this course!

Carol

I am enjoying this course so much. It is perfect for a beginner like me. It leaves me wanting more. Thank you!

So Helpful

Mariana

I feel so much more confident with oils. You have no idea how helpful you have been!