About the Course

Explore the wonder of painting the Still Life with Sophie Newnham. Working with oils over the 10 week course we will be learning a range of techniques to get the best out of this beautiful medium. Suitable for beginners and beyond.


We will learn
 

- Flowers, fruit and everyday objects will be our inspiration as we learn how to observe, mark out tones and paint directly from life.

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- Preparing the canvas. 

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- Painting in thinner tonal layers of colour. Strengthening tonal gradients and creating volume through shadow and light. Mixing a monochromatic palette.

 

- Composition- learning how to plan out, measure and place several objects within a space. Measuring angles, heights, widths and understanding negative space.

 

- Understanding colour theory and mixing the palette from marking out with thin layers to adding thicker layers of rich buttery oils.

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-Gain confidence with colour application. 

- Building up colour through impasto application. Learning how to create depth and definition.

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- Fine-tuning and balancing out our paintings, looking at background vs foreground. Bring out highlights, add depth. Creating an overall balance to each composition.

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- Creating a series of paintings from several compositions over the weeks.

Over the 10 weeks course you will

- Fine tune colour mixing paint on a palette.
- Understand composition, scales and proportion when drawing and painting.

- Gain confidence with tones and highlights and observing angles.
- Create a series of paintings in oils.